Pace Laps by Stahl Shey

Author:Stahl, Shey [Stahl, Shey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Amazon: B01IYNC09S
Goodreads: 31204703
Publisher: Shey Stahl LLC
Published: 2016-07-22T07:00:00+00:00

LATER THAT MORNING, we finally all got our shit together enough to gather around the tree and hand out the gifts. We had shipped everything the week before we arrived so that the kids would still be able to enjoy Santa visiting them on Christmas.

Sitting on Jameson’s lap watching our family together, I was thankful he brought me here for this with the white snow falling, the candles everywhere because the power still hadn’t come back on, and Gray sitting in the middle of it all on her potty chair.

Nothing would bring back the losses we’d had over the years, the pain, the voids, but one thing created a small closure. Happiness.

“Having you here with me is the best Christmas present ever,” Jameson said in my ear as we watched our kids and grandkids open presents.

I turned to face him, firelight flickering his warm green eyes.

“Thank you,” I told him, meaning it with all my heart.

Jameson smiled. “I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself.”

“No. I don’t mean for this.”

His brow creased in confusion not understanding what I was saying.

Reaching for his hand, I took it in mine squeezing lightly. “I mean thank you, for everything. You’ve given me an amazing life.” He winked, maybe too choked up to say anything himself, so I added. “You made all of this possible and I don’t know how I can ever truly thank you for asking me to stay.”

His chest shook with laughter. “Well, I was naked so I bet the decision wasn’t all that hard.”

I wracked my brain for a moment remembering that night and if he was naked at the time, but he wasn’t. It was in the doorway of the hotel. Believe me, I remember every single detail about that night. “You were not naked when you said ‘stay’.” And then I remembered that awful skirt Emma made me wear. “I was… kind of.”

Shrugging, he had to make his point when he said, “Either way, someone was naked, and staying was definitely the better option.”

He had a point. “Very true.”

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