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Lotus SeraphimIt's the holiday season in the Hamptons. What do you think the new year will bring Celine?
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Pushing through the crowd, Celine made her way to Sebastian. She couldn’t believe he came to the Hamptons and found her. For a second, he disappeared in the throng, and she couldn’t see him. But like a parting sea, a break appeared, and her way was clear.His eyes were on her and she saw his scowl had faded into a smile. Feeling light and joyous she leaped without a thought into his arms. And of course, he caught her and swung her around. The kaleidoscope of people, music, and smells was muted and there was only Sebastian.“You’re here.”, Celine said breathlessly.Sebastian hoisted her up until their eyes were level. Then he claimed her mouth, surprising her with his passion and Celine opened to him eagerly. The kiss electrified her and was over too soon. It made her compliant and supple in his embrace, so she did not object when he carried her over to the table. Where Kim and Collette sat with wide gaping eyes and mouths.Depositing Celine in her seat, he possessively came to stand be
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It was Christmas Eve, and Celine, Collette, Dad, and Kim just finished eating a traditional dinner of baked ham sweet potato, and greens. After they tidied up the girls changed into their matching pajamas all ready for their usual Christmas evening out on the enclosed patio with their favorite holiday drink, Hot Pumpkin Pies. A drink her mom used to make.This year, Celine and Collette were teaching Kim how to make Hot Pumpkin Pies. “Do we have all of the ingredients?”, Kim asked rifling through the pile of items Celine put on the counter.“Yep.”, Collette said. She started listing things off. “We have milk, light brown sugar, and Rum Chata.”, Collette rolled her Rs when she said rum, and Celine rolled her eyes at Kim who giggled.“Are you sure you haven’t been secretly hitting that bottle?”, Kim asked teasing.“Not yet.”, Collette sang. “Whipped cream, pumpkin spices…Dad, do we have nutmeg?”Dad looked up from his crossword. “Darn it. I knew I had forgotten something. Look in the cabi
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The three girls held their breath while the video call rang and rang. “It’s really late.”, Collette said.It was late. Most adults, if they were up at this hour, were frantically wrapping gifts or putting complicated toys together in time for their kids to wake them up in a few hours and open presents. Celine was just about to give up when Sebastian’s face appeared on the screen.“Hold on.”, he said. Celine could hear music and talking, and she got a nice view of the ceiling as Sebastian walked out of the room. He closed a door and sat down and had a big smile for Celine and she almost didn’t have the heart to say anything to him. How could this man be fooling around on her?“Hey, baby. You miss me already?”, Sebastian asked. His words were a little sloppy and Celine realized he had been drinking too. At least they were on a level playing field, she thought.“How is the party?”, Celine was going to give him a chance to tell her himself.Sebastian put his face close to the phone and whi
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Celine finished her tirade and waited. Sebastian rubbed his temples but said nothing. Celine twisted her hair around her finger with a vengeance. Sebastian sighed heavily. Celine’s foot began tapping and she was just about to suggest they end the call when Sebastian closed his eyes and took another deep breath.He spoke with a voice as flat as a disconnected heart monitor. “Nothing happened last night other than I was ambushed and set up, and I have been non-stop fighting with my family.”, he said. “And now there is this article.”He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. “I texted you as soon as I woke up Celine. You were the first person on my mind. I told you; I am taking our second chance very seriously.” He opened his eyes and the brilliant gray that changed with his mood was washed out, almost imperceptible. “I’m sorry baby, my family is exhausting. I should have never come here.”A burst of compassion diluted her fears, and even though what she said were her true feelings, s
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Kissing Sebastian was delectable, and Celine was addicted. Ever since he arrived, she had been thinking about how to get him alone. And if it were not for her father, she would have dragged Sebastian to her bedroom like a cavewoman and had her way with him.WOW, where was that coming from?“Celine.”, he murmured into her mouth. “You taste incredible.” He slowly delved into her mouth stroking and sucking until she was incoherently moaning. He pulled her tighter, crushing her breasts against him and she could feel his arousal against her abdomen. “I want you.”, he groaned. “I need you.”, he said and bit her lip fueling her passion.“Sorry to interrupt, but…”, Collette said. Shit. Celine pushed away from Sebastian her face flaming. What if that had been her dad?Sebastian turned his back to Collette for obvious reasons, and Celine began wringing her hands. “I’m sorry. We…um…”“Did Dad leave?”, Collette asked, and Celine remembered Dad’s message.“He left without you. He told me to tell yo
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Another hospital, another waiting room. They were all the same, weren’t they? A room for shocked and desperate families to sit for hours upon hours all drinking from the same cup of dread, with a splash of hope to sweeten the bitter brew of mortality.Dad went into surgery within the hour of his arrival. All thanks to Sebastian who called in some favors and got an excellent surgeon, to leave his New Year celebrations and save her father’s life. And if that were not enough, he was at Celine and Collette’s beck and call making sure they had a never-ending source of caffeine to drink and vending machine snacks at their disposal.Around ten at night Rachel, Linda, Jacob, and John showed up, and after answering lots of questions they joined the sisters in their vigil. The new year began without anyone noticing, and a couple of hours later Kim showed up, a little worse for wear, with Phillip.When Phillip darkened the doorway of the waiting room, Sebastian stiffened, Collette gasped, Celine
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The next morning, a middle-aged man appeared in the doorway wearing scrubs. “May I speak to the Beaumont family?” A sharp pain stabbed Celine’s stomach and within seconds, the man was swarmed with Celine and Collette at the center.Tugging at her braid, Celine squinted to read the man’s face trying to see any sign of the outcome. Was her father dead? Was he alright? Why wasn’t he saying anything? “Which one of you is family?”, the surgeon asked.“We are. We are his daughters.”, Collette said and pointed to herself and then Celine.The surgeon glanced around the group, then spoke. “I am Dr. Morgenstern, your father’s surgeon. He made it through the surgery.” There was an outburst of noise, and Celine sent out a silent, Thank you. “Your father was severely injured. The most concerning injuries were to his heart and his lungs.”, the surgeon said.Whatever relief she felt left her body, leaving her feeling heavy with dread. She clutched her sister’s hand and felt Sebastian step in closer.
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Unbeknownst to Celine, Beaumont Equestrian Center had a dedicated attorney of sorts. It all started when her mom took on a troubled teenager whose mother, Carly, happened to be a freshly minted lawyer. Daniela Beaumont saved Carly’s son from a life of drugs and crime. Through her intervention, she allowed him to change his destiny and he grabbed onto that chance with all of his heart.In exchange, Carly stepped in whenever Mom needed legal help. It happened so infrequently that Celine was not aware of the friendship or the arrangement. Celine was halfway between home and New York City when she got a call from Smith, Carson & Associates Legal Firm.“Hello, Celine? This is Carly. Carly Smith. I was a friend of your mom’s”After introductions and getting caught up Carly told Celine that an attorney contacted her on behalf of her client who was interested in purchasing the equestrian center.“But it’s not for sale.”, Celine said and reached for her hair. Collette slapped her hand. Celine r
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Celine was awake thinking when Collette came in with her cheery Mary Poppins voice. “Good morning.”, she sang, and Celine gritted her teeth. Instead of answering she closed her eyes. People went away if they thought she was sleeping.“Time to wake up, sleepy head.” Celine heard her bustling around the room, tidying up. “It’s so gloomy in here, no wonder you sleep all the time.”, Collette twittered like a happy little bird. Celine fantasized about finding a rock and throwing it at her. All that would be left was a puff of feathers littering the air.Suddenly, there was light glaring behind her eyelids, ruining her self-indulgent ambiance of depressive despair. Collette had drawn the curtains, that traitorous little harpy.“You’re going to have a visitor today.”, Collette chirped. “Look I got you some flowers. Aren’t they pretty? Here smell.”, She practically stuck the bouquet in Celine’s face who was lying on her stomach so the burns on her back could heal properly, and she had an oxyge
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Beaumont Equestrian Center spent a lot of money on a fire system that was tested and maintained several times a year, but the one, and only time they needed to use the system, the fire raged undeterred. Where were the wet sprinklers and the alarm? Why hadn't the fire triggered anything? Was the system defective? Celine realized she was going to have to turn the sprinklers on manually. There was a lever on the side of the building, where she could turn the sprinklers on and hopefully put out the fire.Coughing and gasping from the smoke, Celine ran the length of the stables. The beam of her flashlight bounced across the ground until she found what she was looking for, the manual release. All she needed to do was pull the lever. Where was the lever? Did she have it wrong? No, she was positive this was the place, but there was no lever. Looking closer, she saw the lever had been torn off. What the hell was going on? Had someone accidentally done this and not reported it, or was this int
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Turning onto the dirt road to her house, Celine’s head was full of her date with Ethan, and her feelings about Sebastian. She resented having to “move on”. That’s how it felt, she guessed, to be the one who didn’t end the relationship. Sebastian had moved on, but she was stuck still loving him. Wasn’t that the entire reason she was, “Getting out there?”, to snap her out of her lovesick state?“Stupid lying asshat.”, Celine yelled and hit her steering wheel. She didn’t want to move one. She just wanted Sebastian. Hot mournful tears rolled down her cheeks, and the dirt road blurred. Why did he do this to her? He lied to her, and now she had to live life without him. “I hate him.”, she sobbed.Turning the bend, she saw her house and she accelerated planning to hit the brakes hard at the last minute in a satisfying act of pointless violence. At the last second, she saw a car parked in the road, blocking the way and she screamed and slammed her foot down hard on the brakes. Her body rocked
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This time when he asked her out, she said yes, and even though she wasn’t excited about her date, she hoped when the time came, she would be. His name was Ethan. He was a few years older than she was and already had a healthy equine veterinarian practice. Ethan had brown hair with adorable curls that begged to be pulled, and big blue eyes that made her think of tropical waters or summer skies. He was tall, very tall, standing at six feet four inches and he had the kind of body earned through hands-on labor and not at a gym.Everyone thought they were the perfect match. Collette said if she wasn’t in the middle of a push-and-pull love affair with Dr. Gururaj she would snap him right up. And they were right, Ethan was divine, and she should be swooning at his feet and thinking about kissing his, pouty bottom-heavy full lips. Not psyching herself up to go on a date with him.In her heart of hearts, she still belonged to Sebastian, but that was not going to happen. Kim in her infinite wisd
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With a fake smile that stretched like rigor mortis across her face, Celine shifted from one foot to the other trying to alleviate the ache from her high heels, and longed for the days when she did everything in boots. Her new role as an entrepreneur for Beaumont Equestrian made her feel like an imposter and she lived in constant fear, that at any moment, someone would see past her business attire and discover she was just a hick that was good at riding horses.“Everything looks good.”, the banker said. “The seventy thousand dollars should transfer this afternoon. Is there anything else I can help you with today, Ms. Beaumont?”, asked the bank teller.“That’s all for today, thank you.”, Celine said sustaining her counterfeit smile, and left for her next appointment of the day.It had been four months since she last saw Sebastian and, in that time, her father came home, the contract with Gale Hospitality was a success, and local schools were sending their kids by the busload to take clas
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It was daylight and Celine was coming home to shower and change. From there, she was off to a prep school to pitch equestrian classes. She knew with this group; it was important to dress well. Luckily, she still had some very nice outfits hanging in the back of her closet, from when she was married. She texted Jacob and John that she was on her way home.JacobDon’t come yet. Your boySebastian’s here looking for you.Can I hit him? I always wantedto kick some billionaire ass.CelinePlease get rid of him. I need to getdressed I have a meeting at a school.If a billionaire wants to find you, there is nothing on this earth that can stop him so Celine should not have been surprised when he showed up at the hospital that evening. Luckily only family members are allowed in the ICU unit so when the nurse told her this incredible-looking man was there to visit her father, she told them to turn him away. What she did not count on was that Sebastian would wait for her, so when she left the I
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Walking out of Gale Industries, Celine felt like a rockstar. She had given her very first pitch to get an equine contract and she felt good about it. It all started when Kim told her about an opportunity.They were in the hospital cafeteria eating mediocre food the same morning Celine had her fainting spell. It was a panic attack, not dangerous, but scary. Apparently, hyperventilating puts too much carbon dioxide in your body and starves your body of oxygen and if you do not have enough oxygen in your bloodstream you faint.All of a sudden Kim got, that, look on her face, and Celine internally groaned. She knew what that look was. It was the, I have a great idea that you are going to hate, look. Celine rose to escape, “I’m going to get some water, do you want some?”, Celine asked.“Yes, but hold on a second. I have an idea.”, Kim said grinning like the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland.“Can it wait until I come back? I’m thirsty.” Celine said making another futile attempt.“Can’t w
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A few days after Sebastian asked for a “break”, Celine’s dad was discharged from the hospital. Collette was away at school, so Celine handled it, but she wasn’t alone. Jacob and John came over and set up a temporary bedroom in the family room so Dad would not need to go up and down the stairs while he recovered. Rachel put a schedule together to make sure someone was coming by every hour or so to check on Dad. Even Kim came out of the woodwork and helped.Everyone was ready to help Dad recover except Dad. As soon as he got home, he went rogue. He kicked out the physical therapist when she came and wouldn’t let the traveling nurse take his vitals. Instead of lying down and resting he sat at the kitchen table all day putting together model airplanes drinking coffee and eating whatever he wanted.Celine coped with the “break” by working round the clock. If she wasn’t tending to her father, she was working at the equestrian center. They suddenly had more business than they knew what to do
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Without an explanation to Phillip, Celine raced through the restaurant, and out the front door. Sebastian was not that far ahead of her. “Sebastian.”, Celine said calling out loudly as she ran towards his retreating figure.She was desperate to reach him, she knew he was misunderstanding what he saw, and she didn’t want to hurt him or lose him. Sebastian flinched when she called his name so she knew he heard her and yet he did not stop or even look. He was really upset. She pumped her legs harder striving to reach him and when she tried to slow down she ended up skidding on the ice right into Sebastian’s back. This knocked his feet out from under him on the slippery ice and they both went down.Sebastian was over six feet and had a solid two hundred pounds of muscle so when he fell on top of her it hurt, a lot. Celine hardly felt the pain, she was so worried about Sebastian’s misunderstanding. He rolled off her and came to her side. “Celine, oh my God. Are you okay?”, Sebastian stammer
