

Those Engaging Garretts!: The Carolina Cousins He stepped back into the room before his daughter proposed right there and then. “That would probably help,” Rachel agreed.Īnd that was Andrew’s cue. But she’ll have to be someone my daddy likes.” “Even my mother played it when she was a little girl,” she told the child. “I didn’t know it was that old,” Maura said so solemnly that Rachel had to laugh. “It was one of my favorite games when I was a kid.” “You really like Candy Land?” the girl asked. “Maybe we should play Candy Land next time,” he heard her say to Maura. While he went to the other room, Rachel gathered up the cards they were playing with his daughter.

Maybe if I close my eyes and wish hard, it will come true…. Maybe if she did, she would want to be my mommy and join our family. Diary, I wish Rachel would like my daddy and me as much as I like her. My best friend, Kristy, says Daddy should take Rachel out on dates, and then they hafta kiss, and then they can get married. Rachel is so pretty, and she has the coolest job-she owns the flower shop in town! She promised to show me how to make a bouquet! See, I love my daddy a lot, but ever since my real mommy died I think he’s been very lonely. Today I met my new mommy! Well, I wish Rachel would be my new mommy.
