“I was thinking about the first time I saw Catherine.”
Nathan glanced at his wife. “And now look at us. We’re married and have two amazing children.”
Amy kissed her husband’s cheek. “We’re the luckiest people in the world.”
Matthew picked up two cups of coffee. “I’ll leave you two lovebirds alone. If you’re looking for me, I’ll be with Ashley and Catherine.”
He left the coffee in the living room and headed upstairs. When he peered around Catherine’s doorframe, Ashley was sitting on the floor beside his niece, admiring his niece’s rock collection.
“I found this one in the Yellowstone River,” Catherine said. “It’s called a moss agate.”
“It’s beautiful. Did your dad cut and polish it?”
“No. Mr. Humphries from the Bozeman Gem and Mineral Club did that for us. When I told Mr. Humphries about my collection, he said I should join their club.”
“Did you?”
“Not yet. Dad said we’ll see how things go. What does that mean?”
Ashley lifted another small gemstone out of Catherine’s treasure box. “It means he’ll think about it.”
“How long does that take?”
“I don’t know.”
Catherine replaced the polished rock she was holding. “I’ll ask him again. He might have forgotten.”
Matthew tapped lightly on the door. “There are muffins and hot drinks downstairs if you’d both like to join us.”
Ashley smiled at Catherine. “What do you think?”
“Let’s go.”
As soon as Ashley was on her feet, Catherine held her hand and led her toward the stairs.
Matthew followed behind, smiling at Catherine’s excited chatter. She was definitely enjoying Ashley’s visit, and he had a feeling it wouldn’t stop at showing Ashley her gem collection.
