Harlequin Heartwarming April 2020 Box Set by Melinda Curtis

Author:Melinda Curtis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

EPILOGUE

“I WOULD SAY that was a very successful book signing event, Mr. Evans.”

Brooke came up behind Sebastian where he sat at the kitchen table, crunching the final numbers from Hunter MacBride’s book release event.

“Considering we sold out of copies, I’d say so, too.” Sebastian started to stretch, then tugged Brooke’s arms around his neck. He turned his face to hers for a kiss. “Thank you for your help, Mrs. Evans.”

“Mmm.” Brooke leaned into him and the moment. While she had his attention, she reached out and closed his laptop. “I’ve got soup on the stove and bread warming in the oven.” Her feet were aching from hours spent at the bookstore helping the countless customers who had come into Cat’s Eye during the day. “Mandy is spending the night at Eleni’s.”

“She is?” Sebastian pulled back. “I thought—”

“I suggested it,” Brooke silenced him with a kiss. “I wanted to spend the evening alone with you. Come on.” She took hold of his hand and pulled him to his feet. “I have a present for you.”

“Don’t know that there’s anything more I need or want.”

Brooke grinned at him over her shoulder. “I’ll remind you of that come Christmas. Sit down.” She detoured around the coffee table and disappeared into their bedroom. A few moments later, she returned, the carved wooden box she used to keep hidden, securely in her hands. “This is for you.”

He accepted it, his gratitude overshadowed by confusion. It showed on his face. “It’s nice. Thanks.”

Brooke dropped down onto the couch beside him, tucked her legs under her. That she lived here now, in the home she and Sebastian had planned together, the home he’d raised their daughter in, still felt a bit like a dream, but it was a dream she was more than willing to embrace. “The gift’s inside.”

“Oh.” He lifted the lid and looked down at the stack of envelopes she’d tied with a thin red ribbon. There were dozens of them, all sealed, all addressed to him. They were the last secret she had; the last secret any Ardell had now that her mother had finally come to terms with the past that had kept her from truly connecting with, truly loving Brooke. “I don’t understand,” Sebastian said.

Brooke reached out, brushed her fingers through his hair. “I told you I thought about you and Mandy every day I was gone. What I didn’t tell you was that I wrote to each of you over the years. Birthdays, Christmas, when I needed someone to talk to. I never sent them.”

“You’re giving them to me now?”

“Yes.” How she loved the affection that rose in his eyes. “I have another box for Mandy. I’ll give that to her tomorrow. But for now, I wanted you to have these. So you didn’t have any doubt I never stopped loving you.”

“Brooke.” He caught her hand, brought her fingers to his lips and pressed a kiss against her skin. “All my concerns are gone. We’re exactly where we were meant to be.

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