Prologue
Landon Carter looked at his 4-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Jamie. Her small hands were grasping her lemonade cup tightly so she wouldn't drop it. "Daddy, do I have a mommy?" Landon abruptly spit out his lemonade. "What's that Liz?" "Do I have a mommy? Megan and Kathleen have mommies, so why don't I have one?" Landon sighed and looked at Elizabeth right in the eye. "I'll tell you on your thirteenth birthday Elizabeth. Your to young now." Elizabeth sighed and went inside. Later that evening, after Elizabeth had been put to bed, Landon sat in the living room, looking at an old photo album. He cried. Ever since Jamie died, he always had an ache in his heart. It never went away.
Five years had passed since Jamie died when he adopted Elizabeth. He needed someone to love. When Elizabeth was only six months old, Landon adopted her. That was all four years ago and Landon decided to adopt a little brother for her.
Chapter 1
Eight Years Later
"Kyle, you little twerp, look what you did!" 12-year-old Elizabeth Carter yelled at her 10-year-old brother. "It wasn't me, it was Jessie!" retorted Kyle, pointing at his 7-year- old sister. Elizabeth held up her ruined math notebook and looked at her sister. "It wasn't me, it was.umm.Bob!" yelled Jessie, pointing at her goldfish. "Jessica Lauren Carter, do you honestly think I believe that a goldfish ruined my math notebook!" yelled Elizabeth. "Yeah." Elizabeth and Kyle looked at each other and fell over laughing. Jessie fell over to and all of them were laughing hysterically when Landon came in. "What's so funny?" he asked, scooping Jessie up in his arms. "Nothing Dad." answered Kyle. Elizabeth flopped onto the couch. She threw her math notebook at the television and remarked, "You know Dad, my birthday is next week." "Yup, July 28." "So." "What Liz?" "Dad, when I was four I asked you why I didn't have a Mom. You told me on my thirteenth birthday, you would tell me." Landon sighed and looked at the floor. "Okay Liz, I'll tell you on your birthday." Elizabeth nodded and left the room.
Elizabeth went into her room and locked the door. She went over to her closet door and opened it. Inside were things from when Landon had adopted Jessie and put some things into Elizabeth's closet. Elizabeth pulled a small box out of the corner and took it out. She shut the closet door and sat on her bed. She opened the box. Inside was a photo album, a diary and a small piece of paper. Elizabeth unfolded the paper and looked at it in surprise. It was some list with writing all over it. She quickly lost interest in it. Setting it aside, she opened up the photo album. Inside was a picture of Landon with a girl. The photo looked old. Elizabeth reached for her reading glasses and put them on. She looked at the picture more closely. Her dad had his arms around a short woman. She looked pale and thin. Her hair was thinning but nether less she wore a smile. The next picture was Landon with the same girl, except she was wearing a wedding dress and he was wearing a tuxedo. The doorknob rattled. "Liz, open the door!" Elizabeth froze. "Now!" Elizabeth ran to the door and unlocked it. Landon walked in and his eyes fell on the box on her bed. His face fell. He picked up the photo album and sat on the bed. "Elizabeth Jamie Carter, where did you get this?" he asked in a whisper. "I found it in my closest." Landon gathered up the things and left the room. He shut the door with his foot. Elizabeth started after him, wondering what on earth could have made her father get so upset.
Thank you for reading! I'll update as soon as I can! Love, MollyMooCow
Landon Carter looked at his 4-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Jamie. Her small hands were grasping her lemonade cup tightly so she wouldn't drop it. "Daddy, do I have a mommy?" Landon abruptly spit out his lemonade. "What's that Liz?" "Do I have a mommy? Megan and Kathleen have mommies, so why don't I have one?" Landon sighed and looked at Elizabeth right in the eye. "I'll tell you on your thirteenth birthday Elizabeth. Your to young now." Elizabeth sighed and went inside. Later that evening, after Elizabeth had been put to bed, Landon sat in the living room, looking at an old photo album. He cried. Ever since Jamie died, he always had an ache in his heart. It never went away.
Five years had passed since Jamie died when he adopted Elizabeth. He needed someone to love. When Elizabeth was only six months old, Landon adopted her. That was all four years ago and Landon decided to adopt a little brother for her.
Chapter 1
Eight Years Later
"Kyle, you little twerp, look what you did!" 12-year-old Elizabeth Carter yelled at her 10-year-old brother. "It wasn't me, it was Jessie!" retorted Kyle, pointing at his 7-year- old sister. Elizabeth held up her ruined math notebook and looked at her sister. "It wasn't me, it was.umm.Bob!" yelled Jessie, pointing at her goldfish. "Jessica Lauren Carter, do you honestly think I believe that a goldfish ruined my math notebook!" yelled Elizabeth. "Yeah." Elizabeth and Kyle looked at each other and fell over laughing. Jessie fell over to and all of them were laughing hysterically when Landon came in. "What's so funny?" he asked, scooping Jessie up in his arms. "Nothing Dad." answered Kyle. Elizabeth flopped onto the couch. She threw her math notebook at the television and remarked, "You know Dad, my birthday is next week." "Yup, July 28." "So." "What Liz?" "Dad, when I was four I asked you why I didn't have a Mom. You told me on my thirteenth birthday, you would tell me." Landon sighed and looked at the floor. "Okay Liz, I'll tell you on your birthday." Elizabeth nodded and left the room.
Elizabeth went into her room and locked the door. She went over to her closet door and opened it. Inside were things from when Landon had adopted Jessie and put some things into Elizabeth's closet. Elizabeth pulled a small box out of the corner and took it out. She shut the closet door and sat on her bed. She opened the box. Inside was a photo album, a diary and a small piece of paper. Elizabeth unfolded the paper and looked at it in surprise. It was some list with writing all over it. She quickly lost interest in it. Setting it aside, she opened up the photo album. Inside was a picture of Landon with a girl. The photo looked old. Elizabeth reached for her reading glasses and put them on. She looked at the picture more closely. Her dad had his arms around a short woman. She looked pale and thin. Her hair was thinning but nether less she wore a smile. The next picture was Landon with the same girl, except she was wearing a wedding dress and he was wearing a tuxedo. The doorknob rattled. "Liz, open the door!" Elizabeth froze. "Now!" Elizabeth ran to the door and unlocked it. Landon walked in and his eyes fell on the box on her bed. His face fell. He picked up the photo album and sat on the bed. "Elizabeth Jamie Carter, where did you get this?" he asked in a whisper. "I found it in my closest." Landon gathered up the things and left the room. He shut the door with his foot. Elizabeth started after him, wondering what on earth could have made her father get so upset.
Thank you for reading! I'll update as soon as I can! Love, MollyMooCow