by Jamie Hill
Understanding dawned in Sarah's eyes, and her smile widened to match his. “I do."
Sam pulled her towards him. “Damn, that sounds good! I might need to hear you say that again with a few people as witnesses.” He leaned in to kiss her and placed something around her neck.
"What's this?” Sarah pulled back and glanced down at the shiny necklace, a silver cross with a small diamond in the middle.
"I wanted to surprise you with this the night Bailey went into labour. Unfortunately we got distracted."
"Oh, Sam! It's lovely. Thank you."
He smiled. “We'll have to go shopping and find a ring to match."
She beamed at him, tears welling in her eyes.
Mandy interrupted. “Um, excuse me? Do I have anything to say in this matter?"
They looked at her warily.
"Well, sure,” Sarah said hesitantly, silently praying for her daughter's approval.
Mandy studied each of them carefully, and Sam released Sarah.
Finally the girl spoke up. “Mom, I could tell you've been unhappy since I got back, but I didn't know why. You should have told me."
Sarah nodded. “You're right, I probably should have. It hurt an awful lot to talk about it though."
"I can see that,” Mandy agreed. “But we have to talk now. I have to tell you something."
"Shoot, kid,” Sam said uneasily.
Slowly, Mandy's face erupted in a smile. She glanced at Sam and pointed to her mother. “See that look on her face? That look right there? If you can put that expression on my mother's face every day, then I think we might want to keep you around."
Sarah breathed a sigh of relief and could swear she heard Sam do the same.
He reached out and touched a lock of Mandy's hair. “You just doubled your allowance, kid,” he said with a shaky voice.
Mandy grinned and hugged them both at the same time. “Thanks, Sam. I knew I could get used to you."
The group hug ended and Sarah pulled her daughter into her arms. “Thank you, sweetheart. I love you.” She tried to stop her tears but it wasn't possible.
"I love you too, Mom,” Mandy wiped her own tears from her cheeks. “I really want you to be happy."
"I always have been, baby,” Sarah said softly. “I just didn't realise I could be even happier."
Sam dragged Sarah into his arms and kissed her temple.
"You know what I just thought?” Mandy asked, watching them. “I hope this doesn't sound weird..."
"What, sweetie?” Sarah questioned.
Mandy wiped her eyes again. “I thought about how you said Bailey's mom looked down from Heaven, happy about the baby being named after her? Well, if daddy's looking down right now, I'll bet he's happy that you finally found someone.” The girl sniffled. “I'm sorry, I know that's weird."
Sam touched Mandy's face again. “It's not weird, it's actually quite profound. We have really good karma around us today."
Sarah chuckled through her tears. “I think so too. I'd like to think Ron would be happy for me."
"I'm sure he would,” he whispered in her ear. “I'm happy for you."
She grinned and pressed up against him.
"Hang on, hang on.” Mandy walked toward the house. “You guys need a few minutes alone. I'm going to call Aunt Bailey and Uncle Doug—they'll go nuts! Then both of you are taking me shopping. Bring your credit card, Sam."
"You got it, kid.” He spoke to Mandy but smiled at Sarah, and paused until they heard the kitchen door close. “So, you haven't said it yet. I'm waiting."
She snuggled her body as close to his as she could get. “I know, but there's still so much I have to say. I'm sorry for the way I acted. I was horrible! I missed you so much—"
"That's all behind us now. There's only one thing you have to say that I'm interested in.” He stared deeply into her eyes.
Sarah shivered. His look was so intense, she had no doubt they were making the right decision. She wanted to gaze into those eyes every day for the rest of her life. “I love you, Sam. I can't imagine not loving you."
"That's what I wanted to hear.” He pressed his lips lightly against hers and mumbled, “Shall we see if they still fit?"
"Oh yeah.” Sarah grinned, and they kissed. “Whew. Still a perfect fit. Hope everything else is, too."
"Perfect.” Sam swept her into his arms and squeezed. “As for the rest, we'll check that out tonight. I'm guessing it'll be perfect, too."
"Absolutely,” Sarah agreed. “I can't wait."
[Back to Table of Contents]
About the Author
Jamie Hill was born and raised in the Midwest, where she continues to live with her husband and two sons.
She juggles her spare time to include writing every day, freelance editing, reading as she finds time, tinkering on the computer, listening to country music, as many naps as possible, and watching movies (especially scary movies) with her family.
Email: [email protected]
Jamie Hill loves to hear from readers. You can find her contact information, website and author biography at www.total-e-bound.com.
Also by Jamie Hill
Unexpected Love: Nothing to Lose
Convincing Cate
Second Time Around
Carnal Collision
[Back to Table of Contents]
Total-e-bound eBooks
* * * *
* * * *
www.total-e-bound.com
Take a look at our exciting range of literagasmic™ erotic romance titles
and discover pure quality at Total-e-bound.
* * *
Visit www.total-e-bound.com for information on additional titles by this and other authors.
