From the Heart: A Valentine's Day Anthology
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“My pleasure, I know how busy you’ve been. These will help, I’m sure.”
“Oh, they will, they’re amazing.” I go to lift one of the heavy boxes. I need to get these babies to work ASAP. “Dave look at this!” I yell as I walk back in the kitchen. “We have ten of them.”
“Fan-bloody-tastic!” His enthusiasm matches mine. “Some days, I think my arms will drop off with all this whisking and beating.” He has been working like a Trojan, but he never complains.
Connor comes back into the kitchen as I’m putting together the mixer, I’m reading the instructions, connecting the whisk to the mechanism and anxious to get it working. “Later,” he says, pulling me out front. The doors have been closed, and the only people in sight are Mr Grumpy, Fred and Benny. My two waitresses are sitting at the table in the window and my barista is cleaning the countertop.
“Where is everyone?” I ask, confused. Connor stands before me, eyes smiling and he looks nervous, “what’s going on?” I look up into his eyes. He pauses for a moment, then begins to speak. His voice is a little shaky, so I know that he’s planning something I might not approve of.
“Since that first night, even when you were blind drunk, I couldn’t escape how you melted my lonely heart. Before you, I thought I was happy, caught up in the world of business. Caught up in a world of money, stocks and shares - but I was wrong.” He drops to his knee, I gasp. “The day I saw you, I realised that there had been something missing all along. That missing part was you, Kat. You’re the one who made me realise that I needed something more, something fulfilling. I need my Jersey Girl, for the rest of my life. Beautiful, will you marry me?” My palms slap my cheeks in shock. I look up and see everyone grinning at me. They were all in on this little secret. I look back down at Connor on his knee. I nod. “Is that a yes?” He asks me. I nod again; the shock of it all has run away with my tongue. “Say the word baby,” he pleads.
“Yes, yes, a million times yes.” I’m gathered in his arms once more, and swung about like a rag doll. He’s kissing my face again, covering me with his love.
I’m the luckiest Jersey Girl in the whole world.
The End
Acknowledgements
First of all I have to show a huge amount of gratitude towards my fellow authors M.B Feeney, LJ Harris, Beverley Hollowed, Sarah Elizabeth, Laura Morgan, Kyra Lennon and RJ Thompson for agreeing to be a part of this anthology. I know I’ve caused many dramas, tears and I’ve cracked the whip on a few occasions, but we got there in the end girls and I am super proud of each of you. None of this would have been possible without you, so from the bottom of my heart… Thank you ♥
To Susan Scott; my amazing PA, blogger (Ladies Living in Bookland), friend and vodka buddy. You my sweet angel have worked so hard to help all of us authors out over this collection of short stories, I cannot thank you enough. You are aware of how much you mean to me ♥
My family; Ian, my fiancé and Shelby, my daughter have been incredibly supportive, and you continue to do so, even when I ramble on about my characters and all things book related. You guys are loved so much ♥
To you, the reader. You have purchased and hopefully enjoyed this collection of little tales and by doing so you have donated money to The British Heart Foundation. All the authors and I are grateful for your time and contribution, so thank you very much ♥
Keep an eye out, as a grand total of all royalties donated to BHF will be announced on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/From-The-Heart-In-aid-of-British-Heart-Foundation-620915651391140/
For more information from BHF: https://www.bhf.org.uk/
Look after your heart ♥