by Haley Weir
“What are you sayin’, Mary Ann?”
She stood up and bounced up to the tips of her toes. Pale, slender arms wrapped around his neck, and Sam felt his body come alive. She tilted her head back and brushed her lips against his. The taste of her awakened something in him, but he jumped back. “This...ain’t right. I love Savannah. I love Malia...I won’t leave my family.”
Mary Ann nodded her head. “I know. I just wanted to know what that felt like before I left tomorrow mornin’. Thank you, Samuel. Thank you for bein’ the best man in my life.”
“I need to stay away from you. Please don’t do this.”
“Go on, you tortured soul,” she said while pointing to the window with a smile. “Don’t ever say I didn’t do somethin’ nice for you. And stop sittin’ outside my window. It’s a little unsettlin’ this late at night. Besides, you don’t need to give this town any more reasons to hate you.” Mary Ann gave him one last kiss goodbye, then led him back out the window.
Sam ran home as quickly as he could and snuck in through the back door. He changed his clothes and said a prayer for his wretched soul before he opened the nursery. His footfalls were silent as he moved across the room like a shadow. Malia was bundled up tight with her chubby little fist shoved in her mouth. Sam ran his hand over the small tufts of sandy hair on her head and listened to her heartbeat as she slept soundly in her bassinet.
“Goodnight, Malia. Your daddy loves you.”
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About the Author
Haley Weir is an author from South New Jersey. Obsessed with all things romance, you can catch her over at FictionObsessed.com, where she one of the head writers.
Growing up near Philadelphia, she always loved taking trips into the city and felt magnetized by its culture and art. She recalls her first trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a young girl. The vast displays of skills and beauty left her in awe and she slowly developed an interest towards the creative side of life.
She began drawing and writing at 13 years old and graduated from Drexel University with as an English major in 2011.
You can find her outside reading at her local park in South Jersey, strolling through the streets of Philly, or awkwardly sipping a glass of wine at a nearby bar.
