Unlikely Lovers
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His co-workers cheered and said, “Go, Jonesy.”
He scooped her up into his strong arms and turning to his co-workers, announcing proudly, “I’m getting married and moving to Kansas.”
The entire plant full of workers began to cheer. He carried her out, accepting well wishes from the other workers as they passed them.
When they reached his truck in the parking lot, he set her down and unlocked the door. “I have something for you, Jessie. It’s been patiently sitting in my glove compartment for a very long time, waiting for a day I thought might never come.”
He reached in and took the small black velvet box from its resting place. Opening it, he removed the diamond ring and slipped it on her finger.
“Oh, Cody, it’s perfect. I can’t believe you still have it,” she said as she held it up to the bright Oklahoma sunlight and admired the glimmer of the diamond.
“I could never bring myself to get rid of it.”
He kissed her then. A kiss that surpassed any the two of them had shared in the past. It was a kiss filled with deep love and the sweet promise of forever.
The End
About the Author
Anna Kristell is a small town gal who loves romance. She started reading romance novels as a teen and hasn't put them down since. Along with reading, writing has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. Always composing short stories and poems, she finally decided to write a novel. This was an ongoing labor of love, interrupted several times along the way, but finally finished. And then came another...and another...the stories in her head have a mind of their own. Her first published novel, "Unlikely Lovers" will be released by Rebel Ink Press in 2013.
When she is not writing, Anna can be found at her day job as a billing specialist or spending time with her family. She loves chick flicks and soaps (it's that romance lover thing), and of course reading.
Anna grew up in Southern Indiana, and has lived in Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. Always a small town girl, she and her husband returned to Southern Indiana in 2005. She has two children and three grandchildren. Anna also loves to travel whenever her schedule allows.