A Must for Christmas: A Darling Cove Novella by Deborah Garland

Author:Deborah Garland [Garland, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

2:10 PM

The Mallory’s were getting restless. They’d all gone home, rested up and returned, ready for more action. They wanted to see Faith. All of them.

Greg had dozed off for a few hours in that chair, but he felt fractured. He rubbed his eyes while getting permission to parade a gaggle of people into an area of the hospital that had been quiet and somber.

Greg was still shocked by how his family exploded in less than one year. It seemed like yesterday his father had his shit-fit because his grown kids hadn’t found life partners. They were a sorry bunch, divorced, left at the altar, and dumped on Facebook.

Then just like that, Greg and his sisters had all fallen like dominoes. First Gwen found Andrew. Then, at their engagement photoshoot, in walked Faith. Faith, whom he’d not spoken to since the day she left him. Finally, Edward had been in the right place at a horrible time and saved Skye’s life when she’d been trapped in a fire.

It all seemed too orchestrated to be mere coincidences. His mother’s doing from the great beyond, he suspected. There they all were now. Married and happy. Greg just needed to get over this damn hump.

In an effort to cause the least amount of chaos, his family came in one at a time. Gwen stepped behind the curtain, holding Ellie. He touched the adorable infant’s head, as his sister walked past him.

“Look, sweetie. It’s Aunt Faith. Let’s give her a kiss hello.” Gwen pecked Faith gently on the cheek and leaned down so Ellie could coo next to her. After a moment, his sister raised blue eyes to him. She knew they were alone, as far as Mallory’s were concerned, but she whispered anyway. “I’m pregnant again, Greg. No one else knows.”

A warm feeling spread through his chest. It didn’t matter if she made the announcement in the middle of this crisis. “Congratulations.” He hugged her gently since Ellie was between them.

“Thank you.” She looked back at Faith and pushed her dark hair off her shoulders. “If it makes you feel better, Andrew and I are stuck, as well, as far as what to do. I love my job. Andrew and I are a great marketing team. But the hours are long; there’s travel. We have some tough choices to make.”

“I had no idea.” He touched her arm.

“So don’t beat yourself up. It’s not easy. It’s about making sacrifices. Not always getting what you want, Gregory.” She lowered her eyes to him. “Look what you have. In a million years did you ever think you’d get her back?”

“No,” he choked out, quickly.

“Give her whatever she wants.” Gwen kissed him gently on the cheek. “And if my husband asks you for advice, tell him the same thing.” She winked and left.

He chuckled to himself because everything she’d said was true.

Edward came in next, his face full of concern. “Hey man, how are you holding up?”

“It means a lot that you’re all here.” Greg looked over his shoulder.

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