LOGINCharli's head went back and forth. "No shows. This is real." I smoothed her beautiful hair away from her face. "I think that means there isn't time for any pain medicine." "I-I don't know if I can do this." "Trust me, princess. You can do anything." Her eyes closed. "Doctor, it's so fast. Is it
After the New Year Nox "Dad, are you sure it isn't time for you to go back to London or maybe Savannah?" "You're stuck with us until our grandson arrives," Oren said with a grin. I eyed him up and down. "I do admit, this family-man thing is looking good on you." "I know...I should have tried it
She winked as her cheeks rose. "No need to talk about that anymore, Miss Adelaide. Now, let's go out there to the pool house and watch little miss open her presents. I've been out there. Lord a mighty! Santa definitely made it. I'd say he needed a backup sleigh for all them presents." "Remember, he
Christmas Morning Adelaide "Something smells wonderful," Oren said as we made our way down the stairs and toward the kitchen. "I have your coffee poured, and the calzones are almost ready," Silvia said. "Silvia," I said, taking in the counter filled with sweets. "You always outdo yourself." She
Guilty of murder exercising malice and aforethought. His sentence was for life with no possibility of parole. Over time the association with Montague faded away. Despite my grandfather's antiquated way of thinking, he had built a company that fostered success. As other headlines took precedence, t
Angi tilted her little head. "But when you were little, you lived at Grandma and Grandpa's big house. It doesn't snow there. Did you still get Christmas miracles?" "Baby, you're my miracle." She reached out and laid her small hand on my tummy. "And my baby brother, too?" "That's right." "So Sant
“Talk to him? Why?” I asked. “Because an accident needs to look like an accident. Falling from a plane, if the person don't fly, looks suspicious. We need to know his likes and dislikes.” “Like a fucking dating service?” Vincent’s eyes narrowed, reminding me of my wife’s. “Like a job. You’re a ne
I couldn’t hide the surprise from my face. “We—we talked about it.” “Sometimes women, they say one thing, they mean another.” “You want me to give my wife a daughter? I-I can’t promise a daughter. Even if we were to have another child, it could be a boy.” Carmine nodded. “But you’re willing…to tr
Twenty Years Ago Oren “The party for my granddaughter, it was nice?” Carmine Costello asked as he settled against the large chair in his office. I was back in his home, back in Brooklyn. It didn’t matter that I had businesses to run and a wife constantly complaining that I wasn’t around. I was re
The transcript from today's earlier proceedings sat before me as I tried to concentrate. The dinner that Isaac had brought me sat untouched. I needed to learn what I'd missed while dodging bullets and getting lost in Charli. Today the hearing had been mostly dominated by testimony from those in fav







