Jill Kemerer - Wyoming Christmas Quadruplets

When was the last time he’d told his sister no?

Staring out the window, he realized he rarely refused her requests.

He was so tired. Why couldn’t Belle snap out of it? And why wasn’t Raleigh caring for the babies at night already? He stole a peek at Ainsley, who wore a serene expression as she ate.

Regret punched him in the gut. Had he been taking advantage of Ainsley?

And in his rush to help Belle, had he been hurting his sister?

He closed his eyes. It was time to change things, the way Ainsley said. He just prayed Belle would forgive him.

Chapter Four

If he could take a snapshot of one moment to represent everything about his sister he’d missed since she’d given birth, this would be it. Harmony. Quality time with her. Marshall poked Belle as she dumped brown sugar into the bowl of yams. She gave him the death glare, but a smile teased her lips. In the background, television announcers introduced another float in the parade, and Ainsley’s and Raleigh’s voices could just be made out from the living room.

“What next?” With a knife, Marshall scraped the chopped potatoes into a large pan.

“You can cut up the herbs for the dressing while I finish these yams.” Belle sprinkled some ginger and cinnamon into the bowl. “Thanks for helping, Marsh.”

“I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing, Belle.” He peered around the corner to check on Ainsley. Well, that was stretching the truth. He liked feeding the babies with Ainsley. She’d set one of the girls on a blanket on the floor. Raleigh stood over them, his face perplexed as he rubbed his chin. She took a fresh diaper and laid it next to the baby. Then she pointed for him to hand her a wipe. After cleaning up the child, she put the new diaper on, snapped the coverall shut and cradled her to her chest. He heard her say, “Now you try it.”

“Are you going to stand there all day?” Belle had her sassy tone on. “Come on. Chop. Chop.”

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