Chapter Six
Jamey stepped off the plane and into the hot, muggy air that was the Flint Hills in August. Maddie had agreed to meet her at baggage claim since she’d had to check the bag with her chef’s knives. Not that it mattered. The airport in Manhattan, Kansas, was so small that the waiting area and baggage claim were essentially the same space.
Jamey easily spotted Maddie’s bright hair and hurried over, wrapping her in a huge hug. “Look at this bump.” She couldn’t help grinning as she reached out to feel Maddie’s protruding belly.
Maddie positively glowed. No doubt that marriage agreed with her. Jamey’s heart squeezed a little and she shoved her own thoughts of longing to the back of her brain. She hadn’t been dealt those cards, so best move on and look at these next six weeks as a r
