Leland gazed out at the pastures extending down to the river and the view of the rolling hills beyond. Snow carpeted the ground and dusted the green tree boughs. The sky was blue and bright with the afternoon sun glowing warm overhead. Leland took a deep swig of his morning coffee and breathed a steamy, satisfied sigh.

He turned and walked through the French doors of his new master bedroom and back inside. He gazed at Sylvia and their son: Henry Leland Kincaid, named after his father's father. Sylvia held their baby boy in her arms as he drank his morning breakfast. Sylvia’s cat Charlie nestled lazily at the end of their big bed. Leland walked across the room and sat beside her.

"He's hungry this morning," she said with a giggle. "He takes after his father."

"He has the Kincaid nose and chin, and your eyes."

"I think he has my father's cheekbones," Sylvia said caressing the back of her index finger over her baby's cheek softly.

Henry was a month old today. The last thirty days had been the happiest of Leland's life. He never would have imagined that he could feel greater love and fulfillment than the day he'd claimed Sylvia. But the moment his son was born, he felt as if he'd grown another heart.

A second heart large enough to contain all the unbridled love he felt for his family. Sylvia had done so much for him and given him everything. Since she had to come to Timber Bear Ranch, the company had become three times as profitable. She ran the farm's finances while he attended to leadership. The herd was healthy and strong, and they would have many calves in the spring.

"Do you need anything from downstairs?" he asked softly, patting her leg over the blanket.

"I would love another cup of tea," she said.

He kissed her softly on the cheek and grabbed her tea mug on the way out the door. When he got downstairs to the kitchen, he put the kettle on and started to go over his schedule on his laptop on the counter. There was a knock at the kitchen door and a moment later his brothers stepped inside.

"What is that?" Leland said.

"Today is the day we make our last payment," Jessie said.

"We wanted to be here to commemorate the moment,” Buck continued.

A slow smile crept over Leland's face as he finished Sylvia's tea.

"Is it ready?" Sylvia asked, walking into the kitchen in her warm fuzzy green wrap dress and insulated boots. Her hair was piled up on her head in a messy bun and she was wearing a thick pair of glasses. She couldn't have been lovelier.

"Yes, my dear," he said walking toward her to carefully hand her the hot mug. She took it with a grateful sigh and began to sip.

"I put Henry down for a nap," she said. "What are you guys doing here?"

"They want to be here to when we make the last debt payment," Leland said.

Sylvia started to laugh and nodded her head in agreement.

"That sounds like a perfect idea."

They all went into the dining room and sat around the big old oak table as Leland typed into his laptop computer. He went to the website form and filled out the form. His finger hovered over the mouse, the pointer hovering over ‘send’.

"This is it," he said with a big smile.

"Do it!" Jessie cheered.

“Yeah, do it," Buck encouraged.

Sylvia gasped and giggled and then took another sip of tea. Leland smiled at his mate and then his brothers before looking back at the screen. With a grin, he forcefully clicked his mouse button. The page loaded and it was done.

Jessie stood up and pumped his fist into the air with loud "I’m going to buy a new truck," he said.

"Hold on a minute," Leland protested.

Buck sat back in his chair and crossed his arm, shaking his head. He had a massive smile plastered on his face. Sylvia set her mug back on the table and giggled at the brothers’ excitement.

"We did it, guys," she said. “We really did it. You are all so brave. There were times when I wanted to run away, but each of you stuck it out. Now we have a future to look forward to as a family.”

"We just have to get these two mated off," Leland mocked.

"I've been signed up for that dating site for a long time," Buck grumbled.

"I don't need a mate," Jessie said. "I get all the girls I want."

"You may change your mind," Sylvia said with wide smile.

"I know you'll change your mind," Leland said. "Because in the end, what I want more than anything, for all my brothers, is for you to be as happy as I am with my dear sweet mate, Sylvia."

Sylvia reached across the table and slid her fingers into Leland's hand, squeezing affectionately.

"I know that all of you, even your brother Cyrus, have a future with love and happiness in it,” Sylvia said. “After everything we've been through, I know that love conquers all. And I know that it will, for all of you."