Silas Prescott attended the event with his fiancée and incredibly it was Ava. According to Grace she looked beautiful and they spent most of the night in each other’s arms. Grace had always thought Silas was stern and unapproachable but with Ava he was tender and gentle. Ava, she claimed, looked
“Marilynn convinced your wife her period cycles were too erratic and painful on their own and wanted birth control to regulate them which is not uncommon. She refused an actual examination but there was no reason not to prescribe the pills so I did. Seven years ago when she came to me about the te
Ava sighed stretching. Her body felt stiff yet relaxed. Though her throat was dry and her mind fuzzy she didn’t have a headache. Memories slowly trickled to the surface. She remembered the confrontation with her sister followed by the encounter with her mother. After that she had a good time ac
He forced himself to stand, “Sleep as late as you like. I’ll see you tonight.” “Tonight.” Ava agreed watching as he reluctantly forced himself to leave. She smiled as she lay snuggled in the blankets. She felt so warm. For years she struggled to fend off chills that ne
“Take care of Ava and the kids, anything they need.” “They shall want for nothing,” Duncan assured him opening the door. “Oh, Christmas presents. I need sizes, preferences, wish lists, whatever ideas you can get from the kids and Ava.” “Of course.”
According to rumors and pictures she was petite and beautiful. She was very personable and people already sung her praises as a gentle and genuine lady. But they still didn’t know anything about her or where she came from. Silas entered ignoring the stares that followed him as he too
“There is another announcement I will be making at the New Year’s party,” Silas said after a moment. “You’ll find that in the files Thomas prepared.” Hesitantly the board members turned their attention to the files and opened them. Inside were hospital test results. Each test was lab
“Deck the halls with boughs of holly,” Theo chanted as they wrapped garland along the base of the stair rail. Duncan suggested decorating the rail itself but the brothers vetoed the idea. For Alexis’s safety it was best to leave the rail uncovered and clean. In addition to garlands t