Cory
Blake stepped off the train that had just screeched to a creaking halt into the
Fresno train depot. He took a deep breath and smiled, He was back. Just as he
had gathered up his suitcase when he heard a friendly voice calling his name.
“Cory!
Cory Blake, over here!”
Cory
turned to see a brown-haired girl of nineteen running towards him. He grinned
and dashed forward. The two hugged each other.
“Andi,
it’s wonderful to see you again. I’ve missed you.”
Andi
stepped back and inspected the twenty-year-old, “Boy, Cory, you sure have grown
in the last two years.”
Cory
shrugged, “I haven't grown taller much, but I did have some athletic experience
during college. I heard that Riley Prescott has also returned to Fresno.”
Andi
nodded, “That’s true. Riley came back about a year and a half ago. Three months
after you left.”
Cory
started to walk off the platform with Andi following, “Sounds like a lot has
been happening.”
Andi
nodded as the two made their way off of the platform and onto the dirt of the
road.
“So
what's our form of transportation, Andi?” Cory asked glancing around. “I take
it that you know since you are the only one who met me here.”
Andi
laughed, “Oh, yes. Justin brought me into town and then I stopped by your
father’s livery to pick up a wagon.”
The
two were climbed into the Blake’s coach when Cory asked, “Andi, do you mind if
I drive? It would be completely my pleasure to escort you back to your ranch.”
“Oh,
but don’t you want to go back to your house?”
“Yes,
but I’d rather give you a ride home.”
Andi
blushed at this, “I don’t mind.”
Cory all grown up. |
Before he left Cory had gotten permission from Justin to court Andi when
he returned. He decided that the best place to ask Andi of her interest would
be the creek, her favorite spot. He had arranged for Justin to bring Andi to
the creek tomorrow afternoon at four-thirty in the afternoon.
*****
“Jack
Goodwin, you have a customer. If you’re going to be this distracted, I’ll have
to get someone else to watch the counter.” Paul Goodwin boomed to his son as he
came over to the desk to serve the customer.
“Wha…?
Oh, sorry. I was busy… thinking.” Jack stuttered awkwardly.
Mr.
Goodwin finished helping the shopper and then sighed, “What were you thinking
about?”
Jack
sat up straight trying to shake the unsettling thoughts out of his mind, “Oh,
uh, nothing, Pa.”
“Now,”
Mr. Goodwin sat down on a chair, “when my twenty-year-old son calls me ‘pa,'
that usually means something is very unsettling.”
“Oh,”
Jack felt his face turn red, “I was just thinking about someone who passed by.
It was Andi Carter.”
Mr.
Goodwin raised an eyebrow, “What do you mean, Jack?”
“I
just realized how beautiful she’s getting.”
“What
do you mean?”
“I
mean, I think she’s a stunning girl, and she’s the only girl I like.”
Mr.
Goodwin chuckled, “You love her?”
“No!”
Jack almost shouted defiantly, “Well, kind of.”
“If
you are interested, you should talk to Mitch or Justin.”
Jack
nodded slowly, “I guess that’s a good idea. Do I have…”
Just
as Jack started to speak, the door opened, and Mitch Carter stepped inside.
“Mitch!”
Jack yelled, “I’ve gotta ask you something.”
Mitch
laughed and raised an eyebrow, “Well, what is it?”
“I
want to have your permission to ask Andi to court me!”
Jack
nodded frantically.
“Well,
yes, you can court my little sister. I think you are a nice man…”
Jack
grinned, “Thanks!”
Then
Jack started to think about ways he could ask Andi to court him. Not far into
his thinking, he came up with an idea.
“I’ll
take her to the creek, her favorite place!” Jack exclaimed. “Mitch will you ask
Andi to come to the river at four fifteen tomorrow?”
“Sure
thing, Jack. I will do that.”
*****
“Johnny
Wilson, watch out!” Peter Wilson shouted to his younger brother.
“Whoa,
sorry Pete!” Johnny pulled his horse to a stop, “Didn’t see you, brother.”
Peter
frowned, “Well, watch where you’re going. And don’t call me Pete.”
“Sorry,
Peter,” Johnny dismounted. “I’m sorry I’m late.”
Peter
shook his head and then jerked his head towards the bank, “Not much, but you’d
better get inside soon or dad will be mad. Get inside quick, Johnny.”
As
the two brothers went in and got behind the desks, Johnny asked, “So how’s my
sister-in-law, Melinda?”
Peter
smiled, “Oh, she’s okay.” Then Peter inquired, “So, why were you late?”
Johnny
felt embarrassed, “I was talking with Cory Blake and Andi.”
“And?”
Peter drawled.
“I
noticed how lovely Andi looks now. I can’t believe how much older she looks now
that she’s nineteen.”
Peter
laughed and punched Johnny’s arm, “What do you expect when someone gets older?”
Peter
snorted, amused. “I could see that when you saw her yesterday. Is that why
you’ve been so distant?”
Johnny
looked away, “Yes. I want to ask dad if I have his permission to court Andi.”
“Aren’t
you courting Virginia Foster?”
“I
was,” Johnny replied reluctantly, “but then I found out that Mr. Foster wanted
Virginia to marry a rich man. I’m not that guy, I guess.”
“Well,
Johnny, since my wife’s sister is the one you want to court, I think that I
have some say in the matter. I think that you’d be the best suitor Andi could
ever have.”
“Great!
I gotta ask dad now.” Johnny leaped up and dashed off to find Mr. Wilson.
Peter
raised an eyebrow. “I wonder what that was about.”
Johnny
took Peter’s words as a yes, and he immediately began to think about ways to
ask her. He came up with what he thought was the perfect idea. “How about the
creek? I heard from Cory that it was her favorite place. That’ll be the best
place. Hey Pete, would you ask Andi to meet me at the creek at four?”
Peter
shrugged, “Sure.” Then he realized what Johnny had just called him, “Hey
Johnny!”
But
Johnny had already disappeared into the back room. Peter sighed and got back to
work.
*****
“Bye,
Andi!” Cory told Andi as he slapped the reins over the pair of carriage horses.
Andi
waved. “Bye Cory! See you later!”
The
wagon rolled away as Andi went to say goodnight to Taffy. When she went in, she
found Riley standing by the stalls, leaning on a pitchfork.
“Howdy,
Andi-girl.” Riley grinned as he called her his personal nickname for her.
Andi
smiled back. “Hi Riley.”
“Who
brought you home? It wasn’t Justin.”
Andi
blushed. “Oh, that was Cory Blake.”
“I
haven’t seen that fella in awhile.” Riley scratched his head.
“I
suppose not. I came in to say goodnight to Taffy. Then I’m going to go in for
dinner. Bye.”
Riley
tipped his head again and watched as Andi kissed Taffy goodbye for the night.
He smiled when he saw the affection between Andi and Taffy. Then Andi went
inside in a hurry. Just as Riley got back to work, Chad came in.
“Howdy
Boss, what’s up?”
Chad
gave him a so-so wordless look.
Riley
set his pitchfork up against the wall and rubbed his dirty hands on his pants.
“I want to ask you something.”
Chad
leaned against a post, “Okay, shoot.”
Riley
inhaled sharply, “I wanted to ask permission to court Andi. I’ve been noticing
how sweet, kind, and pretty she is and I like her more than us just being
friends.”
Chad
raised his eyebrows in surprise. “Whoa, boy. I wasn’t expecting that kind of a
question.” Then Chad smiled, “Well, actually, yes I give you permission to
court Andi.”
Chad
laughed. “You expected me to refuse?”
“Well, I guess not. But, you are serious?”
“Yes, you can court her.”
“YES!”
Riley whooped. “Now I’ll have to come up with a creative way to ask her. Like,
the creek. Chad, will you ask Andi to meet me at the river at five?”
Chad
nodded, “Sure thing Riley. I’ll make sure she gets there.”
Riley
chuckled, “Thanks!”
*****
The
next day at noon, when the Carters had just finished lunch, Andi walked over
to Peter Wilson.
“It’s
good to see that you and Melinda could finally make it out to see us and have
lunch with us.”
Peter
nodded. “It was good for Melinda and me to get out of banking for a day,
especially with our baby on the way.”
Andi
nodded and turned to her sister and hugged her, “So, how is my little niece or
nephew?”
Melinda
smiled, “We are both doing very well, Andi. We expect it anytime.”
“Well, hopefully not now while you’re one hour away from town.”
Peter
and Melinda both laughed. “Indeed.”
Peter’s
face suddenly went somewhat severe. “Hey Andi, you don’t have plans at four do
you?”
Andi
raised an eyebrow, “No, why?”
Peter
shrugged, “Oh, nothing. I was just informed to tell you to meet someone down at
the creek at four.”
“Huh?”
Andi was confused.
“Someone
wants to meet you at the creek at four,” Peter repeated.
“Oh,
well I guess I could go. But I don’t know who I’m meeting.”
Peter
smiled, “Oh, you’ll understand once you see him.”
“Him?”
Andi inquired.
Peter
turned pale. “Well, yes, he is a man.”
“If you want me to. I guess I’ll go. I’ll see you two off, but I want
to go down to the barn for a bit. Be right back.”
Andi
rushed out to the barn to get some private time to think. She was sitting in
Taffy’s stall stroking her horse’s mane while thinking about why a fella would
ask her down to the creek. Just then she heard somebody come in.
“Hello?”
Andi peered out of the stall.
Riley
glanced up, “Oh, sorry, Andi-girl. Didn’t mean to startle you. I just forgot my
handkerchief over here.”
Andi
smiled when he called her the nickname, and she replied, “That’s alright. But
you did scare me.”
Riley
smiled in return. “I noticed.” He turned to go. “See you later.”
Andi
watched the tall, brown-haired and brown-eyed man leave the barn and sighed
dreamily. Just as she had exhaled, Mitch walked into the barn.
“What
was that, Andi?”
“Oh.”
Andi stood up straight. “Hi Mitch.”
Mitch
laughed and walked over to Andi. “You had a pretty big sigh there, sis.”
Andi
laughed, “I guess so.”
“What
were you thinking about?”
Andi
shrugged, trying to distract Mitch from the real reason, “Oh, nothing much.”
Mitch’s
brow furrowed and Andi exhaled sharply, “I was just thinking about Riley.”
“Riley?
What about him?”
“I
was just thinking about how different he is since we last met, way back when we
were little kids. We're both so different now with us being so much older.”
Mitch
nodded, “I should think so. He’s twenty-one, anyway.” Mitch noticed that Andi
didn’t seem to want to talk about Riley, “Well, I came in to get Peter’s wagon
ready.”
Andi
smiled, “I’ll help you.”
“Oh,
by the way,” Mitch walked over to the wagon, “I was asked to tell you to go to
the creek at four fifteen tomorrow.”
“Oh,
okay,” Andi managed to say.
Andi
was confused because Peter had asked her to go to the creek at four. The two
siblings quickly hooked the Wilson’s wagon up to their horses. Just as they
finished, Melinda and Peter came out with Justin.
“Thank
you two for that,” Peter smiled.
Mitch
shook his head, “No problem, Peter.”
Peter
helped Melinda up into the wagon and waved, “Bye. See you later.”
Everybody
waved, and the Wilson wagon rolled off, out of the barn and onto the road.
After the wagon was gone, Mitch left the barn and Justin and Andi were left.
Andi went back to Taffy’s stall to say goodnight.
“Oh,
Andi.”
“Yeah,
Justin?”
Justin
came over and leaned against the stall door, “Somebody wants you to meet them
at the creek, you know, your favorite spot at four-thirty.”
Andi
shook her head, “What?”
Justin
gave her a confused look, “Um, somebody wants to meet you…”
“No,
no,” Andi went over to the door. “I was already asked to go to the creek at
four fifteen.”
“By
me? No, I never said that.”
“No,
not you. Mitch just told me that I was supposed to go to the creek at
four fifteen.”
Justin
looked even more confused, “What? How would Mitch know?”
Andi
slammed her palm on her forehead. “Never mind, I’ll go at four thirty.”
Justin
gave her another odd look and then shrugged. “Alright if you say so.”
“This
is so confusing. How many times is somebody going to ask me to come to the
creek?” Andi muttered under her breath.
****
Unbeknownst
to Andi, Chad had heard the previous sentence that Andi had just spoken. He
rushed off to find Riley, and when he did, Riley was standing at the corral
watching the ranch hands train a new horse.
“Riley,
I need to talk to you privately,” Chad demanded.
Riley
walked after Chad for a few paces away from the corral and asked, “What’s
wrong? You sound worried.”
Chad
gave Riley a solemn look and proclaimed, “You must ask Andi to the creek at
five and not a minute sooner. You must ask her in person, not through any
message through me.”
“Why?”
“Well,
I heard Justin ask Andi to meet someone down at the creek at four forty-five.”
“What?
Who would that person be, do you know?”
Chad
shook his head, “No, I don’t know. But you must get to talk to her privately.”
Riley
glanced around nervously. “I guess I have to ask her in person. But what will
I say? My mother used to say that I stutter an awful lot when I’m nervous.”
Chad
rolled his eyes. “C’mon, man, you can speak for yourself.”
Chad
turned and walked away without another word and Riley stood quietly in thought.
****
Riley slowly walked to the barn and found that Andi had started to go back to
the house. He saw her halfway back to the house and ran after her. “Andi,
wait!”
Andi
turned to see Riley approaching her rapidly. “What’s
wrong Riley?”
Riley
slowed down and looked down at Andi, “Look, I just wondered if you could come
to the creek at a different time.”
“Huh?”
Andi asked, confused.
“Ah,
look,” Riley put one hand on the back of his neck, “I was wondering if you
could come to the river at five, not four or four forty-five.”
Andi
looked down at the ground and kicked a stone, “I guess I could. But how do you
know about four forty-five?”
Riley
glanced around nervously, “I… it was me who wanted you down there fifteen
minutes before five. I changed my mind, and I want you come down at five.”
Andi
looked back up into Riley’s face, “I can come if you want me to.”
Riley
smiled, “Yes, I do.”
“But
did you change the time all three of the other times?” Andi inquired.
“I
guess,” Riley replied and then saw another confused look on Andi’s face, “I
mean, sure, yes.”
Andi
shrugged, “Okay, I’ll get ready to ride down and meet you at five. Bye, see you
later.”
Riley
stood still and watched as Andi walked into the house. He sighed and then went
back to the corral to return to his work.
*****
Johnny
Wilson pulled his horse to a stop and dismounted. He adjusted his itchy collar
on his expensive new suit coat and scratched his neck. He glanced down and
noticed that his coat was already dirty. He quickly slipped the jacket off and
shook it out, and dust went flying.
Johnny sighed and looked over at his horse
who was grazing. He had gotten to the creek three minutes early, and he
waited for at least five long minutes before he started to wonder. He assumed
that she was just late and stuck to that assumption until thirteen more minutes
passed and he finally heard the approaching hoofs of a horse. He stood up from
the log he had been sitting on and straightened his collar again. Just as the
horse and rider can into view, he realized it wasn’t Andi.
Instead, Jack
Goodwin slid off of his horse and stared at Johnny. “What
on earth are you doing here?”
Johnny
shook his head viciously. “No, what are you
doing here?”
“Well,”
Jack squinted at Johnny, “I’ll be polite enough to answer; I’m here to
meet Miss Andrea Carter.”
Johnny
glared at Jack. “No, I’m here to meet Andi.”
Jack’s
eyes went wide. “Why would you meet her here?”
The
two continued to exchange their furious stares as Johnny replied, “None of your
business, Jack. Why were you going to meet her?”
Jack
gritted his teeth angrily, “I had a critical question to ask her. At least I
have the decency to reply to your question.”
The
two argued for a long time until they heard hoof beats. The two men stopped
their arguing and turned to see who it was. Just as they turned, they saw Cory
Blake dismounting from his horse.
“What
are you doing here?” Johnny and Jack both exclaimed in unison.
Cory
raised an eyebrow. “Um, I was here to meet Andi. What are you two doing here?”
Johnny
and Jack both exchanged glances and then Jack pointed a finger at Cory. “Same
thing, Blake!”
Cory
held his hands up in the air as if Jack was aiming a gun at him, “Whoa, sorry.
What’s gotten into you two? You haven’t gone back into your old ways have you?”
Johnny
glared, “No way, Blake. But I was here first, so I should be able to talk to
Andi privately.”
Jack
turned to Johnny and growled. “No way, I asked before you!”
“What?”
Johnny shot back, “No way!”
Cory,
Johnny, and Jack continued to argued for awhile after that.
*****
“Hey,
Andi-girl. You ready?” Riley asked when he met Andi in the barn.
“Yes
sir,” Andi grinned, “I’m ready.”
Riley
walked over to Dakota and Taffy, “I already got Taffy saddled up. Here, I’ll
hold the reins while you mount.”
Andi
nodded her thanks and mounted. Then Riley climbed onto Dakota next to her, and
they rode towards the creek. When they were still almost a quarter of a mile
away, they heard voices coming from the direction of the river.
“What
in the world is that?” Andi asked, tightening her grip on Taffy’s on reins.
Riley
shook his head and drove his heels into Dakota’s sides, “I don’t know, but it
sounds like someone is in trouble. Come on, let’s go!”
Andi
and Riley raced to the creek and found Cory, Johnny, and Jack pointing fingers
and raising the occasional fist without striking. Riley slipped out of the
saddle and stumbled a few feet to regain his footing.
“What’s
going here?” Riley yelled at the top of his lungs.
The
three men stopped arguing and stared at Riley.
“What
are you doing here, Riley?” Johnny asked.
“Yeah,
what are you doing?” Jack glared.
Cory
stayed silent, so Riley spoke up again, “I’m here to talk with Andi…” he
glanced at the three others and then added, “privately.”
Cory
glanced up and saw Andi standing on the ground with her hands on her hips,
“Andi, you’re finally here!”
“Andi!”
Johnny and Jack both tried to shove each other in the opposite direction of
Andi and both failed.
Jack
broke loose from Johnny’s tight grip and stepped over to Andi, taking her hand,
“It’s so good to see you here finally, Andi.”
Andi
looked down at Jack’s fist clamped on hers. “Um, sure.”
Riley
stepped over to Andi and saw that she looked uncomfortable with Jack’s hand
secured around her’s. Riley immediately grabbed both Jack and Andi’s wrists and
pulled then apart. Jack stared up at Riley and glared. Riley gave him an
ignorant glance and then looked back at Andi. Andi smiled briefly.
Cory
walked up slowly and spoke, “Hey Andi, I’m glad you’re finally here.”
Andi
looked at Cory, Jack, and Johnny, “Can you tell me why you all are here?”
Johnny
spoke up, “I wanted you to be here at four to ask you an important question.”
Jack
stepped forward, “I wanted you here at four fifteen to ask an important inquiry
also.”
Cory
nodded, “Me too. All the same, I guess.”
Andi
turned to Riley, “What did you want me here for?”
Riley
chuckled, “Well, actually, the same.”
“What
would that question be exactly?” Andi glanced at everybody nervous.
Riley
and Cory both spoke at the same time, “You go first.”
Johnny
and Jack both spoke at the same time, “You go first.”
With
all of the confusion, everyone thought that they all were the first to say
something.
“I
wanted to ask if you want to court me,” All four men spoke in unison.
Andi’s
eyes went wide, “What did you say?”
All
the men replied at the same time again, “I asked if you would allow me to court
you.”
Andi
was so confused that she turned around and mounted Taffy. She would’ve ridden
off if Riley hadn’t come over and grabbed Taffy’s bridle.
“Come
on, Andi-girl, don’t leave,” Riley looked up at Andi with a tender glance.
“Come on, stay here and work things out, okay?”
Andi
looked down at Riley and his affectionate look, “Sure Riley. I’ll stay here.”
Riley
courteously held Andi’s horse as she dismounted. Then Andi slowly cracked a
one-sided smile at Riley and then they turned to face the other three desperate
man. Andi looked from one man to the other with confusion.
What should I say?
Andi thought as she looked from man to man. “I…
um… I think… oh…” Andi stuttered and stammered nervously. She looked over at
Riley, who gave her an encouraging smile, and she gathered up her courage, “I
have made a decision.”
Johnny
bobbed his head eagerly; Jack ran his hand through his hair anxiously, and Cory
clasped his hands in front of him and stood patiently.
Andi
walked over to Johnny and straightened herself, “Johnny, I cannot court you. I
won’t. I feel as if you aren’t a suitable man for me, and I must admit that I
don’t think that you’ve changed much from when we were kids. I couldn’t bear
having you court me, I’m sorry.”
Johnny’s
head fell to his chest in despair, and he felt crushed. He thought that Andi
would’ve given him a chance.
Andi
stepped over to Jack, “Jack, I want to apologize for declining your offer. I
think you have improved since childhood, but I don’t think that you like me.
Besides, I’ve seen the way to talk with…”
Jack
had been looking down at the ground until this point where he looked up at Andi
and glared.
Andi
chuckled, “Okay, I’ll leave that name…” she smiled, “…a secret.”
Jack
looked stern, but when Andi said this, he laughed and smiled, “Thanks, Andi.”
Andi
turned to see Cory, “Cory, do you think that we are more than friends?”
Cory
squinted down at her curiously, “I suppose so, why?”
Andi
shrugged, “Because if you didn’t, that would be a hint to a refusal. But Cory,
I will answer straight forward. I must say that I refuse.”
Cory
inhaled sharply in a disturbed manner, “Oh.”
Andi
blinked rapidly, trying not to cry in front of one of her best friends, “Cory,
I’m sorry. I just don’t think we could be more than good friends.”
A
long silence pursued Andi’s speech, and the two friends stared dramatically at
each other. Cory finally looked away and, surprisingly, grinned.
“You
know, Andi,” Cory chuckled, “I thought you might refuse me. But I still have a
surprise for you.”
Cory
reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, wriggling object. Andi reached
forward, and Cory dropped the thing in her hands. Andi glanced down and
laughed. It was a snake.
“That's
a great gift, Cory.”
Cory
smiled wider, “I thought you’d like it. Remember Andi, we’re still friends.”
Andi
nodded, “Always, Cory Blake.”
Riley
cleared his throat, “And your last answer, Andi-girl?”
Andi
laughed as she put the snake in her pocket and came over to Riley.
“I’m
sorry, Riley, I forgot.”
Riley
chuckled, “I noticed.”
Andi
sighed and gazed up into Riley’s hazel eyes, “I do have an answer for you. I…”
She glanced around at her friends, “I accept your offer of courtship.”
Riley
exhaled, “What? Really?”
Andi
smiled and nodded, “Yes, actually.”
Riley
still looked shocked, “But, why me and not Cory? Or… or…”
Andi
laughed, “The reason I accepted your offer, Riley, is because you have always
taken care for me. And since you live on the ranch, you’re always very close
when I need someone. You have an affectionate nickname and you're always looking
out for me.”
Riley’s
shock had ceased at this point, and he smiled, “And I will always do those
things, Andi-girl.”
Andi
smiled, and both of them laughed. Then Cory and Jack came over to congratulate
them.
“Where’s
Johnny?” Riley asked glancing around.
Both
Jack and Cory shrugged, and they turned to see Johnny riding off slowly towards
town. An idea burst into Andi’s head, and she quickly knew what she had to do.
“Riley,
I’ll be right back,” Andi dashed over to Taffy and mounted.
Andi
galloped to catch up to Johnny, and when she did, she slowed Taffy down.
“Johnny,
wait, where are you going?” Andi asked breathlessly.
Johnny
stared at the grass parting in front of his horse, “I’m going back to town and
back to… Virginia Foster.”
Andi
raised an eyebrow, “What do you mean ‘back to Virginia Foster’?”
Johnny
shrugged, “Well, honestly, we had been courting for a while until we found out
that Mr. Foster wanted Virginia to marry a wealthy, successful man. We stopped
courting, and now, I guess I’ll try again.”
Andi
pursed her lips together momentarily, “I wish you luck, Johnny. The sincere
luck of a friend.”
Johnny
looked over for the first time, “What? You want to be my friend?”
Andi
nodded, “Yes sir, I do. I think that you, Jack, Cory, Riley and I will always
be friends.”
Johnny
nodded slowly, “I think I get your point. I wish you and Riley the best.”
Andi
laughed suddenly, “Hey, we’re only courting, partner.”
Johnny
smiled, “Who knows? It might not be too long before…”
Andi
reached over and shoved Johnny, “Slow down. Besides, I want to know who gave
you permission to court me.”
Johnny
tilted his head to one side, “Peter gave me permission.”
Andi
was dumbfounded, “Peter? My brother-in-law?”
Johnny
nodded, “Yup, my brother.”
Surprisingly,
both Johnny and Andi laughed and then said goodbye. Then Andi went back to
Riley, Cory, and Jack.
“Can
anybody tell me about why everybody came to meet me at the same times?”
Jack
smiled, “It’s a long story…”
*****
Little
did anybody know that Andi and Riley would get engaged three months later. And
when they did, Johnny, Cory, and Jack were all there to congratulate their
friends. Andi and Riley were married five months later with Johnny, Jack, and
Cory attending, each happy for their friends. There was great happiness for the
new Prescotts.
Awww, I loved it!! Great job, Kara! :D
ReplyDelete~Lydia~ <3
Thank you, Kara for the lovely story and the birthday surprise! What a blessed girl I am to have a friend like you:)
ReplyDelete~McKenzie
That was a great story! I liked how you got Andi out of that "conundrum". ;)
ReplyDeleteI think she made the right choice though. I liked Riley best. :)
Keep up the great work Kara!
(oh, and Happy Birthday McKenzie!)
Aww great story!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved it!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat job Kara!! :D
ReplyDeleteThat was am awesome story!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletePoor Andi! She always does find ways to get herself into these crazy situations! Great story Kara! :)
ReplyDeleteHey...
ReplyDeleteAwesome story... awesome birthday gift, Happy birthday McKenzie
I'm heart broken for Cory... no offence, it was written very well.. but Poor Cory!!!
~LIbby
How cute! Good job, Kara! (very interesting idea!)
ReplyDeleteReally really good story I really love it. ☺
ReplyDeleteThat was a great story!! I'm glad that she picked Riley, he's my fave choice for Andi! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!
ReplyDeletei love this story
ReplyDeleteThat was so funny! I loved it!
ReplyDeleteGREAT story! SO glad she chose Riley!!!! It was a funny story!! and I LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteSo good and so funny!
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