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Winds of Change

This is a long one (over 3000 words) so buckle in. Content warning: This chapter gets steamier than any other Thoreau chapter. While it is still PG, this is your warning for some non-graphic nudity (including a tushie). —Logan— The hardest … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.20

Just a quick reminder that, chronologically, this chapter precedes chapter 3.19 —Logan— I sat up on the side of the bed and leaned over to kiss Felix’s neck. We’d done…it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Then, … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.19

—Blake— I could barely breathe as I held the tiny little bundle in my arms. For so long, I’d been anticipating this moment; now that it was here, it felt like anything, one wrong move, one hair out of place, … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.18

—Loralee— “You know,” Mama said from behind me. “Most people would let their parents cook for them on their rare trips home.” I turned to see a wry smile on her face. “I mean, if you don’t want my world … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.17

—Theresa— I walked up the sidewalk to an adorable little house. In the yard out front, a sign proclaimed OPEN HOUSE. This would be one of over a dozen houses I’d looked at in Willow Creek. Maybe this one would … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.16

—Blake— By now, I’d almost learned to live with the little niggling voice at the back of my mind. Is it today? Maybe we’ll know today. What if it hasn’t worked? It’d only been a few weeks since Wanda had … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.15

—Logan— What a bust talking with Tobi had been. I should’ve known he’d never be able to understand what I was feeling—how could he? He’d only ever been remotely interested in one girl; Colette was now his wife and the … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.14

—Blake— I paced the living room anxiously, scouring the area for any hint of dirt, anything less than perfect. Everything had to be perfect. Our dog, Piccolo, danced around my feet with a whine. “Blake,” my husband said gently from … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.13

—Logan— I paced around my bedroom like an animal trapped in a cage. I felt like shit. God, what an idiot I’d been to go to that damn party. It was pure luck that we’d only had the one, little … Continue reading

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Chapter 3.09

—Theresa— I turned my face up to one of the many paintings on the wall. It was one I kept coming back to over and over again. The bright splashes of color called to me, reminded me of my own … Continue reading

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