CHAPTER TWENTY

His speed drops down. "My mother resides in Edinburgh; she relocated there after my father went away because she didn't feel comfortable spending another day on the farm without him. My aunt is now housing her.

How long had they been married?"

They've been married for 40 years because "when they were 20, they met, fell madly in love, and promptly had my sister."

Until recently, I had no idea you had a sibling.

As a seven-year-old, she succumbed to sepsis.

Oh my god, Rory, that's so depressing. Are you a later arrival? ”

There is a resounding "yes" from him. They called me their wonder child. They were afraid there wouldn't be anymore.

I make light of the situation by saying, "I bet you a right mummy's boy aren't ya," and his blushing confirms my statement.

We can hear the chatter and faint music as we approach the barn, and when I turn around, my first sight is of Kerry. They act like a teenage couple as she leans against the wall and smooches Farmer John. As Rory and I share a knowin