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Carissa Marks

• Herausgeber: Carissa Marks
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Together forever, friends from birth. Charlotte,(Charlie) had always loved Chase. Both searching for that something deeper. It took nearly losing her in a bombing to rattle Chase into thinking there could be more. When someone tries to kill her, he will move heaven and earth to keep her safe. Through twists and turns and near death events, his resolve grows firmer. He will marry her.  Charlie packed away any hope of marrying the man she had loved forever after an accident left her unable to have a baby...no matter what, she always had his back. He was who she called in the middle of the night when she was scared or lonely. She was where he ran to when life was just too much. Chase pushes her to get a second opinion that leads them into a whole new adventure.  

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FOREVER

Carissa Marks

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ISBN: 9781537857626

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EPILOGUE

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Late September, Whitehall:

Organ music softly played in the distance as Charlie ran through the garden carrying her shoes in one hand, holding her gown up with the other. “Let me in!” A chorus of cheers went up from the women she had known most of her life and a couple new ones. Her shoes went to the wayside as she hugged Rayna and then worked her way around the tent.

“Sit down girl, let’s take care of that mane.” Ali worked at getting Charlie’s thick black waves up in a twist. Rayna had always said no building could contain the love of two people destined to be together. So when she announced the wedding would be in the town square park, no one was really surprised. No one, who really knew her anyway. Charlie loved the whole idea, grass and flowers, fountains, picnic blankets and small tables for two mixed in with huge round tables so no one had to bounce back and forth to see who was speaking. Someone in the back of the tent called out, “We thought you forgot.”

“No, didn’t forget, got tied up making flight arrangements, I’m off day after tomorrow.” Donna stuck a shot glass in her hand. Melissa followed with a pitcher of witches brew, filling the glasses.

“Over the teeth past the gums?” A round of snickers followed, “Fine. Ladies a toast. To the bride. Long lives, happiness and many little James-Monroe pitter pattering feet to keep you busy.” They downed the pineapple, cranberry, seven-up, rum mix and followed it with a shot of tequila.

Rayna’s photographer was taking sister photos at the far end of the tent when Charlie’s phone buzzed, “Where are you? “ She typed back that she was there.

It seemed like eons ago that she had landed at Chase’s. The weather was beautiful where she was going, but Miami was fogged in like it was pretending to be London. “Okay, well my news is more mundane. Cort is engaged.” He waited, on purpose until she had a full bite of chocolate cream pie in her mouth. “To Rayna James.” Charlie sat up straight, fighting to not choke on the mouthful. “That’s a story for a full bottle of bourbon, Red resigned and moved back to Whitehall with Donna. Melissa Bell, her husband died.” Instant tears sat ready to spill, he had forgotten she had been close to Melissa and second cousin to Chip. “I’m sorry Charlie, I forgot. I’m an idiot.”

Her head shook. “Him and Andrew are the only ones. Were the only ones with half a damn brain.” Scenes from their childhood ran through her head. “Gawd, poor ‘Liss, they had what? Three little ones?” He nodded, affirming her memory.

“Jesse moved home, his wife died. So, now the Hall has another eligible bachelor.” Her jaw dropped. “She overdosed.” Chase played with his bottle label. “He has days where he scares the hell outta us, days where he’s real good. Layla and Parker are cute as all get out. He’s all chubby legs and giggles and Layla is the queen bee around there.” He’d deny it, but the look on his face said he liked being around the diaper set.

“Crazy, I haven’t been home in,” she rolled her eyes as she counted on fingers, “Damn, three years, nearly four. Wow.” Three weeks back and she remembered why she left to begin with. Her brothers had the right idea, even though she missed them beyond words. Last night she had downed way too much Cognac with Chase. She had also decided it was time to file for divorce from the dipstick musician with more ex-wives than morals or brains. More and more she knew what she wanted from life and a man and the fool she had married was not him.