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.She smiled as she glanced out at the pier and waved.Seeing Brian sitting out there with a fishing rod in his hand reminded her of the day they first met.She glanced down at her ring and smiled.She was truly happy.When Brian called her name again she looked up and saw him coming toward her.That morning she had awakened to a red rose and a white rose tied together with a silken thread on her nightstand.It had been a reminder of the love they had almost lost.And he had sat on the edge of the bed and whispered to her the same words he had spoken that day he had surprised her with dinner on this very same pier.“Together, these roses represent unity and love, and the silken thread holding them together represents the strong bond between us that can never be broken.”The last six months had been special, even with her mother’s refusal to acknowledge her marriage to Brian.Karen lived in the big house alone, shut away from family and friends.Her parents’ divorce had become final last month, and she knew that her father and Rita were now an item, a very hot one.He was thinking about selling his company and moving to Dallas.But then she heard he and Rita might decide to move to Florida.They weren’t making any final decisions about anything.Erica knew the older couple was enjoying their time together and she could truly say she was happy for them.“Is that book any good?” Brian asked when he’d finally reached her.“I wouldn’t be reading it if it wasn’t,” she said, and grinned when he pulled her hair.“I talked to April today.She’s happy being back in Hattersville and kicking off Griffin’s mayoral campaign.”Of course some of the snobbish citizens were taken aback by Griffin’s surprise marriage to April, but surprisingly there were others who were genuinely happy for them.She kept in close contact with her aunt and flew to Cleveland to see her at least three times a month.She enjoyed reading the nursery rhymes to Blair, and on a few occasions April had gone with her.It was during one of those times she had run into her mother while she was there.When Karen had seen her and April, she’d acted like she didn’t know them.It was Erica’s hope that one day her mother would come to realize all the wrongs she had done and all the people her actions had hurt.“Whoa!” Before she’d realized what he was doing Brian had swept her off her feet, making the book fall from her hand.“What do you think you’re doing, Brian Lawson?”He smiled down at her.“Taking you inside the house.I need a shower.”“So, what does that have to do with me?”“You get to take one, too.”She smiled, thinking she had no complaints.She loved taking showers with him.She loved doing everything with him, even making babies.They wanted a lot of them and she couldn’t wait to tell him tonight the first of the Lawson babies was on its way.The pregnancy test she had taken that morning had confirmed it.She wrapped her arms around his neck.“I love you,” she whispered.“And I love you back,” was his automatic response.She smiled, knowing he did and that just like he’d said that morning, their bond could never be broken.A SILKEN THREADISBN: 978-1-4268-8780-2Copyright © 2011 by Brenda Streater JacksonAll rights reserved.The reproduction, transmission or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, is forbidden without written permission.For permission please contact Kimani Press, Editorial Office, 233 Broadway, New York, NY 10279 U.S.A.This book is a work of fiction.The names, characters, incidents and places are the products of the author’s imagination, and are not to be construed as real.While the author was inspired in part by actual events, none of the characters in the book is based on an actual person.Any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and unintentional.® and TM are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee.Trademarks indicated with ® are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Canadian Trade Marks Office and/or other countries.www.kimanipress.com [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]