SEPTEMBER 24, 1860

Grace looked around the boutique and smiled, "Uncle Teaspoon this has to be the best gift anyone has ever given me."

Rachel smiled at Teaspoon then looked to Grace, "Town needed a new seamstress, and we both saw how talented you are."

Teaspoon smiled as Grace walked over and hugged him, "Least I could do for my beautiful niece. I missed a lot of birthdays so maybe this makes up for some of them."

"It does," Grace smiled up to him then went to look around some more.

Teaspoon watched and smiled, "Pretty soon you will be up to your ears with orders. I best be going. Grace, I will come pick you up later to drive you back to the station."

Grace looked up and smiled, "Thank you, I'll be here."

Rachel said goodbye to him and then walked over to Grace, "I wanted to ask you if you'd make me a costume for the Halloween party?"

"I'd love to, what did you have in mind?"

Rachel sighed, "That's it, I have no idea what I could go as. I was hoping maybe you could give me a suggestion."

Grace walked around Rachel, "You need to be something romantic, beautiful."

Rachel blushed, "Oh, I don't know about that."

"Well, I do, and you should." Steven said as he entered the boutique and had overheard Grace and Rachel talking.

"Steven wants bring you here? Don�t tell me you�re looking to get a costume, too." Rachel asked.

"As a matter of fact I am. Caly persuaded me, too. She said Grace had a list of characters to choose from." Steven replied.

"Yes, I do." Grace went behind the counter and retrieved the list. She handed it to Steven.

Steven scanned it and then said, "I think I would like to go as Sir Persable if that�s alright with you, lady seamstress."

"That�s fine by me." Grace replied.

"Since I�m going to the costume party, I would like to go with a lovely lady on my arm, so Rachel would you do me the honor of being my lady?" Steven asked.

Rachel blushed and nodded. "Why I would be honored, Sir Persable."

Grace grinned and clapped her hands. "I've got it! You can go as Sir Persable�s Lady."

Rachel looked pleased at Grace�s suggestion, "That sounds good, Grace."

"It's perfect. I can make you this long white satin gown, and we can put your hair up."

Rachel saw how excited Grace was and couldn't refuse, "Well, I guess I'm going as your lady Steven. What about you, Grace, what are you going as?"

"I thought I would go as an Angel." Grace looked down, "Daddy use to say that when I slept, I was as pretty as an Angel. Maybe that's silly to go as."

Rachel put her hand on her shoulder, "It's not silly, and I think you should go as an Angel."

"I second that motion." Steven smiled at Grace and Rachel. "It�s definitely the perfect thing for you."

Grace nodded, "Well, now I need to take your measurements, so I can get started on your costumes."

Rachel smiled "All right then." Grace took measurements and got started on Rachel's and Steven�s costumes.

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