PROLOGUE
Amelia Moyer knocked lightly on the door of her soon-to-be sister-in-law’s room. As she waited for Cami to answer, she glanced up and down the deserted hallway of the second floor of Collingsworth Manor. She loved this place as much now as she had on her first visit over a year ago. And it went without saying how much she loved the Collingsworth family as well.
In the year since she’d last seen them, there had been a few changes to the family, the biggest one being the newest baby. Since she loved children, Amy held Violet’s baby, Danielle, every chance she got. Benjamin, however, was a different story. Laurel and Matt’s little guy was constantly on the move. Amelia didn’t get much chance to hold him, and Rose was usually the one chasing him around anyway. It didn’t matter though, as long as there were kids around, Amy was happy. As the baby of her family, she hadn’t had any younger siblings to help her mom with, but she happily volunteered to work in the church nursery and babysat whenever she could.
They’d been at the manor for almost a week now, and she had loved every minute of it. Well, except for the cold. Beingthe middle of February in northern Minnesota, there was still snow on the ground and frosty temperatures. She kind of wished Cami and Josh had waited to get married when it was warmer, but she also found it super romantic that they were tying the knot on Valentine’s Day, not even two months after they got engaged.
“Hey, Amy,” Cami said when she answered the door. “What’s up?”
“Can I come in?”
“Sure.” Cami stepped back with a smile. “Something on your mind?”
She led the way to the window seat where it was apparent the bride-to-be had been sitting when Amy had knocked. Cami settled on one side, tucking her legs up under her on the cushioned seat. Amy mirrored her position as she sat down.
“Are you excited?” Amy asked, though she couldn’t understand how anyone could possiblynotbe excited about their wedding.
Cami smiled. “Yes, I am.”
“Did you always dream about having a wedding like this?”
“No,” Cami said. “To be honest, I never dreamed of getting married at all.”
“Really?” Amy could hardly believe that. For the past year, she’d spent even more time than ever dreaming about the wedding she hoped to have one day.
“I didn’t have any good examples of marriage growing up, so I wasn’t all that keen to try it out for myself.”
Amy tilted her head. “But Josh changed your mind?”
Cami’s gaze softened, and a dreamy smile curved her lips. “Yes, he certainly did.”
“I’m so excited to have you as my sister-in-law.” Amy could hardly keep from bouncing up and down. “And the dress you chose for me is so beautiful.”
“I knew you’d like it. I think the color and style suit you perfectly.”
Amy looked out the window to the darkness beyond. She wanted to ask Cami something important, but was worried how she might react. She looked back at the pretty blonde woman and blurted out, “Can you keep a secret?”
Cami arched a brow. “A secret? Well, as long as I’m not going to get in trouble for keeping it, I think I can.”
Amy bit her lip and clasped her hands together. She’d kept everything inside since the last time she’d been at Collingsworth, afraid if she said anything, it would be ruined. “Is Will coming for your wedding?”
“Will? “ Cami asked. “As in my brother, Will?”
Amy nodded. “He hasn’t arrivedyet. I just wondered if you knew if he was planning to be here tomorrow.”
“Last I heard that was the plan. I’m not sure what the delay is though.” Cami paused then said, “Why do you want to know?”
Amy was reluctant to answer. She didn’t want Cami to laugh at her because, even at sixteen, she knew how crazy what she felt would sound to others. She looked away.
“Hey,” Cami said.
Amy felt a touch on her knee and looked down to see Cami’s hand with its sparkling diamond resting there.
“Talk to me. What’s going on in that head of yours?”
Sighing, Amy met Cami’s gaze again. “I think Will is the man God wants me to marry.”
Cami’s eyes widened. “Um. Okay… Why do you think that?”
