Wannabe in Wyomng by Samantha A. Cole & Samantha A. Cole

Author:Samantha A. Cole & Samantha A. Cole
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha Cole

Willow stared at the gorgeous but mysterious box as her heart pounded and her hands shook. “I don’t know why I’m so afraid.”

Nathan set a reassuring hand on her trembling arm. “Don’t be so hard on yourself. It’s okay to feel what you’re feeling.”

Nodding, she took a deep breath then lifted the lid the rest of the way. Inside she found a stack of letters tied together with a simple piece of baling twine. Trust a rancher to use whatever was practical. That more than anything told her these were left there by her father. A woman would never use baling twine to tie something important together like that. She pulled the packet of letters free and handed the box to Nathan without even looking at him. Her eyes were glued to the front of the top letter.

Cheryl Crawford.

No address, just her mother’s name, handwritten in black ink.

“Is that your mom?” Nathan wrapped his arm around her, pulling her fully against his side.

“Y-yeah.” She swallowed what felt like a lump the size of a boulder. Scraping her nail down the twine, she looked up at him. “Will you think it terrible of me if I said I wanted to look at these alone?”

“Of course not, baby. How about I go start some lunch for us? Come find me when you’re ready.” He kissed her softly and put the box beside her knee before rising and leaving the room.

Slipping the twine free, she selected the top envelope and put the rest of the stack back into the box. When she pulled out the letter, a photo fluttered out, landing softly on her lap. It was small and faded with age. A tall, young man stood behind her even younger looking mother, holding her flush against his body. A black Flyers ball cap shaded his face, but his grin was a mile wide and was matched by the bright smile on her mom’s face. Willow knew that cap—had even worn it several times since moving there and finding it in the hall closet.

Her mother couldn’t have been more than sixteen in the picture. Thinking back, Willow realized she’d never seen any pictures of her mom from when she’d been a pregnant teen. There’d only been photos of her mother when she’d been much younger or after Willow had been born. There certainly had never been pictures of her with this man—Jason.

After gently putting the picture with the other letters, she unfolded the pages in her hand. She took a deep breath, feeling as if she was balanced on a precipice. She knew, intrinsically, that everything she ever knew about her mother, and everything she didn’t know about her father, was about to change.

May 29

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