By then nearly everything had at least been put into the rooms they belonged in, and everyone began to go their separate ways. It’d been a tiring day and once most of the work was done, Michael and Luke took off to return the wagons back to the livery, and brought back a hack to get them home. Michael took his mother and wife home and Luke stayed behind to bring Kathleen back to Heaton House when she was ready. He didn’t rush her, as he knew it wouldn’t be easy for her to leave her sister after all they’d been through. Just as he’d figured she wasn’t ready to go until she helped Colleen get the boys in bed. But she came back downstairs with a smile on her face. “Brody fell asleep in the middle of saying his prayers and Collin is barely holding on until he says ‘Amen.’” “I’m sure they’re tuckered out. They worked hard today carrying boxes up the stairs and putting things away,”
