“Oh, okay. I rather like that. Was it someone in your family?”
“A cousin. She was a rowdy girl and ended up wed to a magistrate. Had a good heart and seven bairns.”
“Oh.” She yawned. “I am not sure I want seven.”
He laughed and kissed her. “We will be fine, lass. Sleep. Ye need it.”
Matthew stayed with her until she fell asleep then slipped off the bed and went to look at his daughter. It was going to be interesting to watch her grow, and he was certain there would be many challenges for him, but he was not terribly concerned. They had Nuala so she would have a girl to look up to as she grew as well as her mother and Emily. Mrs. O’Neal and her daughters as well. He nodded. They would do very well indeed. He headed downstairs to accept his congratulations.