"Ethan?" Ethan looked at her an amused smile was apparent, "yes my dear?"
"What is Marriage built on?" Ethan laughed, "Eggs, Pancakes, and a darn good woman
who can cook em" Leah rolled her eyes, Ethan touched her hand, "okay, seriously it's
built on the love and the values two people alike share, the values that carry over from
courtship to marriage."
"What's love I mean you have all that in marriage right?"
He nodded and took her hand, "Love is as Strong as a mother holding her child free as
horses running wild, real as a prayer on a lonely night, sure as the ocean tide Deep as the
life from Gods own breath And it's even after death Gone sometimes like the sunset but
every day love starts an new love is what me and you have." Leah wiped a tear from her
eye; she now remembered the reason the single reason of many why she loved him, he
could be so simple yet take her breath as well as speech. "That was beautiful," she said
after moments of silence, Ethan rubbed her knuckles, "glad you think so" Leah looked
out the side of the buggy, "Ethan, did you love Martha?" Ethan looked at her for a second
she saw his blue eyes grow distant as if he was searching for the answer, he cleared his
throat, "I may have at one point in my youth, when I was sixteen me and her were close
but then I met you and I started second guessing my self and everything just turned hectic
for awhile, when I left everything fell apart I felt so broken so me and Martha courted, I
will say she and Todd are great together, they are great people and will be great parents to
Adam, I have to admit that it scared me when her and Charity both were going to give
birth, you were great by the way, I never told you that and I admit that I should have,
Leah, I am going to admit this now, I wouldn't have wanted any other woman as my
wife, one of these days you'll be a mother and I can't wait to see our babies through out
the years, my life couldn't get more perfect then this" Ethan had always made Leah feel
special but what she felt in this moment took the whole bakery.
When Leah and Ethan arrived at the bus stop they parked, and waited for the bus, people
stared at them, "Amish" Leah heard someone whisper, she smiled and held Ethan's hand,
"who's taking care of the farm while were gone and who's coming to get Bud, he's not
going to stay here for three days is he?" Ethan smiled, " No, Ma and Pa will come get
him, Ma and Pa, Simmion and Nathan, Elizabeth as well will take care of the farm. "
Leah had suspected but she wasn't sure as the bus pulled up to take them to the border of
Indiana to Kentucky, Ethan smiled politely at people who stared, Leah set her little bag
down and sat in the seat next to her husband, the bus lurched forward signaling the trip
was underway. Leah closed her eyes and leaned on Ethan's shoulder, she was tired from
last night, Ethan kissed the top of her head and looked out the widow putting his arm
around his wife.