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Over lunch, Daniel asked, “How are the orders going?” I answered, “I have ten of the orders done already. I have nine that are in process. Mister Miller’s order is the one I am saving for last. I want to be able to give that one my undivided attention. I may pour the molds for that order before the shop closes.”He asked, “Are you going to work after the shop closes?” I answered, “I need to get the engraving done. I already have the design loaded into the engraving machine. I just don’t want to leave it unattended.” He nodded, “Okay. Thank you for clearing that up.”I smiled, “I can engrave the watch band manually. It’s very simple but heartfelt. Plus, I will be able to do that while the bracelet is in the engraver. He laughed, “So you are taking what he said literally.” I laughed, “He even wants me to engrave the underside of the bracelet with, ‘So you don’t fall over while wearing the watch’.”Daniel threw his head back and laughed loudly and perfectly. I smiled, “I love it when you
Chapter 140The next morning, I woke up to an empty bed and assumed Daniel had already left for work. I looked at the clock and gasped as I noticed the shop should’ve opened five minutes ago. I jumped out of bed and pulled on a pair of maternity jeans and a maternity shirt. I went into the bathroom and noticed a note on the mirror.Daniel wrote, “Good morning, love. There is no need to panic. I am already headed to the studio to supervise. I will replenish stock from yesterday and take the deposit to the bank. I want you to sleep in today. You worked too hard yesterday and your ankles were swollen. Please relax and take your time coming to work. Don’t forget to eat. With So Much Love, D”I took the elevator to our main floor and walked into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. Amy smiled, “Daniel said you were going to sleep in. I’m surprised you didn’t sleep later.” I sighed, “I need to get to work on crafting the twenty orders I took yesterday.”Amy gasped, “It was that much of a succ
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 forty-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, angry
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







