MasukOlivia is going to be super pissed when she finds out the guy failed. But let's let Harley, Daniel and everyone else enjoy the reception. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I would love to read your comments.
I asked Mister Miller, “The precious metal for fifty years is gold. Would your wife prefer yellow gold or white gold?” He replied, “I think she might be tired of yellow gold. I have given her a piece of jewelry every year for her birthday and our anniversary for the last fifty-five years. We struggled when I was working in the shipyards in Saint Louis and while I was in the police academy.“By the time I finally got a job on the police force, she had already had our first child and was pregnant with our second. Our first two girls are two years apart. My sweetie had her hands full with those two. They fought all the time. I started working two or three jobs and things got a little easier.“She was so patient… with me and the girls. We bought a house and I just kept doing what I was doing. I always took two weeks off every year to take my wife and girls to our hometown to visit our parents and siblings. When we finally got a dog, he went with us too. My wife never got overwhelmed, angr
Harley POVIt had been two weeks since we opened the shelter, and it was nearly full. Daniel and I were eating breakfast when Lacey and Angela sat at our table to join us. Angela asked, “How are you feeling, hon?” Today is the grand opening of my jewelry studio and I was super nervous, “I’m so nervous, the babies are going nuts, and I feel like I could puke.”Daniel sighed, “Love, you don’t need to be nervous. You’re an amazing designer. You can handle anything that is thrown at you.” Angela agreed, “Harley, really? Have you seen the pieces in your gallery?” I shrugged, “I just hope they are good enough.” Lacey added, “You will do just fine. The pieces are exquisite.”I smiled, “Thank you all. I’m just anxious. It’s not a big deal.” Daniel put an arm around me and pulled me close, “You’ve worked so hard to make each item exceptionally beautiful. I know you will do well.” I sighed, “Well, it’s almost time to go, so I’m going to go to the bathroom, and then we can go.”A few minutes l
Cinthia buried her emotions, for now, and chose to resume that conversation later, “Tell you what; why don’t we have that conversation when the attorney gets here?” All of the boys agreed and she continued, “Let’s go and get your fingerprints scanned. I want to get you all set up for therapy too.”The twins cheered as the rest of the group stood to leave. Silas asked, “Do you know any of these people?” Cynthia smiled, “I do. As soon as I saw everything they do for employees and their families, I quit my job at the clinic and started working here as the doctor on staff.” Silas asked, “So you really won’t be more than a few minutes away from us.”She nodded her head then shrugged, “Unless I need to run to town for groceries.” All of the boys smiled and hugged her as Silas answered, “I think we can live with that.” Chad asked, “Mom, I don’t want to ask but I really feel like I need to. Do you have a boyfriend?” Cinthia shook her head, “I have no intention of dating for a while.”Chad let
When Doctor Cinthia Martin arrived at the new house with her boys, they all got out of the SUV and gasped at the sheer size of it. She smiled, “Guys, we will be the first people to live in this house. It’s newly built. We need to have a long talk about all the stuff that is going on after we are all done unpacking.”Her second-oldest child, Peter, sounding like he’d aged ten years, asked, “Do they have therapy here? Because I know I’m going to need it.” A tear rolled down her cheek as the rest of her boys agreed. She answered, “They do have a few types of therapists and doctors here. You will get to see them. Let’s get in the house.”When she opened the door with her fingerprint, her two youngest, twins Kenny and Kevin, got excited. Kevin asked, “Can we do that yet?” Cinthia laughed, “After we get settled in, we can go to the main house and get your fingerprints scanned.” Cinthia opened the door and they all walked inside.All the kids walked around the house slowly. Cinthia shook her
By the time Daniel and I got home, Daniel had already received word that Doctor Martin was done at the clinic and heading to her house. As soon as we walked in, Amy asked, “How did it go at the shelter?” She guided us to the table as I answered, “We were approved and we are now open for business. I’m very excited about it.”Annie asked, “What did Doctor Martin say about it?” I smiled, “She decided to quit the clinic and start at the shelter. She is already set up with her house. She is moving in today.” Annie smiled, “That’s a really good idea, but are you going to have to find another doctor?” I shook my head, “No. She is going to treat me at the house.”Suddenly a beautiful salad was settled in front of each of us, then a tray of our favorite fruits was settled between us. Daniel groaned, “This looks amazing, ladies. Thank you.” I smiled, “I agreed, “This is perfect. Thank you.” Amy nodded, “You’re very welcome. You deserve to be pampered today. You’ve started providing a much-needed
After speaking with the guests, I asked the sheriff, “Well, what do you think?” He nodded, “You have my vote. This would be the perfect setting for healing. They have all agreed to give you all the licenses you need. They brought them, just in case you passed inspection. You can open for business immediately. I will be sending domestic assault victims to you tonight. Just make sure you let us know when you are full.“ I laughed, “We will definitely do that.”Daniel, the sheriff and I laughed out loud as we watched Lori running straight for me yelling, “Harley! We did it! We did it!” When she reached me, she hugged me tightly, “I’m so happy! All of our hard work has paid off.” Arnold Kelly, Department of Health representative, agreed, “You have no idea what you’ve accomplished. It’s very rare to get all of your licenses at the same time.” I smiled, “Thank you all, so much.”When they were gone, Lori got Doctor Martin set up for her house and office. Lori showed her the physician office a







