Sunset on Moonlight Beach--A Moonlight Harbor Novel by Sheila Roberts

Author:Sheila Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2021-06-23T12:58:05+00:00

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The day of Sabrina’s graduation ceremony brought clear skies and sunshine. And a car for Sabrina that Seth had overhauled for Jenna. It was a bright blue 2014 Ford Focus hatchback that had needed some engine work and a ton of cosmetic repair, but it had turned out looking like new. They’d wrapped it in blue and gold ribbon, the school colors. Sabrina had been ecstatic, jumping all over the parking lot, hugging both Jenna and Seth, squealing loud enough to bring people poking their heads out of their rooms at the Driftwood.

She’d been almost as thrilled with the afghan Aunt Edie had made for her. “I’ll treasure it forever,” she’d said, hugging Aunt Edie.

Talk about treasuring forever. Jenna got all misty-eyed seeing her baby in her cap and gown. Senior pictures, prom picture, cap-and-gown pictures—Jenna would have enough to fill an entire photo album.

Happily, the ocean breezes kept the ceremony attendees cool as they sat in the Moonlight Harbor High stadium and cheered as the graduates walked forward to accept their diplomas.

“She looks so pretty,” Aunt Edie said as Jenna snapped pictures with her phone. “And to think she graduated at the top of her class.”

The top ten percent. Not quite high enough to be valedictorian, but high enough to make her family proud.

The whole family was there for the occasion, including Damien and the in-laws. It was one of many events they’d be attending together over the coming years. Aurora, the other woman, was history, but Jenna knew Damien had been seeing a new woman. Thank God he hadn’t brought her along.

Of course, at some point, he would make it permanent with someone and both he and that someone would be present at Sabrina’s wedding. The someone would probably get invited to bridal showers and baby showers and baby’s first birthday parties.

Get used to it, Jenna told herself. Damien would always be on hand to pour salt on the wound he’d inflicted when he left her for another woman.

Except that wound was finally closing, so let him pour away. Life in Moonlight Harbor was good and Jenna would soon have her own someone to be present at weddings and baby’s first birthdays. She could let go of the old bitterness now. It was time. New beginnings all round. For Sabrina and her parents.

Both Seth and Brody had come to the graduation, and Jenna had taken a secret pleasure in the way Damien had looked them over. She especially loved how he’d frowned when Brody put an arm around her. Yes, living well was the best revenge.

With the ceremony over, everyone went back to the house, where Aunt Edie and Jenna and Mel and Celeste had worked together to prepare a feast. If a table really could groan, their dining table would have. It was loaded with platters of cold cuts and cheese, bread and condiments, fruit, veggies and dip, chips, and, of course, Aunt Edie’s cookies. A punch bowl sat at one end, and on the other end was a basket with graduation cards that were probably stuffed with money and gift cards.

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