The First Touch of Sunlight by Len Webster

Author:Len Webster [Webster, Len]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Indie books, contemporary romance, books, Romance, ebook
Published: 2016-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

Meredith had fought Sam once he’d parked his Mercedes in her driveway. She had told them that she at least owed them a cuppa for going out of their way for her. He no longer had his Jeep. He’d sold it after he went to university and entered politics. He intended to get another one soon, though—one that had more room for when Josh started football—but for now, he drove around in his government car. The journey to her house hadn’t taken too long, but she and Sam didn’t really speak. Instead, Josh talked throughout the entire ride.

She didn’t mind.

She was so fascinated to hear what he had to say.

He was a lot more open outside school.

Normally, it was the opposite.

Meredith unlocked the door and welcomed them into her family’s home. She watched Josh’s eyes light up as he stepped inside. The house was big—far bigger than what her parents needed—but it was her mother and father’s dream home. Before they had immigrated to Australia, they were making do with what they had. They had promised each other that when they had the money, they’d build their own home. And they had.

A bark caught her attention. “Is Josh okay with dogs? I’ll leave Dutch up there if he’s scared.”

Josh’s eyes widened. “Miss D, you have a dog?” Then he glanced at his father and gave him a look. She wasn’t sure what that look entailed, but it seemed as if he were pleading.

Sam chuckled. “He’s not afraid. His mother won’t let him have one.”

Meredith let out a laugh. She found it strange that she didn’t freeze or slip into her fears at the mention of Beth. Maybe it was meeting Beth for the first time that changed her. Meredith knew who she was to Sam. She could never change that. Meeting Beth removed many of the doubts Meredith had lived with.

A lot of the guilt she’d immersed herself in.

“Make yourself at home. I’ll just let Dutch out, and then I’ll make us something to drink. Josh, do you like hot chocolate?”

Sam bent down and began to unbutton his son’s jacket.

Josh glanced up at her and nodded. “I do.”

“Well, you haven’t had hot chocolate from the Netherlands before. Trust me, it’s the best kind there is.” She left the father and son in the hallway as she made her way up the stairs and to her room. She took a deep breath and peeked down at the gold ‘M’ stitched on the sleeve.

Her heart swelled at that little letter.

It had been a sweet memory.

One of the good ones before everything had collapsed between them.

A bark had her shaking her head. She grasped the door handle and then twisted it. When she had opened the door, Dutch was sitting there, wagging his tail.

She bent her knees so that they were eye level. “Sam’s here, but you already figured that out, didn’t you? He brought his son with him. You’re gonna like him. Be nice, okay, Dutch?”

He licked his nose, and she took that as a yes.

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