The Bed She Made: A Story of Love, Forgiveness, and Second Chances (A Journey Durant Novel) by Elicia Hyder

Author:Elicia Hyder
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Action & Adventure, Romance, New Adult & College, Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
Publisher: Forge Creek Press
Published: 2015-05-02T05:00:00+00:00

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HAND GUNS AND DIAPER BAGS

JOURNEY WAS surprised the day that Marcus decided to catapult their family into the 21st century by bringing home their first desktop computer. He had always been so adamant about not having one at home because he used one so much at work. She really didn’t care if they had one or not. If she needed the Internet, she would go to her mom’s house or Kara’s apartment. She eyed him suspiciously as he lay under the desk in the office connecting all of the wires. “How much money did you spend on that thing?” she asked.

“I had to get it for work,” he said. “I need to be able to check the office bulletins.”

“Whatever.” She folded her arms across her chest and leaned against the doorframe. “You just want to look up naked women online.”

He laughed out loud. “Do you think I have a death wish?” He slid out from under the desk and pressed the power button on the computer before standing up.

Genna cried out from her playpen in the living room. Journey walked into the room and found her little girl sitting up, playing with her feet. “Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba,” she babbled.

“Genna!” Journey cooed.

The bald baby girl dressed in pink looked up with her daddy’s big crystal blue eyes. “Mum, mum, mum, mum.” Journey thought her heart might melt into a puddle. Genna lifted her tiny arms up, and Journey scooped her up into her arms and kissed her little face.

“Who is Mommy’s sweet baby girl? Did you have a good nap?” She kissed Genna again before carrying her back to the office. Marcus was seated in front of the screen. She walked over and wedged her way into his lap.

He laughed and kissed his wife. “Dad’s beautiful girls,” he said, rubbing Journey’s back.

Journey draped her arm around his shoulders. “I’m going to change her diaper and go over to my mom’s for a while.”

“How is your mom?” he asked.

Journey’s mother had undergone gallbladder surgery that week. “She’s OK. Still in a lot of pain, but she’s getting better. Genna and I are going to go to the grocery store for her and then maybe cook dinner for her and Dad. Do you want to go or are you going to stay here and play with your new toy?”

He gave her a guilty look.

She laughed and kissed his forehead. She bounced Genna on her knee. “Daddy’s already neglecting us because of the Internet. It’s just you and me, kid.”

Marcus laughed and kissed Genna’s little fingers. “I’ll come over there for dinner. Just call me when it’s almost ready.”

She began to stand up, but he pulled her back down by her shirt and gave her a long, slow kiss. “I love you.”

“Love you too, Daddy.” She gave him a quick peck on the tip of his nose.

Journey packed what seemed like a month’s worth of essentials into the diaper bag, changed Genna’s wet diaper, and buckled the baby into her car seat.

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