It felt strange waking up in my old bed. I had become so used to sleeping next to Holden every night. I have slept by myself for so many years and now it’s a lonely feeling. I had missed my parents and I know I should be staying here more. The thought makes me a little sad. I love them dearly but I also love Holden. I need to figure out how to split my time between Holden’s house and my parent’s house. I was so thankful that Daddy has been given a clean bill of health and his cancer is in remission. The next morning I was so excited to see Holden. I did not realize how much I hated sleeping alone until he wasn’t with me last night. Of course Mama had breakfast ready and insisted we both sat down for a good meal. Holden was almost as excited for the breakfast as he was seeing me. When I get into my office, I see the voicemail light blinking on my phone. It’s pretty early for someone to have already left a message. It is probably a telemarketer or a wrong number. It will have to wait
It was hard for any of us to concentrate the rest of the day. We were so excited about getting approvals. I think that in the back of our minds we had expected to get turned down. I know that Holden was worried that if that would happen, Mayson may leave again. They were back together and probably more in love now than when we were teenagers. I guess he had a fear that something would happen that would break that bond again. Amelia’s childish antics sent Mayson packing the first time. The things that have happened since she has been back in town are much worse. I hope that she stays put this time. I don’t think Holden will survive if he loses her again. The zoning department sent over a courier with the permits. I think I am going to have them framed at this point. I do not even want a spec of dust on these documents. I have the permits laid out on my desk when Amelia walks in. She has been surprisingly nice lately and that has me a little worried. Most of the time when that happens
I have had enough with the bad things happening in this town. There is no way that someone from Chance would have spray painted my dad’s car. It was one thing for someone to mess with my car, but when they mess with my parents that’s a whole different story. If someone is pissed at me or about the project, they need to take up their grievances with the board. I am going to do what I can this weekend to put that aside. I am moving in with Holden this weekend. A couple of nights without him next to me was more than enough. I missed him so much. Holden gets to the house way too early for me. Daddy has been up since six which is normal for him. Unless he is sick my dad is up at the crack of dawn. I can’t function until I have had at least one cup of coffee. Mama is neither an early riser nor late sleeper. She lays in the bed for a little while after Daddy gets up so she can let him do his morning routine. “Good morning, sweetie. You learned the getting up early for Daddy. You know I n
Thankfully Councilman Jordan has no long effects from his allergic reaction. The restaurant has no idea what happened with the food. They always prepare it separately from other customers food. I am sure there is an explanation but the important thing is that James is okay. Seth had to get new copies of the permits done after he spilled coffee on them. It did not make them invalid due to this but he wants to frame them after everything we went through to get them. The mayor, Robert Hughes, took the podium for the opening ceremony. He is the longest running mayor int he town of Chance. His ancestors helped establish the town. His voice boomed over the speakers, filled with more enthusiasm than the town had seen in years. He talked about progress and prosperity, about how the building would bring generate extra revenue for Chance. It would put the town on the map again as a success. The memory of the flood was still in there, but its effects will be gone for good. Those in attenda
I have been keeping a close eye on Amelia. She has been on her best behavior. She chewed my ass out when we got home after the ground breaking ceremony. She had walked in when Mayson was hugging me. I got in trouble not only for Mayson hugging me, but Amelia said I was hugging her back. It was a few days of tantrums and me buying gifts to try to pacify her. This was getting old. I have finally made the decision that marrying her would be the stupidest thing I have ever done, and I have done a lot of stupid things in my life. I was having a difficult time even trying to have sex with her. Her behavior and attitude lately has been a huge turnoff. Never thought the day would come with Seth Davis would have trouble getting hard. In college, it didn’t matter what the girl looked like or how drunk I was, I would be getting laid just about every night. Amelia is a beautiful girl on the outside which is a major turn on. Unfortunately, she is an ugly person on the inside which is the biggest
I wonder if Mayson remembers what the thirty-first of May is significant for. Eight years ago it was a Saturday night, one week before graduation. God has smiled down at me because it is on a Saturday night this year. I proposed eight years ago and I am going to propose again. I have only a few days to get all of my plans together. Mayson is at an alumni meeting in Arkansas so I have time to plan. My first stop is going to be her Mom and Dad’s house. Her mom had one special thing I needed for that night. Graduation Night It had been the best week of my life and the worst week at the same time. I had asked Mayson to marry me and she had said yes. Our plans were in place for us to get married right before my classes started at Penn State. She was going to enroll in courses at a local community college and start her studies in architecture. When she didn’t show up at the football field to leave town with me, my world shattered. Amelia had seen her leave town, but I couldn’t underst
Holden and I had been back together now for three months. He said he had a surprise for me and said he wanted me to get dressed up. I had no idea of where we were going so I settled on a simple white dress with small flowers on it. I always kept one in my wardrobe because it reminded me of the night that Holden had given me the engagement ring at Antonio’s in Clinton. It was the most romantic night we had ever had together. Antonio’s Restaurant (eight years ago) I could never imagine that Holden would have bought me an engagement ring. We had been saving up for the last year to pay for rent on the apartment we were going to live in while he was at Penn State. His family was well off, but his step father wouldn’t allow his mother to give him any extra money. He would save the money he earned working with my dad to get the things he really wanted. I was so proud of becoming his wife. It was the most beautiful ring that I had ever seen. It was a Keepsake Diamond setting. They didn
I feel like my world has just exploded. I knew that Jennifer did not take our break up well, but how could she tell such a lie. There is no way she is pregnant with my baby. She could be doing this just to get back at me for the breakup. Mayson had left the table and walked out of the entrance door. I needed to talk to her now and keep Jennifer away from her. I will deal with that lying bitch soon enough. I could tell by the look on her face that a panic attack was about to start. I would not let her be alone to deal with that. “Holden, let her go, you know that you need to be with me and this baby. This baby is our miracle to bring us back together. You have no business being with her, she betrayed you once and left you. She will do it again.” “What the actual fuck, Jennifer? You don’t know one thing about Mayson and you need to keep your opinions to yourself. We do not belong together. I belong with Mayson, and only her. Now get out of my way, I need to talk to her.” Jennifer l