The Sunny Side of the Mountain by Roberts Charliann

Author:Roberts, Charliann [Roberts, Charliann]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-02-06T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-five

The following Saturday Adam and Sherry invited the twins to stay overnight. Shannon knew that she needed time alone with Sean.

When he arrived at the house, he met the twins, just as they were about to walk out the door. They seemed to like him, although there’d only been a few minutes for introductions. She mentioned to them earlier that she was going out with an old friend.

She was delighted when she noticed where Sean brought them. A small park, located a short distance from the house he owned when they’d first met. In the summertime, there’s a small pond surrounded with grass. They’d always enjoyed coming here when they wanted a quiet moment together. She was surprised that it still existed. It had been a long time since they’d been together. So many places had changed, or were no longer there. This was where they’d always come to be alone, to talk, and just relax. That was something they needed right now, a quiet place with privacy and plenty of time to talk.

Although covered with ice, the pond was still beautiful. Freshly fallen snow had left a white fluffy coating along the banks. The temperature had risen to the mid-thirties, and it was quite pleasant in this early evening hour. There was a full moon surrounded by a glittering of stars. They sat on a park bench at the edge of the frozen pond, the moon shining the perfect amount of lighting across the ice.

Sean placed his arm around her shoulders, and she snuggled up closely. After so many years of being apart, she still felt comfortable in his arms. His chin rested on the top of her head, and there was a spark of some indefinable emotion in his eyes.

“Had your husband ever physically abused you, Cassie?”

“No, never physically, but he’d always abused me mentally. He’d blame me for everything. He would drink too much and then blame me when something went wrong. I always drove everywhere. I never trusted his driving when he’d been drinking. On New Year’s Eve, I’d been so upset with him, that I let him get behind the wheel. I realized my mistake, the moment I noticed that he was driving on the wrong side of the road.”

“That is the very reason I don't drink, Cassie.” His voice broke slightly, and she looked up at him.

“I hadn’t told you, but a couple of years before we’d even met, I’d been married. One day on her way home from work, Karen had stopped to pick up our son Jamie from daycare. They were only a mile from our house when a drunk driver ran a red light. She died on impact. Jamie died just as the ambulance arrived at the scene. I was getting ready to leave my office when the call came in.”

“How old was your son?”

“Three.” His voice caught in his throat for a second. “That day was the day I stopped drinking. Just the thought of having a drink would remind me that a drunk driver had taken my family away from me.

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