Love At Last (Lily's Story, Book 3) by Kersey Christine

Author:Kersey, Christine [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wind Chimes Publishing
Published: 2014-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Emotionally wrung out, I had no intention of bringing up any more Trevor issues—or Marcus issues for that matter—and I was grateful when the conversation moved in another direction. After clearing the air with Melody, I felt lighter, although I wondered when the inevitable conversation with Marcy would happen.

The four of us chatted for a while longer, then Melody and Deena left, needing to get home.

“I hope you enjoyed visiting with them,” Marcy said to me as we watched them drive away.

“I did. Thank you for inviting them over.”

We walked back inside and I helped her get dinner started. We had a pleasant evening, and she didn’t bring up the subject of Marcus until just before I was set to leave the next morning.

“I know you’re young, Lily, and life goes on for you, but I hope you’ll reconsider moving closer to family here in Vegas.”

The fact that she considered me family, even though my only connection to them was Natalie, filled me with warmth, and I smiled. “I’ll keep it in mind. But like I said, I have ties to where I live now and I really like it there.”

“Does this Marcus person have anything to do with that?”

I bit my lip, uneasy with the idea of talking about my love life—or lack thereof—for fear of upsetting her. But then decided she deserved my honesty. It was about the only thing I had to offer. “To some extent, yes.”

She sighed.

“Truly, Marcy, he is just a friend.” I decided not to tell her that I desperately wanted it to be more than that.

“Family is more permanent than friends, Lily. Always remember that.”

In my life that wasn’t necessarily true. I had no living blood relatives, so my friends were my family. I was thankful for Marcy and John and everyone else in Trevor’s family, but I really hadn’t spent a lot of time with them and didn’t know if I could really count on them in a crunch. For that matter, I wasn’t one hundred percent certain I could count on Marcus in a crunch.

I frowned as a feeling of loneliness grew inside me as I was reminded that I really couldn’t count on anyone besides myself. People in my life had good intentions, but when push came to shove, who would really be there for me?

“I’d better get going,” I said, feeling down. “We have a long drive ahead of us.”

Marcy pulled me into a hug. “I’m so glad you came.” She looked at me steadily. “I want you to know that you’re always welcome here.”

My feelings of self-pity lifted a little at the strength of her sincerity. “Thank you. I really appreciate knowing that.”

As Natalie and I drove north, I turned my thoughts away from Las Vegas and back toward home. The drive was long, but uneventful, and when I pulled into my driveway, I breathed a sigh of relief, happy to be home again, and with no plan to go anywhere.

I carried Natalie to the front door and heard Greta moving around on the other side, then unlocked the door and went in.

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