Mail Order Bride: Bitter & Pregnant, An English Widow Heads Off to Her Cowboy Rancher In California (A Clean & Wholesome Historical Romance) (6 page)

"I'll name him Jeremy," said Jeanne.

"Sounds like a good name," said Joseph. "Any
name but Jack."

Once the foal was born, many months after
Jeremy was born, Henry gifted it to the young man. He had already
started breeding more horses, earning himself a respectable living
and the horse was no racehorse. He knew the Clausons would give it
a good home. One night, years later, Joseph and Jeanne sat on their
porch and watched Jeremy and the children of their friends take
turns riding Jeremy's horse.

Horace and Francine were sitting next to
them, as well as Henry and his new wife, a girl named Jennifer.
Jeanne reflected on her life to that point and smiled. It had all
turned out all right and while she did miss her first husband, she
had done well for herself. She rested her head on Joseph's shoulder
and kept smiling.

It was a good life.

THE END