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Chapter Fifty-Two
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2024-10-29 19:42:56MEETING THE FAMILY
Sierra leaned against the doorframe and crossed her ankles over one another with a glass of white wine in hand. Roman, Elijah, and her father were watching baseball with more fervor than she’d ever seen before, making her smile.
“They get along like a house on fire.” Karisa came to stand beside her with a glass of her own and gazed at the trio screaming orders at the television.
“I’m really glad about that.” She glanced at Karisa only to find her studying her intently.
“In all my years I've never seen my son so infatuated by someone.” Her eyes narrowed thoughtfully, “Not even Caralynn.” She added, grasping Sierra’
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COMING CLEAN They entered the room with their fingers intertwined, drawing the attention of all four occupants. “We haven’t exactly been honest with you guys.” Sierra glanced at Roman and received an encouraging look from him. “And we felt it’s time to come clean.” He added, placing the open bottle of wine on the table. “At least you really got the wine,” Lorraine smirked, leaning forward. “Lorraine!” Bradley scolded, while the other two just laughed. “G
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ENGAGEMENT PART TWOSierra strolled along the shore, watching the sunset, leaving the chatter surrounding the fire in the background.“Sierra.” Evan caught up to her, dragging her attention from the phone in her hand.“Hey.” She smiled.“You miss him, huh?” Sierra blushed and nodded.“He’ll be back before you know it.” He assured her, but she already knew that it was the time in between that affected her.&
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EVERYDAY ADVENTURE “Excuse me miss, can you tell me where I can find the ice-cream parlor?” Sierra jumped when she heard the voice behind her, she was so caught up in deciding what flavor of the sauce to choose that she became ignorant of the things around her. “Uh, hi. The ice cream parlor is just down the road to the left.” The man looked to be in his early twenties with a little blonde-haired girl’s hand in his grasp. “Thank you.” He smiled and leaned down to say something to the girl in another language, Sierra watched as her face lit up. “May I suggest the double chocolate flavor?” She added before they could walk away an
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TOGETHER AT LASTSierra and Roman flopped onto the couch, both exhausted from a day of moving. Roman was lucky to find a nice third-floor apartment across the road from the San Francisco botanical gardens which was only five minutes from the new hospital and a ten-minute drive to Sierra’s house.The old lady who lived in the apartment had a stroke and had to be put into frail care, leaving her children with no other option, but to sell the apartment in order to make a down payment to the nursing home.“That’s got to go.” Roman burst out laughing at the disgusted look on Sierra’s face. The floral wallpaper that spanned the walls in the living room was making her cringe, not even her grandmother h
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THANKSGIVINGSierra couldn’t place how, but she found herself seated around the huge table in the Leek household surrounded by her family and his, as his father carved the turkey and his mother passed around the cranberry sauce.“Done!” Elijah proclaimed, setting down the fork and carving knife beside the bowl. “Who’s ready for some turkey?” He asked enthusiastically, but Karisa held up her hand to stop him.“Slow your roll tiger, you know the rules.” Roman wasn’t kidding when he said Karisa was big on holidays, Sierra would almost say she was worse than her own mother, who looked at the set-up with excitement in her white jersey with a traditional turkey knitted on it.&n
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ALWAYS AND NEVER THE RIGHT TIMERoman didn’t know why he felt so nervous, it was almost midnight and in the Leek household, everyone was sound asleep, apart from him. The little box in his hands taunted him as he watched the dark, star-lit sky, something about it unsettled him and he wasn’t sure why, but it had stopped him from opening it when Sierra tore the wrap off hers.In the box was a little key charm with a note below it which read,“One moment holds the key to a lifetime.”She took one look at the charm and her eyes lit up, proclaiming that she would add it to her charm bracelet when she got home.
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I LOVE YOUThe weeks passed by in a blur and before they knew it, Roman started his job as head of the ED at Union Medical Centre. The brand new building hosts a variety of specialised clinics such as an Oncology clinic, a Diabetes wing, a pre, and post-hospital care facility, and state-of-the-art maternity care. It has become the best round-the-clock medical facility in San Francisco.“How was your first week at work?” Roman was still dressed in navy blue scrubs and trainers.“It’s been great, getting to know the team and learning to work with everyone. No major cases yet, but the challenge is great.” Roman grinned, popping a fry into his mouth. They were seated on a bench of a popular fi
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THE ICE CREAM EXPERIENCESierra keeled over with laughter. A little Indian woman was teaching Roman how to make candy floss, but she scolded him endlessly because he kept eating it. They saw the little cart when they got off the cable car and Roman dragged her over with fascination.“Okay, no more, no more, we finished now.” She lifted the stick and handed it to him, switching off the machine in the process. She looked worse for wear after the experience, but Roman was beaming from ear to ear.“You’re the best Aunty Rashida.” He dropped a kiss on her cheek and handed a dollar bill to her husband with a salute in his direction before he took off towards Sierra. Grabbing her hand he yanked her to
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EPILOGUE Sierra closed her eyes, enjoying the feel of the wind in her hair while her sun hat both protected her from the colossal heat of the Californian sun and threatened to fly off. Roman and Sierra were enjoying the view of the coast as they drove along the shoreline on their way to his family’s beach house in Malibu. Elijah’s convertible proved to be the best choice of vehicle for the summertime weather, with the music blasting through the speakers and Sierra and Roman singing along at the top of their voices. “Ahh… This is the life.” Roman sighed when the song trickled to an end. “I think we could use one of these.” She ran her hand over the dashboard lovingly, “But like a Bentley convertible.” Roman eyed her with amus
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THE TRUTH A soft thud woke Sierra up from her sleep, she felt a lot stronger than earlier so she decided to check if Roman was okay, pushing open her door, she stopped short when she saw his muscled back facing the door from his position at the window, he had his phone against his ear and a hand in his hair, she wondered if it was a work emergency since he seemed frustrated, but before she could take another step, his harsh voice stopped her. “No. Stop this shit, I’m warning you, Caralynn, if you ever call me again I will make sure you live to regret it. I made myself clear last night, I love Sierra and you have made things difficult enough for me, I won’t tolerate anymore. I’m not the same naive person I used to be. This conversation is over!” He whisper yelled, his voice hard with finality.
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FIXING THINGS “Mom she won’t talk to me, I don’t know what to do.” Roman sighed, pacing the length of Sierra’s kitchen. “What did you do?” His mother asked, he could picture her with her hands on her hips, staring at him knowingly. “We bumped into Cara yesterday. Let’s just say I didn’t handle the situation well.” He cringed at his own words and his mother sighed. “I knew that girl was bad news the day I met her,” Karisa grumbled. “Mom!” Roman groaned.
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IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH The phone buzzed beneath her, making her groan out loud. She called in sick to work early that morning, so it wouldn’t be them looking for her. She didn’t bother peeling her eyes open when she answered the call. “Hello?” She grumbled, suddenly feeling bile rise in her throat. “Sierra, are you okay?” Roman’s concerned voice was clear through the phone, but before she could answer or cut the call, her mouth felt wet. Abandoning the call, she raced to the guest bathroom and threw herself in front of the toilet before the contents of her stomach spewed back out. She felt her head pound and her stomach burned
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HURT AND JEALOUSY Sierra and Roman were seated at their favorite spot at Ghirardelli Chocolate Company drinking milkshakes when Roman suddenly froze. “Cara?” Roman breathed, wide-eyed. Sierra turned to see a drop-dead gorgeous woman standing behind her staring at Roman with a loving look in her eyes and Sierra’s body turned cold. “Roman!” The woman smiled broadly and approached Roman just as Sierra realized he stood up. Long slender arms wrapped themselves around Roman’s neck at the same time his arms tightened around her waist and hi
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THE SURPRISE PARTYSierra and Alexa removed the cake from the box, careful not to touch it and damage the cream.“This looks so delicious,” Alexa commented, Sierra ordered it from a well-known bakery in downtown San Francisco and she too was quite pleased with the outcome.“She’s going to love it.” The blush pink and peach roses were soft in contrast to the shards of white chocolate that stuck out between them, the vanilla sponge was filled with raspberries and white chocolate ganache and covered in a pink ombre ganache.It was exactly as Alexa described, feminine with an edge.
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A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE“Okay, I’m here. Are you ready?” Roman grabbed his bag in his hand and opened it, ready to reveal what he picked in the gift shop.“Yup, we’ll each reveal one item at a time.” Sierra reached into the bag to pull out the first item.Their eyes landed on the items in their hands and both of them smirked, Roman held up a 7-inch vinyl record with Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers written on the cover and Sierra held up a polaroid camera.“You know what this means, don’t you?&rdq
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