Christy Newton Trust Again (epub)

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.Ever.”Jacob pulled her close to him with Milo sitting between them.“Because of Bryce?”Ellie nodded.“He tricked me into getting my tubes tied.I let him take so much from me.I can’t have babies.”“I’m sorry.” He kissed her lips and put his forehead to hers.“But that doesn’t change how I feel about you.”“And how do you feel?” She looked into his eyes.“About me?”He smiled.“Isn’t it obvious? I love you, Ellie.”Her eyes misted and her heart skipped a beat.“I love you, too.”Her phone rang.She reached over to pick it up and Milo climbed over to Jacob and cooed.The sight of them together warmed her heart.“Hello?”“Ellie, this is Sheriff Stone, I thought you’d want to know that Bryce Lindun has died.He suffered a heart attack a few weeks before he’d even gotten struck by the lightning.His heart was just too weak to sustain the damage.”She swallowed and tried to find her voice.“Thank you for letting me know.” Ellie hung up the phone and looked at Jacob.“He’s dead.” She blew out a deep breath.“That monster will never hurt any woman again.”Jacob placed a hand over hers.“Are you okay?”A twinge of guilt kept her from smiling.“Is it wrong that I’m happy?”Jacob shook his head.“It is understandable.And no, it’s not wrong.” He took her other hand.“What he did to you was wrong.”Ellie bowed her head in shame.“I wished him dead all the time, you know.”He kissed her.“Want to know a secret?”She looked up at him.“So did I.”***A week had passed since Jacob had brought Milo home.He was proud of himself for keeping Milo in a dry diaper all week and seeing that he was fed and happy.He even figured out how to ease his teething pain by freezing a wet wash cloth.But now it was the weekend, and he couldn’t wait to see Ellie.He was upset when she told him they both needed some space this week after everything they’d both been through.But that only made him more determined to finish the miniature house on the lot.If he could physically show her what he was able to provide, maybe she would like the idea as much as he did.With Ryan’s help, he had even figured out how he was going to propose to the woman he couldn’t live without.***How did she let him talk her into this? Ellie put her free hand up to the blindfold Jacob had tied around her eyes.Her other hand held the chocolate heart covered in gold foil he had just given her, but told her not to eat.“Are we almost there?”Jacob laughed.“Yes.Now be patient.Trust me.”Ellie swallowed.“That is easier said than done.”She gripped his hand as he helped her out of the truck.Her heart pounded wildly.Being blindfolded was not her idea of a good date.“Okay, you can look.”Ellie took a deep breath and pulled the soft cloth off of her head.“Where are we?” They stood in an empty lot next to some trees with only brownish grass and something under a huge blue tarp.Jacob stood face to face with her, grinning, making her uneasy.Something fell from the sky above them, causing her to look up.Ellie smiled.Thousands of colorful candies sprinkled down on their heads.“It’s raining jelly beans!”Jacob nodded.“I guess that means you have to trust me.”Astonished, she watched the candies fall around them, covering the grass.“That is what I said.I guess I should stick to my word.” She didn’t even look up to see how he had pulled this off.“Good.” The jelly beans stopped, and Jacob picked her up and gently swung her around.“Open the candy heart I gave you.”She gave him a strange look before unwrapping the foil.He broke the chocolate and a diamond ring fell into her hand.“Ellie, you are my sugar and I can’t live without your sweetness.Marry me.”A tear slid down her cheek as she looked into the most perfect pale green eyes.The eyes of her fiancé.“Okay.”Jacob raised an eyebrow.“Okay?”She laughed.“Yes! All the candy in the world couldn’t change my mind now.”He put the ring on Ellie’s finger, then showered her with kisses.Clapping and whistles came from above their heads.Ellie looked up to the trees and saw a few teenage boys climbing down.Jacob shook his head and looked at them.“I told you to wait until after.oh well.” He walked over to the tarp and pulled it away, revealing the most detailed playhouse Ellie had ever seen, complete with shutters and bronze coach lights.“This is what our house will look like by Christmas.”Ellie gasped.“Our house?”Jacob nodded.“An exact replica.The lot we are standing on is already ours.”“Really? Oh, Jacob, it’s beautiful.And perfect.”Chapter Ten“So, Thanksgiving at the Tuckers’ is okay with you?” Ellie asked her dad.He nodded and took a sip of his coffee as he sat at his dining table in the kitchen.“If that’s where you want to go, that’s fine with me.”“Did you ever get to the grocery?” Ellie peeked inside her dad’s fridge and smiled when she saw apples, yogurt, corn on the cob and a half gallon of 1% milk.The last time she’d reached inside here to grab a soda, she’d noticed soda was the only thing he had.“Yes, I did.Told you I can take care of myself [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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