Pictures of Emily by Weir Theresa

Author:Weir, Theresa [Weir, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FICTION/Romance/General
Publisher: Belfry Press
Published: 2012-06-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

For Emily, saying yes had come naturally. She loved Sonny. And even though she knew he didn’t love her, she sensed that he needed her, and she harbored a secret hope that in time that need would turn to love.

In the fairy tales Babbie was so fond of, the stories always ended when the princess said yes. Emily hadn’t looked ahead to the reality of getting married. There was a marriage license to buy, blood tests to take, decisions to make. It was overwhelming.

She was thankful Sonny was so organized, so practical.

“Have you thought about where you want to live?” he asked as they stood in the courthouse waiting to apply for their marriage license.

Reality. “I don’t know.” In truth, she hadn’t thought beyond the present. But she didn’t think Sonny would be able to stand the isolation of St. Genevieve, and now she had to face the possibility of a life away from her family, away from her little island.

When they finished with the marriage application, he grasped her by the elbow. “We have another matter to take care of before we leave.”

“Another matter?”

“Come on—”

His eyes were shining with some strange inner excitement, some secret. She’d never seen him look so alive.

They took the elevator to the third floor and a cramped office where they met a man who looked as if he might be a lawyer.

“Everything has been taken care of,” the man said. He handed Sonny an official-looking document. “We just need Emily’s signature on the bottom line.” Sonny passed the paper to Emily.

A deed. A deed to the St. Genevieve lighthouse. She looked up at Sonny, unable to take it all in.

“I—I don’t understand ”

“It’s a present. A wedding present.”

Her grandfather’s lighthouse?

Half-formed thoughts collided in her mind. The lighthouse. It was so sudden, such a surprise, more than she could grasp. Here he was, giving her something she had thought unattainable, something beyond her reach. And since the lighthouse included the attached cottage, it might also mean that they would live on St. Genevieve.

She glanced up at Sonny, then back at the paper in her hands. He was already under the impression that she was using him to save her name. What would he think if she accepted such a gift—one he knew she wanted so desperately? To him, it might seem that she was using him again, this time in order to own the lighthouse.

Sonny was more important than the lighthouse. Much more.

He looked so pleased with himself. She hated to disappoint him, but she knew she must. She handed the paper back to him. “I can’t accept this, Sonny. It’s too much.”

“I went to a lot of work to get this arranged. You have to accept it.” He stuck the paper back in her hand and led her to a nearby table. He picked up a pen and worked it between her fingers. “Sign the paper, Emily. The lighthouse should be yours.”

“Sonny, I can’t possibly accept such a gift.”

“Don’t think of it as a gift.

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