Page 80 of Colorado Bride

“Welcome to the family, Rory.”

Rory grinned.

“Thanks, Jane.I plan on working very hard to not let you or Ben down.”

Jane waved her arm, shooing them inside the house.

“Come on in out of the cold, everyone.”

She led them into the parlor where a blond man sat with a brown-haired baby standing between his knees as he held the baby’s hands.

A little blonde girl was playing with her doll by the coffee table.

“This is my husband, Curt and our children, Jenny and Henry,” said Jane.

The little girl looked up and squealed.

“Uncle Ben.”

She ran and launched herself at him from a couple of feet away.

Ben easily caught her.”

“Hi there, Pumpkin.”

“Hi, Uncle Ben.Who’s all these people?”

“Well.”Ben stepped up to Emily.“This is your Aunt Emily.She’s my wife.That man is your Uncle Rory, and he’s our brother, your mother’s and mine.”

“Hi Jenny,” said Emily.“I’m very pleased to meet you.”

“Hi,” said Jenny and shoved her thumb into her mouth.

Ben carried his niece with him and walked over to shake hands with his brother-in-law.

“Emily this is Curt Samuels, Jane’s husband and the father of these two little people.Come here, Henry.”

Ben kissed Jenny, then set her down and picked up the baby.He lifted Henry in his arms, put him up over his head and jostled him.

Henry laughed and drooled on his uncle.

Ben held the baby straight out in front of him.

“Yuck.He’s still doing that?”

Curt laughed, and so did Emily and Jane.

“He’s teething,” said Curt.

Ben sighed and put down the baby.Then he took his handkerchief and wiped the drool from his face.

“Guess I better get used to that.”

“Why?”Jane looked back and forth between Ben and Emily.

“Oh, you’re expecting.How wonderful.When?”

“In about six months, which would make it mid June,” said Emily.