All Chapters of He Chose His Step Mother, I Chose His Uncle: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Divorce. That's the only way forward, isn't it? I'm still standing and staring mute at the photo album in my hands. It doesn't make sense. Deckard? Georgia? How...? When? But even as I turn it over in my mind, I know deep down that it all makes sense. Yes, Deckard cared for me, but can I confide

Ding! The sound of the café bell has me looking up, and when I spot the man that walks through the doors, I stand up immediately. Nicholas Chase was my senior back in school, and one of my good supporters back when my acting career took a negative hit that forced me into a hiatus. His black hair

I hate new beginnings. But that's what I need right now. I moved into a smaller apartment and put a good distance between Deckard and I, and I can't believe how happy I am. This new space is small but it's mine. Everything is picked out by me, and there are no lies behind these walls, that's for s

You know that smell of death? The heavy one that hangs in all the corners and suffocates you? Yes. That one. The air in the chapel is thick with that scent, and also the cloying scent of lilies that clings to the back of my throat. I sit several rows back, the pain in my arm and back still stinging

The smell of the theatre is always unlike anything else. A mixture of old paper, floor wax, and the electric hum of stage lights. It is a scent that used to mean home to me, but today? My nerves are spiked high. As I push through the heavy mahogany doors of the lobby, my heels click against the ma