The Trouble with Angels (Angels Everywhere #2)(94)
"What about Paula and Karen?” Shirley asked.
"They remain the best of friends even as stepsisters. They’ll have some loud fights in their teenage years, but nothing will ever stand between them. Not other friends, not boys, not school.
"When Karen said they’d decided to be friends for life, she wasn’t joking. The two were able to help each other in ways their parents couldn’t.”
"That’s wonderful,” Shirley said.
"What about Thom and Maureen?”
"They have two more children. Two little boys, a year apart. Thom loves his daughters, but the afternoon his first son is born, Thom Nichols will shed tears of joy.”
"Does Maureen ever learn to ride?” Mercy asked.
"Not really. She leaves the horseback riding to Thom and the girls.”
"I can’t say that I blame her,” Shirley said, and it was clear to Goodness that her dignity had taken a beating on her one venture atop a horse.
"We did good, don’t you think?” Goodness asked Gabriel. She felt worlds better knowing that Paul hadn’t turned his back on the ministry.
"You three amaze me.”
"Can we do it again?” Shirley asked eagerly.
"New York City,” Mercy suggested. "Now there’s a city that could use a few more angels.”
"You’re getting ahead of yourself,” Gabriel cautioned. "Let’s take one Christmas at a time.”
They started to rise skyward, the four of them together, drifting effortlessly upward toward the realm of glory. Heavenly music floated down to greet them. Songs unlike anything sung on earth. Thick white clouds parted, ushering them home. It was a night to celebrate.