For now it was just the two of them and the calm of the bayou.
Quinn’s line twitched. Stone sat up straight and patted Quinn’s arm. “You’ve caught something. Pull it in.”
As surprised as he was, Quinn stared open mouthed as he reeled it in. Stone got up, dip net in hand to help the boy out. The water splashed. The flash of scales glinting in the sun.
“Looks like a big one,” Stone said, grinning at the boy.
When the fish finally broke the surface, Stone scooped it in the net just to make sure Quinn’s first catch couldn’t get away.
What kind is it?
Stone didn’t have any clue about fishing or fish for that matter. When they went out this morning, he didn’t think they would catch anything. “I don’t know.”
“It’s a bass.”
That voice.
It gave Stone pleasant shivers, and for a moment he closed his eyes to cherish it, knowing full well he must have imagined it. When he opened them again, he saw Quinn staring down the jetty. Stone followed his gaze.
There she was.
A beautiful vision. And fist to the gut.
Quinn’s head snapped around. His eyes were huge. Do you see her too?
They couldn’t be suffering from the same vision, could they?
Stone nodded, “I do.”
His feet were frozen to the ground as if he was forced to watch as she came closer. She was breathtaking in a blue and white polka-dot dress, her short blonde hair a halo set aflame by the sun. His throat grew tight.
Could she be real?
“Great catch,” she said, smiling at Quinn. Then she opened her arms and the boy rushed into them. He slammed into her so hard she had to take a step back to regain her balance. “Oomph.”
Laughing, she looked at Stone from over her brother’s shoulder. He couldn’t believe he was seeing that wide smile of hers, was hearing her clear laughter.
His feet finally obeyed and he approached her slowly. Staring at her as if she might disappear at any moment, his hand reached up to touch her cheek. It was warm and smooth.
“How?” It was the only thing he managed to get out.
“It’s a long story. I’m not sure I can believe it yet myself.”
A rush of wings sounded from above, and they all lifted their heads in time to see Raz and Lillian block out the sun before landing on the jetty. The wood shuddered beneath them. Stone was glad it held.
“It’s true then.” Lillian’s eyes were wide and filled with tears of joy as she ran to hug her friend. “We just went to Heaven and they told us…I couldn’t believe it.” Her words were a rush. One that Stone felt, but hadn’t been able to voice.
Becca reassured, “It is true. He sent me back.”
Raz, always the calmer of the two it seemed, cocked his head. “There’s something different about you. I was wondering whether he made you an angel when they told us.” Puzzling, he asked with a smile, “So what are you? Good or bad?”
“I’m human,” she replied with a smile so bright it rivaled the sun.
Stone’s heart sang. She was here and she was real. Determined, he pulled her into his arms, smiling down at her. “I don’t care how or what or who…all that matters is that you’re here.”
He kissed her then, deep and passionate, enjoying the feel of her warmth in his arms. Of her scent surrounding him. And he knew then, that this was only the beginning of a lifetime together.
When they both came up for air, Becca nodded happily. “Let’s go home, love.”
THE END
Love Life
“The smell of hot chocolate, seeing the flowers you planted grow, the colors of the sunset…
Such simple things, but sharing them is extraordinary.”
- Becca
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Natalie Herzer is a German-born indie author whose itchy feet recently carried her to South Africa. Her love for words has always been there, much like her beloved travel bug, but is thankfully a lot easier to satisfy. When she’s not off wandering her own imaginary worlds, she loves to curl up on the couch and get lost in a good book.
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