Southern Heart Series: Box Set by Ryan Kaylee

Author:Ryan, Kaylee [Ryan, Kaylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kaylee Ryan
Published: 2022-12-15T18:30:00+00:00

Whit,

I know today is hard for you. I also know that she wouldn’t

want it to be. She would want to see that smile that lights up

your eyes. She would want you to be surrounded with

friends and family who love you. That’s my plan for today.

It’s my mission to let you know you are not alone.

I also wanted her to be with you, with us.

I know it’s her birthday, and that means we celebrate her life.

I wanted to be a part of that, to give you something that does just that.

Love,

Aaron

I fight the tears that threaten to spill. I don’t know what I did to have him in my life, but damn, that man. Taking a deep breath, I grab the box and carefully open it. Inside are two more boxes, one long and slender, and the other the size of a book. I grab the small box first and unwrap it. Inside is a heart-shaped locket with forever in my heart inscribed on it. I swallow back the lump in my throat. Warily, I open the locket and I lose the battle. Tears fall unchecked as I look at a picture of my mom when she was my age on one side and me on the other. She was beautiful. My heart aches for her. For the chance to tell her about Aaron, about how I’ve met a man who cares, one who would never leave me no matter what the situation. A man who has wrapped himself so tight around my heart, I don’t think that he’ll ever not be a part of it. Squeezing the locket tight in my fist, I place it next to my heart.

I lie back on the bed and just let the tears falls. He’s right, she wouldn’t want me sad all the time. Her words float through my mind. “Promise me you will open your heart. Find him, the one who flips your world upside down, and let him love you.”

I know with everything in me, I’ve found him. I’ve opened my heart to him and he owns it. I don’t know if he loves me; I know he cares about me. That’s evident in everything he does. I like to think that what we share is mutual.

Sitting up, I lay the locket across my thigh and reach for the other box, unwrapping it with caution. Inside I find a framed picture. It’s of me and Mom. I remember when it was taken. It was my last summer trip here, and she was dropping me off for the week. We’re both smiling, looking at Aunt Jenny as she took the picture. Her arm is around me and she’s healthy and happy. Little did we know that a short four months later, she would receive her first devastating diagnosis.

I’m sobbing as memories flood my mind. Memories of her laugh, her scent. All of it comes crashing in a tidal wave of emotions. The pain of losing her, and the happiness from knowing that the person I am today is because of her.

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