No Reservations

by Natalia Banks

  Larry flashed Lorraine a big, goofy grin.

  She couldn’t help but chuckle. She’d never been more proud of them, or happier to be their daughter. In fact, Lorraine had never been happier in her life. She’d retired from her professional pursuits to raise the children, a new little baby bump just emerging under her casual summer dress. Lorraine Devonshire Phoenix had done a lot in four years; saving the entire public library system, creating a new and thriving series of urban learning centers, clearing out some of the corruption in the public school system, even if she could never have wiped it all out completely. Lorraine was satisfied, even proud of what she’d accomplished, and she was ready to pick up the banner again if it was ever necessary.

  But, she hoped and prayed that it wouldn’t be. Because of all the things she’d accomplished, some of which affected the entire nation, nothing was greater to Lorraine than her husband and children, the love and the family she and Griffin created together and enjoyed together … and nothing ever would be.

  THE END