CHAPTER TWENTY
A few hours later, Jared stared at Kate, who sat with Cassidy in his parents’ backyard. It was a perfect day to celebrate. The sun shone brightly in the sky. The laughter of his nieces and nephews filled the air. But he couldn’t wait to be alone with his wife.
His father flipped the steaks and hamburgers cooking on the grill. “That baby gets cuter each time I see her.”
Every Mother’s Day under the shady canopy of the towering Douglas firs and the blossoming cherry trees, his dad threw a barbecue for his wife, daughters, and daughters-in-law. One of the many family traditions Jared had grown up with, but this year held more importance to him because of Cassidy and what today meant for Kate.
“Kate looks good,” his father added. “Not so skinny and pale.”
Jared nodded. She
