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Chapter 55

作者: Cold Storm
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"The sign looks crooked," I said, stepping back from the storefront window.

"It's not crooked," Thomas replied, adjusting the ladder for the third time. "You're just nervous."

"I'm not nervous."

"You've rearranged the reception area four times since we got here."

"I was optimizing the flow."

"Daniela, it's seven in the morning. The open house doesn't start until ten."

I looked around our new office space, trying to see it through fresh eyes. After months of planning, saving, and taking the biggest professional risk of our lives, Reid Creative Agency was finally ready to launch. The space was small but bright, with Thomas's photography equipment neatly arranged in one corner and my design materials organized in another. Maya's playpen sat in the center of the main room, and Sam's homework station was set up near the window.

"What if no one comes?" I asked.

"People will come."

"What if they think we're not serious because we have kids here?"

"Then they're not our kind of clients."

"What
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  • Divorcing my dead sister’s husband    Chapter 62

    The lake house looked the same as it had ten years ago, except for the Phoenix Foundation banner stretched between two trees and the dozen cars parked in the gravel driveway."I can't believe it's been ten years," I said to Thomas as we carried bags in from the car."Feels like yesterday and forever at the same time," he said.Maya, now thirteen and all legs and attitude, rolled her eyes. "You two are so dramatic.""We're nostalgic," Thomas corrected. "There's a difference.""Is there, though?"Sam appeared from the kitchen, now eighteen and taller than Thomas. "Mom, Janet wants to know where you want the cake.""What cake?""The anniversary cake she ordered. Didn't you know about the cake?""I specifically said no cake.""You know Janet doesn't listen when you say things like that.""Where is Janet?""Terrorizing the caterers."I found Janet in the kitchen directing a team of servers with military precision."Janet, I said no fuss.""This isn't a fuss. This is a celebration.""It's s

  • Divorcing my dead sister’s husband    Chapter 61

    "I still don't understand why we need professional photos," I said, adjusting Maya's dress for the third time. "We have plenty of pictures.""We have plenty of snapshots," Thomas corrected, straightening Sam's tie. "We don't have a real family portrait.""What's the difference?""The difference is that someday Maya will want a picture of her family when she was little. Not a blurry phone photo, but something she can frame and put on her mantle.""I'm not little," Maya protested. "I'm three and three-quarters.""You're right," Thomas said seriously. "You're practically grown up.""Very grown up," she agreed.Sam rolled his eyes but smiled. "You're still little enough that I can carry you.""I can walk by myself.""I know you can. But what if you get tired?""Then I'll ask for a piggyback ride.""Deal."The photography studio was fancier than I'd expected. Soft lighting, multiple backdrop options, and a photographer who looked like she'd stepped out of a magazine herself."You must be t

  • Divorcing my dead sister’s husband    Chapter 60

    The letter arrived on a Tuesday. I recognized the return address from the prison immediately, my stomach dropping as I held the envelope. "What is it?" Thomas asked, looking up from his coffee. "Prison mail." "About what?" I tore open the envelope with shaking hands. The letterhead was official, the language formal and cold. "Alex is dead." Thomas set down his coffee cup. "What?" "He died three days ago. Heart attack in his cell." Sam appeared in the kitchen doorway, still in his pajamas. "Who died?" I looked at Thomas, then back at Sam. "Your father." Sam's face went completely blank. "My father?" "Alex. He had a heart attack in prison." "Oh." Sam sat down heavily at the kitchen table. "How do you feel about that?" The question caught me off guard. "I don't know yet. How do you feel?" "I don't know either." Thomas moved to stand behind Sam's chair. "There's no right way to feel about this." "I know I should feel something," Sam said. "But I just feel... empty." "Empt

  • Divorcing my dead sister’s husband    Chapter 59

    "The paperwork is finally approved," Janet said, sliding the folder across the conference table. "You're officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization."I picked up the documents, running my fingers over the embossed seal. "The Phoenix Foundation for Families in Crisis. It's real.""It's been real since the day you decided to help Lisa," Thomas said. "This just makes it official.""Twenty-three families in six months," Janet continued. "That's incredible for a startup foundation.""It doesn't feel like enough," I said."It never will," Thomas replied. "But it's twenty-three families who are safe now. Twenty-three families who might not have made it out without help."Maya wandered into the conference room, having escaped from Sam's supervision in the lobby."Mama working?" she asked, climbing onto my lap."Mama's working on something very important," I said."Important like awards?""More important than awards.""More important than ice cream?""Almost as important as ice cream."She

  • Divorcing my dead sister’s husband    Chapter 58

    "We need to talk," Thomas said, walking into the kitchen with his phone in his hand and a strange expression on his face.I looked up from where I was helping Maya with her morning enzymes. "About what?""We won.""Won what?""The Morrison Agency Award for Creative Excellence."I stared at him. "We what?""We won. They called an hour ago.""That's not possible. We only submitted our portfolio because Janet insisted.""Our work on the Henderson campaign caught their attention. And the community outreach project for the children's hospital.""Those were last-minute projects.""Those were good projects."Maya looked back and forth between us. "Mama? Dada? Happy?""Yes, baby girl," I said, still processing. "We're happy.""Very happy," Thomas added."The ceremony is next Friday night," Thomas continued. "Black tie event at the Grand Hotel downtown.""Next Friday? That's Maya's chest percussion therapy night.""We can do her therapy earlier. Or ask my mom to help.""I don't know if we shou

  • Divorcing my dead sister’s husband    Chapter 57

    "Maya's test results are remarkable," Dr. James said, spreading the papers across her desk. "I've been treating CF patients for fifteen years, and I rarely see numbers this good."I felt Thomas's hand find mine. We'd been preparing for bad news, as had become our habit before every appointment. Good news felt foreign."What exactly are you seeing?" Thomas asked."Her lung function is at ninety-two percent. For a two-year-old with CF, that's exceptional. Her weight is perfect, her growth curve is textbook, and her last sputum culture came back completely clear.""Clear?" I repeated."No bacterial growth. No signs of infection. Her lungs are as healthy as any child her age."Maya chose that moment to escape from Thomas's lap and toddle over to the toy chest, chattering to herself about finding the "purple elephant.""Purple phant!" she announced, holding up a stuffed animal. "Mine!""That's right, Maya. That's the purple elephant," Dr. James said, smiling. "She's certainly vocal.""She

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