Lily Rose by Deborah Robinson

Author:Deborah Robinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510764064
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2020-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

ANYONE PASSING BY LILY ROSE on Madison Avenue that summer morning would have thought her life was nearly perfect. Her flaxen hair was shiny and smooth, her complexion flawless and fair. Her white silk Valentino blouse and slim black skirt looked like they had been tailored to fit her slender, lithe figure, which was accentuated by black Louboutin heels. As she walked down the street, her fresh lipstick catching the light and her diamonds glittering in the sun, she looked like she had everything money could buy and more. But it was all fashion armor, hiding a fragile heart. Outwardly she was Lily Rose Reynolds, the gatekeeper of New York fashion and a member of the famed Reynolds clan, whose playgrounds were Manhattan and Palm Beach. Inside she was Lily Rose Long, the little girl from Appalachia who had lost her entire family, and now it seemed like she was going to lose another that turned out to only exist in her imagination.

Lily was meeting that morning with the psychiatrist she had been going to see for the past three years, ever since she and Peyton had sought medical help to have a baby. Every month while taking the fertility drugs, Lily had felt herself swinging between the extremes of joy and despair like a pendulum. Each of the procedures had been filled at first with hopes and dreams, dreams of finally being pregnant, of having a swelling belly and then holding a beautiful baby of her own in her arms. Finally she would see someone who looked like her, a tiny body with the same blood running through his or her veins. Although Lily had never loved anyone in her life more than her parents, she still wanted to see her genetics at work. Over the years, she had heard the innocent comments of people to each other: “Your face is so much like your mother’s” or “You have your father’s eyes.” No one who knew Lily’s past ever said that to her. Her face was one without an origin, without a birthright.

Then, with each procedure’s failure, came the inevitable low. The only thing that kept Lily going was her boutique, The World of Lily Rose, which had expanded to five locations. In addition to New York, stores had opened in Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta. Although each one had its own dedicated team, Lily spent a great deal of time on planes flying from place to the other, as well as going on international buying trips. All of this took away from her private life and her private struggle, which no one understood, not even Peyton. Her doctor had advised that she find a psychiatrist, and Lily had agreed, although with misgivings. The idea of therapy did not bring her much comfort, as her only previous experience had been with a grief counselor when her parents had died.

After a short wait, the receptionist called Lily Rose’s name. She stepped into an elegant office that was filled with orchids, leather-bound books, and a couch covered in thick, royal blue velvet.

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