Three days have past since that night. Jessica, and her mother are still in the hospital.
Lucas made sure his girls had a fresh bouquet of red roses every morning.
Caleb was unaware what had happened since Jared's arrival. Gail accepted his apology, but Jessica hesitated at first, but she sensed he was sincere.
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Blake brought in a cardboard box and dropped in her lap that evening. "What's this?" Curious, Jessica opened the box.
"Well?" Blake asked.
"Its my book." She quietly spoke.
"Let me see hon." Gail reached for the book in her daughter's hand.
The hardcover book was red and navy.
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Lucas crawled into bed with Gail that night, the light on her side of the bed was still on.
"Is it that good?" Lucas asked his wife, peering over her shoulder. No answer.
"Gail?"
"Just a minute, I want to finish this chapter." She told him turning the page. "You were saying Lucas?" His beloved put the book on the nightstand.
"Is the book our daughter wrote any good?" He asked carefully.
"Its not bad for a first book....." Gail turned to look at him. "Somethin' troubling you Lucas?"
"How long have Blake and Jessica known each other?" He asked.
"Almost 23 years now, why?"
"Well Blake and I a little chat today."
"Bout what?"
"Him dating Jessica."
"So? They've been doing that since Junior year in high school." Gail pointed out.
"No, what I mean is serious dating."
Something clicked in Jessica's mother head. "OH! That kind of dating. What did you tell him?"
"That it was all right with me, and if he breaks her heart..."
Gail turned off the light. "You'd what?"
"Hunt him down and kill him."
Gail smiled. "Spoken like a true father."
Lucas made sure his girls had a fresh bouquet of red roses every morning.
Caleb was unaware what had happened since Jared's arrival. Gail accepted his apology, but Jessica hesitated at first, but she sensed he was sincere.
~~~~~~~~~~
Blake brought in a cardboard box and dropped in her lap that evening. "What's this?" Curious, Jessica opened the box.
"Well?" Blake asked.
"Its my book." She quietly spoke.
"Let me see hon." Gail reached for the book in her daughter's hand.
The hardcover book was red and navy.
~~~~~~~~~~
Lucas crawled into bed with Gail that night, the light on her side of the bed was still on.
"Is it that good?" Lucas asked his wife, peering over her shoulder. No answer.
"Gail?"
"Just a minute, I want to finish this chapter." She told him turning the page. "You were saying Lucas?" His beloved put the book on the nightstand.
"Is the book our daughter wrote any good?" He asked carefully.
"Its not bad for a first book....." Gail turned to look at him. "Somethin' troubling you Lucas?"
"How long have Blake and Jessica known each other?" He asked.
"Almost 23 years now, why?"
"Well Blake and I a little chat today."
"Bout what?"
"Him dating Jessica."
"So? They've been doing that since Junior year in high school." Gail pointed out.
"No, what I mean is serious dating."
Something clicked in Jessica's mother head. "OH! That kind of dating. What did you tell him?"
"That it was all right with me, and if he breaks her heart..."
Gail turned off the light. "You'd what?"
"Hunt him down and kill him."
Gail smiled. "Spoken like a true father."