Jar of Dreams
Page 24
He cleared his throat. “Well.”
When he didn’t go on, she faced him, but kept her gaze on his chin. He needed a shave. “Well?”
“I thought I’d live here.” He drew the jar closer. “Hey, there’s a new piece of paper on top Kelly forgot to alphabetize.”
She took out the new note, recognizing the paper he drew on. There was another sketch of Gladys, sitting on a park bench in her apron. Beside her sat the stick figure Boone drew as part of his signature in his comic strips. In the bubble over their heads were the words, “Marry me. We can make each other’s dreams come true.”
Lucy swallowed hard. “That’s pretty romantic for a guy with a coonskin cap tattoo who’s the worst driver in three states.”
“See there? I need you to keep people on the road safe. You can do the driving in the family. As a tradeoff, I’ll feed that useless cat and wash everything she sheds on. I’ll talk to her about birth control and tell her not to hang with tomcats because they’ll take advantage of her, then leave like thieves in the night.”
“Speaking of birth control, what about kids?” she asked. “I’d like—”
“—several,” he finished. “Great idea. You can teach them to cook and to drive and I can teach them…something. We’ll have to work on that.” His arms came around her, settling her against him.
She smiled at him. “I love you. I’ll love you forever.”
“I love you, too.” His gaze met hers in a delicious tangle of laughter and joy. “So, what do you say, Lucy John Dolan? Wanna make an honest cartoonist out of me?”
“I say yes.” Her arms came around his neck. “Oh, yes.”
He kissed her, long and lingering, then swept her into a two-step. They danced around the kitchen in the night, hearing their own music and moving in glorious, shining time.
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About the Author
Liz retired from the post office and, for the first time ever, has all the time for writing she wants. It’s every bit as cool as she thought it would be. There are stories hidden in her computer keyboard, and she’s having so much fun dragging them out word by word.
When the words are being stubborn, Liz enjoys quilting; she’s six down on her quest to make a quilt for each of her grandchildren.
She and her husband, Duane, share a farmhouse back a dusty lane where they’ve lived for more than thirty-five years, taking time out for trips several times a year. Her favorite was to Ireland.
Jar of Dreams is Liz’s sixth book, her second with Carina Press. The Debutante’s Second Chance, a Silhouette Special Edition, was nominated for an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award. Because of Joe was a LASR Best Book choice from Long and Short Reviews.
Liz can be reached at lizkflaherty@yahoo.com She’d love to hear from you.
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