Granny paused before asking Agnes the only question that really interested her.
“Does Norman Balmoral love you?”
“Yes, Granny, I believe he does. I hope he does.”
“I’ve met him and he’s not the kind of man who’d be kind to a wife he does not love. Some advice, my dear. Make your decision now and stick with it. You’ve been very hard on yourself these past two weeks. It’s been painful, waiting for you to come to me, knowing how you were suffering. Now’s the time to trust yourself and follow your instincts, sweetheart. You’re going to make the right choice, I’m certain of that.”
“What if I don’t marry Norman? What if Uncle Collin makes me give up my baby? And what about the Church?”
“I’ll fight anyone, Collin Doherty included, who tries to take your child away from you. You’ve got to decide which is more important, your baby’s father or the Church. I know you well enough to know the answer to that. Same answer for me. Your grandfather’s been dead more than twenty years, your father’s been gone more than ten, and Uncle George now two. I’d give up all the Catholic Churches in the world if I could have just one more day with my husband and my sons.”
Agnes gave Granny a big squeeze of a hug and left the room.
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