Today Only by D. Love

Author:D. Love [Love, D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-05-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen: Rye

Mom is beyond excited about the trip to Nashville. She has everything scheduled for our trip. Between phone calls, Facebook messages, and tweets, all her online friends are gearing up to meet each other in real life for the first time. We’re leaving in two days, and I’m seated at the pony wall with Mom, going over last minute details.

I’m really going to miss Jett. He has become a part of our lives. I keep telling myself it’s only a four-day trip, and I know how much Mom needs this getaway. She’s as giddy as Em was about her graduation party.

The front door opens. No sooner had Em set foot inside when she rushed over to me and hugged me hard enough that I almost lost my breath.

"Is everything okay, honey?" I ask.

"I love you, Mama," she murmurs and snuggles against me. Then she whispers for my ears only. "Jett said he would be my dad."

I look up at Jett, the most wonderful man in the universe, and mouth I love you. He winks in response.

Unspoken words can be so powerful. I take Em to her room for our evening routine: grab the pajamas, give her a bath, and then tuck her into bed. I give her a kiss and remind her how much I love her. The process takes about forty-five minutes.

When I return to the kitchen, I see my mom in her usual spot in front of the computer and assume she’s on Facebook. Jett takes my hand, and we walk to my room.

We lie down on my bed, with my head on his chest.

"How was your visit with your dad?" I ask him.

"Insightful as always," he replies.

I love his dad. I spent some time with him a few weeks ago, and he’s called every day since then to check on us and make sure we do not need anything. He also fixed our back door the other day. He’s definitely a great man, and I can see where Jett gets both his looks and his good heart.

I can feel Jett staring at me.

"Are you alright?" I ask curiously.

"Yes. Why do you ask?"

"You’re just staring at me, like your trying to remember something." I secretly know that isn’t the case at all. He was staring at me to memorize my features, so he could always remember me. He tells me how much he has fallen in love with me with a look.

"I was given a gift, when God brought us together," he whispers.

I smile and lean in to kiss him. He cups my face in his large hands, kissing with so much emotion, it almost brings tears to my eyes.

He pulls away too soon for me. "I’ve got to drop by my house. I’ll be back." He kisses my forehead, rolls out of bed, and leaves my room.

I listen to his footsteps as he walked through the living room, reminding my mom not to forget to read to me.

"Of course!" She sounds pleased. Mom hasn’t been reading to me much lately, not since Jett has been in our lives.

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