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Chapter OneA Chapter by Christopher Miller“Maddie! Maddie, no!” I was too late. I had turned around just in time to see my five year old daughter Madison drag a jar of marinara sa.. |
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Laura's KnightA Book by Christopher MillerWorking title... I wrote this contemporary romance after writing Lavender. I haven't decided what to do with it yet. |
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Chapter TwoA Chapter by Christopher MillerHoping the gesture wouldn’t be unwelcome, I patted Jay’s back. I felt tension almost melt out of him upon contact. Since he didn’t .. |
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Chapter ThreeA Chapter by Christopher MillerThe phrase ‘home sweet home’ always used to run through my mind when I pulled into my driveway. I found myself trying to curb the habit. .. |
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Chapter FourA Chapter by Christopher MillerA week later, I had still kept putting everything off. If I was at work, driving, or in bed falling asleep, I was telling myself I would get to it th.. |
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Chapter FiveA Chapter by Christopher MillerI stopped cleaning when I put Madison to bed. I poured myself a glass of wine, intending to relax and do some more thinking. It almost seemed as if i.. |
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Chapter SixA Chapter by Christopher MillerI headed toward the stairs. “I haven’t mentioned the possibility of a new roommate, so for now could you make sure to keep it out of conv.. |
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Chapter SevenA Chapter by Christopher MillerAfter his belly was full of food and wine, I saw Jay more relaxed than I ever had. He still looked tired, but less run down. He gave Mariah his dish,.. |
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Chapter EightA Chapter by Christopher MillerJay smiled, but kept his eyes closed. “Did your parents read you fairy tales?” “Of course, and it turned me into a hopeless romanti.. |
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Chapter NineA Chapter by Christopher MillerMy good mood stayed with me into the next day. When I woke Madison for school, the first thing out of her mouth was to ask if Jay was still there. &l.. |
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Chapter TenA Chapter by Christopher MillerMadison got off the bus and went to the neighbor’s, forgetting I’d taken the day off. She’ll ask what a bug on a tree ten feet away.. |
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Chapter ElevenA Chapter by Christopher MillerOf course, as soon as I punched in the next day Manny sought me out for interrogation. “There you are! How did everything go? Did Jay move in? .. |
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Chapter TwelveA Chapter by Christopher MillerMariah barked a few times when Jay’s car pulled up. “Mariah, shh,” I urged, and she actually seemed to understand. “She was b.. |
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Chapter ThirteenA Chapter by Christopher MillerI called Sara that weekend and she was happy to come over for dinner, though her fiancée Brian was in fact out of town for the rest of the mon.. |
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Chapter FourteenA Chapter by Christopher MillerIt kept feeling right all evening long. I stood over the stove, pan-frying the potatoes Jay had sliced for me. The man’s good with a knife, I t.. |
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Chapter FifteenA Chapter by Christopher MillerIt was time to pull dinner out of the oven. I had made my mother’s marinade and left the tenderized lamb chops sitting in it for two days. I ke.. |
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Chapter SixteenA Chapter by Christopher MillerIt didn’t take long for Beth to get going, probably because the rest of us were well into a second glass of wine. After we all swapped some fun.. |
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Chapter SeventeenA Chapter by Christopher Miller“That sounds more like two questions.” I smiled to cover my unease. I didn’t want to tell Jay about Earl, but I couldn’t lie .. |
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Chapter EighteenA Chapter by Christopher MillerI felt foolish the moment I shut my alarm off the next morning. My first thought of the day was that I’d exposed myself to Jay, while he merely.. |