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for classic literature and music.   Mary-Beth had been taught to play the piano, which was something that Jacob had always wanted to learn how to do.
    The more they talked, the more they understood how much they liked each other.   Mary-Beth kept telling herself that it was in her imagination that he liked her back.   There was very little possibility that a rancher would want to have someone who had trouble walking.   Why would she be so foolish as to think he would want her as more than a friend?
    Tilly and Tam met the train at the tumbledown station.   It was certainly nothing like the one in the city. As soon as Mary-Beth was on the platform, Tilly had her arms around her in a huge hug.   She was laughing and crying at the same time.   It was as if she had been gone for forever and they had just reunited.   In all reality, it hadn’t been that long since they had parted ways, but they had been so close that it felt as though it had been much longer.
    “Did you have a good trip?   I’ve been so excited to see you.   I feared that you would write and tell me that you wouldn’t come, but when the letter never came, I knew that you and Jacob were on your way back here!” Tilly gushed as she hugged her best friend.   “Oh, excuse my bad manners!   Mary-Beth, this is Tam Wilder.   We are to be wed in a few short weeks.”
    “It’s very nice to meet you, Tam.   Tilly was so excited to come out here to marry you.   I’m glad she has found someone who will take care of her.”   Mary-Beth smiled shyly at her friend’s fiancé.
    “She talks about you all the time.   I’m grateful to finally meet her best friend.   Let’s get you back to my parents’ house and settled.   I’m sure you two ladies will have some wedding plans to make, and some talking to do.   Come along, the carriage is this direction.”   Tam and Jacob lifted Mary-Beth’s trunk with ease and made their way towards the carriage.
    Tilly laced her arm through Mary-Beth’s, and they strolled along slowly behind the two men.   Mary-Beth’s legs felt stiff, so she wanted to walk a little bit before sitting again.   Fortunately, the closest spot for the carriage was a ways off, so she had that chance to stretch her legs, and to catch up with her friend Tilly.   By the time they arrived at the carriage, the boys were standing there talking and laughing.   It felt right that they were all together.
    Mary-Beth felt suddenly self-conscious around Jacob.   He was so sweet and thoughtful.   If only she were whole and she could be a good wife to him, she would hope for him as her husband.
    Tam helped the ladies into the carriage, and he and Jacob climbed behind the horses.   The afternoon was warm and nice, and the ride to Tam’s family home wasn’t too far away.   They talked a little bit about the train ride and how nice it was to be finally here.  
    As they pulled into the drive of the house she was to stay at, Mary-Beth felt a tinge of sadness.   Once they were unloaded, Jacob would go away, and she had no idea when she would see him again.   She wished she could sit and talk to him forever.   Jacob seemed hesitant to leave her as well, but Mary-Beth told herself that this was only her silly imagination.
    After the men left, Tilly excitedly led Mary-Beth to the room in which she was staying.   She had been waiting in excitement for weeks to show Mary-Beth what she had.   The room she stayed in was a lovely, light and peaceful room.   A soft quilt adorned the bed, and the curtains flowed lightly in the spring breeze.
    “Oh, Mary-Beth, I must show you this.   Remember before I left that my parents said that I needed a respectable wedding dress for this venture? Well, they had one made, and I brought it along with me.   I expected to wear if as soon as I arrived, but when Tam insisted we court first, I put it aside until we finally did wed.   When he finally told me that he felt we could have the wedding, he presented