Roses and Sonatas [Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns]

Prologue

"Did I ever tell you how I came to marry your grandpa?" Grandma Alice asked me as I set a cup of tea on the little table before her. I sat down in the other comfy old chair in her bay window, where she liked to sit and have her tea while she visited with company or just watched the birds flit around her little garden. She had told me about meeting Grandpa Cam of course, many times. But Grandpa had just died a little over a month ago, and she missed him a lot.

So picking up my tea cup, I replied, "Well, you've told me about how you met, but I'd love to hear about it again, if you wouldn't mind."

Grandma smiled at me, her eyes twinkling mischievously. She knew I was humoring her; Grandma was no fool. "Ah, but did I tell you that I almost didn't marry Grandpa?"

I looked up at her in surprise, the cup frozen halfway to my lips. "What?" I exclaimed. I was a little shocked—she and Grandpa were so devoted to each other, I couldn't imagine them not married. "What happened?" I asked eagerly, my interest finally piqued.

Grandma settled back in her chair, the smile on her lips crinkling the corners of her eyes as she prepared to begin her story. "Well, this is how the story went...."