Once Found: The Pocket Watch Chronicles by Ceci Giltenan

Author:Ceci Giltenan [Giltenan, Ceci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Duncurra LLC
Published: 2016-05-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Gabe always loved his first day off after working seven in a row. He usually slept in and did nothing except catch up on laundry. But today he awoke with the woman he loved in his arms and the sure knowledge that the day would not be spent doing nothing.

Although he had joked with her about her social calendar at the beginning of the week, it turned out that her days had been filled while he worked. Her mother had taken the whole day off to spend with her on Wednesday. He didn’t think anything about it until that evening when he’d asked her about the day.

“It was very good. We had a lovely lunch and then went shopping.”

“Sounds like a typical mother-daughter day.”

“Does it? My mother said we’d never done that.”

“Really? That’s hard to believe.”

“It’s what she said. I’m not sure why it surprises you. You said you didn’t think we were close.”

“I know I did, but lunch and shopping—or pedicures—with mom is my sister’s favorite thing to do. Hands down.”

“Pedicures? What’s a pedicure?”

He smiled. Frankly, he wondered if Elizabeth had ever taken time for a pedicure. “A pedicure is a foot treatment. You soak your feet in warm water for a while and then someone rubs the dry skin off, trims the nails, massages your feet and lower legs and finishes by putting polish on your toenails.”

Elizabeth had looked incredulous. “Really? And women like this?”

“In my experience, they do.”

“Maybe I should get my mother to go with me for a pedicure.”

“It would probably do you both good.”

Elizabeth had spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Sinclair, who had taken her to see a variety of attractions in the city. Elizabeth’s favorite had been the Central Park Zoo.

“There were so many animals I’d never seen before.”

“You probably have seen them, you just don’t remember.”

“Right…that’s what I meant. But I loved it. Mrs. Sinclair says that the Bronx Zoo is even bigger. She’s going to take me there the next week you work nights.”

“If you thought the Central Park Zoo had a lot of animals, wait until you see the Bronx Zoo. It’s the largest zoo in the United States.”

Her eyes lit with a youthful exuberance that was both charming and insanely attractive. It made him want to be the one to take her there. Still, there were plenty of new experiences to share with her. Not if she gets her memory back. He tamped that little voice down. If all of her memories returned today, it would be a blessing. But even as he had that thought, a small part of him was falling in love with this version of Elizabeth. He had to admit, if only to himself, that he wasn’t anxious for things to change.

Today, however, he had her to himself for most of the day, and he’d planned a few things that he was sure would please her.

He rose up on one elbow, brushed the hair from her face, and gave her a gentle kiss.

She blinked her eyes, looking confused for a moment before her face split into a wide grin.

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