Lucy's Chance by Jackie D

Author:Jackie D [D, Jackie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635550283
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

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Erica walked away, and there was a blankness where moments before, Lucy had felt nothing but heat. She moved over to the couch and took a seat. She wasn’t positive they had been sharing the same memory, but she hoped. Now she needed a bit of grounding and some time to observe everything she had been missing.

Lucy knew her family was close to Erica. It had been one of the reasons she stayed away, but she hadn’t been prepared for the reality of it. Erica wasn’t just close to her blood relatives, she was one of them, maybe even more so than her. They shared a plethora of inside jokes, glances, friendship, and love. Things Lucy had missed out on by following her career.

Her niece sat on Erica’s lap in the kitchen, showing her several drawings she had made in kindergarten that week. Her parents spoke of her accomplishments as if she was their daughter, and Melanie handed her a cup of coffee without asking how she wanted it. Jealousy bubbled up inside her belly and worked its way through her body. But she couldn’t decide if she was jealous of Erica, or of her family. The gravity of everything she had given up in both instances started to weigh on her, pushing on her shoulders, making it difficult to breathe.

Grayson took a seat next to her. “You okay?”

“I don’t know.”

“Which part are you upset about?”

She motioned to her family sitting only a few feet away. “I don’t know what hurts more, that I could’ve been a part of this, or that they don’t seem to miss that I’m not.”

He rubbed her leg. “That’s ridiculous. If you want to be a part of it, they’ll welcome you back with open arms. They love you.”

Her thoughts were interrupted by the front door hitting the wall behind it with a loud bang as it was flung open. Her brother MJ immediately followed the loud noise. The noise matched his personality. He hadn’t aged a day, despite the year he had in age over Lucy. He was still as muscular as he had been when they were in their mid-twenties. His hair didn’t have a single strand of gray, which Lucy figured was probably because of a coloring agent. His eyes were bright, his smile was wide, and as usual, his presence filled the whole room.

Grayson grabbed her arm, harder than what was necessary, and squeezed. “Who is that?”

“That,” she sighed, “is MJ, my other brother.”

“Oh my.”

“Yeah, he gets that a lot.”

Her mother practically fell over herself to get to him. She squeezed his cheeks and lavished them with kisses. “Oh my goodness, all my children together in one house again. What a wonderful day.”

MJ picked her up and twirled her around in a large circle. He made his way through the rest of the family, giving hearty hugs and joyful pats on the back. He finally landed on Erica, and she stood to get his embrace.

“Chance! Man, you look great! I still can’t believe my little sister ever gave you up.

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