Visions of Love by C. M. Albert

Author:C. M. Albert [Albert, C. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: book
Publisher: FlowerWork Press
Published: 2019-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

THE AIR WAS thick and heavy with gloom from the moment Rosalie stepped out of bed. She could feel the town mourning as clearly as if actual black clouds hung over them, saturated and ready to burst wide open. They were raw with their grief and pain.

When Rosalie shook Brecken awake, she noticed the rich purple bags supporting his bloodshot eyes. He looked worse than she’d ever seen him.

“Breck, what’s going on?” she asked over breakfast. She was cooking for him for once. Dez had taught her how to make French toast, and it was one of the few things Rosalie was competent at making other than boxed mac-n-cheese.

“What do you mean?” he asked, draining his cup of orange juice in one swallow. He picked up the paper and scanned the sports section as he always did, then went on to read the lotto numbers. He bought one lotto ticket every week without fail, even though Rosalie could’ve told him he’d never build his empire that way.

“You aren’t sleeping at home as often. You’re skipping out of work. You look exhausted. And you still never fully explained what happened to the house the other day. Are you in trouble?” she asked, setting down the spatula. She handed a plate of French toast and bacon over to her brother, watching his eyes as he debated the answer she knew wasn’t going to be truthful.

“Look, Rosie,” he said, calling her by her childhood nickname, “I appreciate the concern, but you don’t have to worry about me. I’ll be fine.”

“Will you though?” she asked. “I’ve tried to tell you this a dozen times, Breck, but I accepted that job offer for the TV show. The one in California.”

“That’s great, sis!” he said, shoving a forkful of the tender bread into his mouth and grinning. “And, wow. This isn’t half bad either!”

“Gee, thanks,” she said dryly. “Are we going to pretend you didn’t hear what I just said?”

“Look, Rosie,” he said, setting down his fork, “I pretty much knew the minute you told me you talked to them that you’d be leaving eventually. I’ve been preparing myself for it.”

“Have you hired someone to replace me yet?” she asked, skeptical that Brecken had everything as under control as he pretended.

“Technically, you were the fill in when we were short staffed,” Brecken said, winking. “I’ll take care of it, Rosalie. Just go out there and kick some ass, okay?”

Rosalie nodded, knowing this was about as good as she was going to get from her brother. “I’m going to miss you, Breck. Even if you are a pain in the butt sometimes.”

He stood up, grabbing his suit jacket from the back of the chair and sliding into it. “I’m gonna miss you too, sis,” he said, bringing his dirty dishes to the dishwasher and loading them. “You about ready?”

“Sure,” she said, wishing they had a little more time to talk this morning before the service. “Let me grab my bigger purse.” She darted to her room where

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