Mag-log inI hope you enjoyed this chapter. Thank you all for sticking with me through all my stuff lately. I spent the past week in the hospital again with heart and lung issues. That makes the fourth hospital stay in three months. I'm hoping it will be a while before I have to go again. I'm quite sick of hospital food, hospital beds, and getting stuck with needles. My arms and hands are filled with bruises. Again, I am so sorry for not giving you another chapter sooner. I would still love to read your comments.
At three thirty, Daniel walked into the workshop and asked, “How are you doing, love?” I smiled, “I’m better than I was this morning. Especially now that I know my employees have no intention of leaving me. I think my mother scared them a bit though.”I turned to look at him and noticed a middle-aged woman with brown hair and chocolate eyes beside him. Daniel smiled, “Harley, this is Gloria. She’s the manager that I had in mind for the jewelry shop.” Gloria smiled warmly at me, “Harley, I’m so happy to meet you. I have to admit; I have admired you since I watched your interview on TV.”I chuckled, “Thank you. Victor and I are on good terms now. Daniel has done more to help me heal than he will ever admit and I love him even more for it.” Daniel smiled, “That was all you. I didn’t do anything except love you.” I smiled, “And that is just what I needed.”Gloria asked, “Do you make all the jewelry?” I nodded, “I do. I make everything except the watches, but I do make the watch bands. I h
When I finally made it to the shop that morning, I asked my staff to meet in the workshop before we open for business. When everyone was seated around my table, I started, “I’m going to have to change a few things regarding my time at work. My mother has escaped from jail and she has put a contract on me.”Ashley and Jenny gasped simultaneously and I shortened the explanation, “It’s a super long story that I really don’t have time for right now, just suffice it to say that she has wanted me dead since my dad died when I was young. She hates that I am alive and my dad is not.“Regardless of her reasons, she is still an evil woman. I am going to have to leave for a while, but I will still be able to make jewelry, and we can have virtual meetings each afternoon at closing time. I’m going to try to fly to and from work on the helicopter, but if my doctor says it would be too much on my babies, I won’t be able to come back until it’s safe. The house is a six-hour drive from here, so driving
When I woke the next morning, I turned to find my husband staring at me. I furrowed my brow, “What’s up, love?” He shook his head, “Nothing. Just thinking about how lucky I am to have you. I never want this to end. I wouldn’t be able to live anymore if I lost you.”I snuggled closely to him, “That is an awfully heavy load you’re carrying, Mister Cross. You should stop thinking like that. You are stuck with me forever. You are my dream man. You always have been from the moment I stopped thinking boys were icky.”Daniel laughed as he wrapped his arms around me, “How do you know how to make me laugh when I’m so worried?” I shrugged, “It’s a gift, I guess. What time is it?” He answered, “It’s almost time to get up. I know you’re not going to be coerced into taking a day off.” I chuckled, “Absolutely not. I agreed to take the weekend off, so I need to be here this week.”I asked, “So what are the new security arrangements?” He answered, “You have a very capable staff up front, so I want you
After Amy and Annie served our food, Lacey spoke first, “Okay, now that we have everyone settled in, why were we all summoned?” I chuckled and Daniel announced, “First, I would like to introduce Harley’s new bodyguards, Troy and Louie. There has been a new threat, and I have increased her security. These guys will not leave her side when she’s not asleep.”Lacey yelled, “What the actual hell?!” Angela calmly asked, “So, is this a new one or one of the past ones refusing to be forgotten?” Daniel sighed, “I think it may be one of the past ones, but I’m not sure. Let me tell you what I do know, and we can talk about it.”Daniel went through the story of Hailey and her dream again. He had barely finished when Victor immediately started, “This has Olivia’s name written all over it. Do you know where she is?” Daniel nodded, “We thought so too. I checked to see if she was still in jail and it just so happens that she escaped a couple days ago.”Louie asked, “Do we know where she is now?” Dani
After making sure everything was done, we locked up the studio and took the elevator to our floor. I stepped off the elevator and walked straight to the kitchen. I found Amy and cringed, “I hate to do this to you, but could you please add two more plates for dinner?”Daniel stepped behind me and corrected, “I hope you have enough made for six more, instead of two.” I sighed, “Let me guess; the ladies and your father and brother.” Daniel nodded, “Amy can’t be here for dinner, but Victor is going to pick her up in a couple hours to bring her here.” I smiled, “I’m so glad they are still together.”Amy smiled, “Another Amy? That could get confusing.” I suggested, “We could call you Chef Amy when she is here.” Amy nodded and smiled, “I like this idea. Let’s run with it!” I laughed, “You got it. I will spread the word, but you haven’t answered my question. Do you have enough for eight people?” She nodded, “I do.”I was smiling when I joined the guys in the living room, “Amy made enough for e
I raised my eyebrows at Hailey’s parting comment and quietly laughed as I shook my head. I put the finishing touches on my drawing and then told Ashley I would be in the back. When I got to my work area, I took the watchband and bracelet out of the molds. I pinned the clasp onto the band, then added the pins for the watch itself.I went to my laptop and pulled up the engraving pattern. While the pattern was uploaded to the engraver, I placed the two halves of the bracelet in the machine and pressed the start button. I picked up the watchband and put it in my small, padded, vice. I started my engraving and, before I knew it, I had it done.I took the bracelet out of the engraver then installed a hinge to one end of each piece, then a magnet clasp to the opposite ends of each half. I held the bracelet still with one hand and engraved the inside of the bracelet with the other. I put each piece in a royal blue box and carefully placed them in the vault. I put a tag with Mr. Miller’s name o







