hapter fourty nine
His voice hoarse and his hazel eyes absolutely earnest. “I love you with everything that’s in me to love, and my daughters love you just as much. We want you to be a Jackson now. My wife and their mother. I used to be looking for a substitute for something that was missing in my life, but now I know that you’ve created a space in my life, my heart, that simply wasn’t there before you. I picked this ring out for you, but I didn’t give it to you the way you deserved the first time. So I hope you’ll wear it now—now that I can offer it to you for real, in the right way. So would you do us that honor? We promise to love you the rest of your life.”
Efua was choking on the emotion, the roses in her lap, her eyes filling with tears.
Jennifer whispered, “Please, please say yes!”
“Yes!” she burst out. “Of course, I will.” And then she really did burst into tears.