“Sleep, I’ll be here when you wake up.”
He gave me a half smile as I could see he was drifting away. “Promise?”
“I promise, besides we have to make up for lost time.” I watch as he drifts off and he finally looks at peace for the first time in his life. He is actually sleeping, because I hear a small snore. I smile through my tears and lean back while closing my eyes.
Epilogue
Roxie
Six months later
I’m taking a breather on the Boardwalk bridge, checking out the seals while waiting for Cruz to bring me back some salt water taffy and a drink. I think back to the past year and what we’ve gone through. Cruz and I did finally settle into a wonderful new life.
His writing has taken off and he’s in the midst of writing a book on his experiences in the war, along with his experiences as a child in the system.
I’ve given Candy the position of manager at the motel and I now go to school full time.
Life seems to actually be going pretty well and we’ve decided we’ll be getting married soon, though we aren’t rushing it. Both of us are in individual counseling and life is working itself out. The ordeal with Kathy brought Cruz and I closure on the past in so many ways. Even his anxiety is lessening to fewer attacks. Who knows? Perhaps soon, it will be a thing of the past. The one thing I do know—is that we are happy now.
“Hey, pretty lady.”
I turn to look at my man, walking up to me. Yeah, my baby has swagger. I giggle, taking the drink and taffy from him while lifting my lips up for his kiss.
We are going to be okay and we’ve already proven to the naysayers—even though we’d been down—there’s nothing but up for us both now.
The End
Table of Contents
The right of
Dedication
Definitions
Chapter 1Roxie
Chapter 2CruzRoxanne Waters,
Chapter 3Roxie
Chapter 4Cruz
Chapter 5Roxie
Chapter 6Roxie
Chapter 7Cruz
Chapter 8Roxie
Chapter 9Cruz
Chapter 10Roxie
Chapter 11Cruz
Chapter 13Cruz
Chapter 14Roxie
Chapter 15Cruz
Chapter 16Roxie
Chapter 17Cruz
Chapter 18Roxie
Chapter 19Cruz
Chapter 20Roxie
Chapter 21Cruz
Chapter 22Roxie
Chapter 23Cruz
Chapter 24Roxie
Chapter 25Cruz
Chapter 26Roxie
Chapter 28Roxie
Chapter 29Cruz
Chapter 30Roxie
Chapter 31Roxie
Chapter 32Cruz
Chapter 33Roxie
Chapter 34Cruz
Chapter 35Roxie
EpilogueRoxie