A Promise of Forever by Marilyn Pappano

Author:Marilyn Pappano [Pappano, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781455561568
Amazon: 1455561568
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2015-06-28T14:00:00+00:00

Saturday had been the halfway mark on Avi’s leave. She’d acknowledged the milestone, then chosen not to think about it anymore. The past two weeks had been the best of her life. She would let the next two weeks be good, too. Alone in Augusta would be soon enough to face the end of her romance.

On Monday, Labor Day, she slept until nine, such a luxury, then padded into the kitchen for coffee and a warm-from-the-oven cinnamon roll. She was heading for the kitchen table when her mom stuck her head in the back door. “We’re out here. Come sit with us.”

Obediently Avi shifted directions, climbed over Sundance, who was stretched out in front of the door, then sat down at the glass-topped table with her parents on either side. “How long have you guys been up?”

“We’re always up by six,” her father said without glancing up from the newspaper he was reading on his Kindle. Preferring to avoid newspapers herself, she wondered what he found so fascinating about the news in other cities, states, and countries. Did Los Angeles really have a different take on today’s violence or politics from New York?

“We put in our three miles, showered, dressed, and I baked the rolls.”

Dismissing her pajamas—gray Army PT shirt and black shorts—Avi took a large bite of the roll. “Mm, Mom, these aren’t from a can,” she said around the yeasty goodness.

“No, Lucy shared her recipe with me. Sadly, they don’t last long.”

“No kidding. I plan to eat at least four of them.”

“I mean, they don’t have preservatives in them like store-bought, so they don’t stay fresh as long.” Thinking that no one was watching her, Beth pinched off a bit of the roll on her own plate and dropped it to the ground. Sundance pounced on it in an instant.

Avi would have snorted if she wasn’t afraid a bit of her own precious food would go down the wrong pipe.

Still acting casually, Beth smiled at her. “So tell us about you and Ben.”

Avi smiled back just as casually. “I met him on my first day home, and we’ve been together ever since.”

“What do you mean by ‘together’? Dating? Building a relationship? Exploring the future? Or just having sex?”

Finally Neil looked up from the news. “My daughter doesn’t have sex. She’s a thirty-year-old virgin.”

“Thank you for pretending to believe that, Dad.”

He acknowledged her with a nod and a wink, then went back to his Kindle.

“I’ve seen the way you two are with each other. I don’t need nosy Maureen across the street to know you’re having sex.” Beth shook her finger. “I was young and horny myself once.”

“Ew, Mom, please. If you ever want grandchildren from me, do not talk to me about your own sexual experiences.” She abruptly added, “Or mine. Some things just aren’t meant to be shared.”

Beth rolled her eyes but changed the subject at least somewhat. “You and Patricia’s son, George’s stepson. You hear about best friends wanting their kids to grow up and marry each other.

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