“Rosie, dinner’s ready babe. Do you want me to plate yours up and let you sleep?” Jackson wakes me gently and speaks softly as I regain consciousness.
“Erm no. sorry I didn’t mean to fall asleep,”
“Rosie, you’re heavily pregnant with two toddlers, a dog and me for a husband, I’d be exhausted too if I was you!”
He smiles and holds out his hands to help me up. As we walk into the dining room and I see all the people that I love most in the world squeezed in around my dining table, and the garden table that we’ve brought in for extra seats, I feel emotion well up inside me.
“Oh god, preggo is off again!” Rafe jokes as he passes me a napkin and I take my seat.
“Thanks Mam, you’re a star. This is great.”
Mam winks at me as she plates up. Cooking Christmas dinner is one of her favourite things to do and I know she was just waiting for her chance to get in the kitchen.
“My goodness Bernie, that’s one of the best meals that I have ever had!” Jackson leans back in his chair and rubs his stomach, “You always say that son, but your wife did the hard parts!” Mam laughs and Jackson lifts my hand to his mouth, kissing it and mouthing thank you to me as Ben starts to tap his glass with his knife.
“Right, sorry to erm disturb everyone’s after dinner slump but Pip and I have some news that we have been dying to share all day. I am over the moon to let you all know that I asked Pippa to marry me this morning, and she said yes!” Ben beams at Pip as everyone around the table starts to congratulate them and raise their glasses.
“Well, as it seems to be a sharing moment,” Rafe starts to speak as the noise dies down, “Matthew and I have news too, we’re pregnant!”
There’s a pause before laughter breaks out around the table,
“Well, obviously not us technically. We’re using a surrogate, and she’s thirteen weeks pregnant. We wanted to wait until she’d had her twelve week scan before we shared the news with you, but we’re over the moon!”
Mam and I start to cry within seconds of Rafe’s announcement, as the men in the room start to shake Rafe and Matthew’s hands. When Rafe pulls me into a hug moments later I can’t contain my excitement as I start to giggle uncontrollably in between sobs. My best friend is getting married and my brother is going to be a dad!
I retrieve a sleepy Bobby from his high chair and sit cradling him, Pete mirrors me with Beth in his arms and Jackson raises his glass.
“Today is a great day. Firstly, I have my beautiful family around me and what more could I want? Secondly and most importantly, it’s Holly’s birthday and even if she has fallen asleep in the dog’s bed before blowing out a candle, I still think it’s been a great day for her. Rosie and I have been married for two years, I can’t quite believe how quickly the time has passed but it’s been the best two years of my life. Pip and Ben, we are over the moon for you both and Rafe, Matthew…I don’t have the words to tell you how happy your news makes us. Thank you all for sharing this amazing Christmas with us and making it so special. To Family and To Happiness”
“To Happiness!”
A chorus rings out around the dining room as I look into the smiling eyes of my husband…’To happiness’
THANKS
Writing these three books has been one of the best experiences of my life. They came at a time when I needed an escape and they gave me that and more.
I have been welcomed into a world of readers, writers, bloggers and reviewers and I have never felt so happy to be a part of something. It’s a worldwide bookworm family that have promoted, supported and pushed me and I hope that I haven’t let a single one of you down.
Thanks to Bookaholics Blog, Book Addict Mumma, HEA Book Shelf, A Book Whores Obsession, Orchard Book Club, Smut Book Club, The After Dark Divas Book Club, Bookie Nookie, Fictional Boyfriends & Georgia Cates for sharing, promoting, reviewing and giving me advice over the last nine months … if I have forgotten anyone, I’m sorry but please don’t think I don’t appreciate every share, like and review that I get.
My family, You have been on this journey with me every step of the way, throughout the hardest year of all of our lives and I can’t thank any of you enough for the support that you have given me.
My friends and readers … one in the same You have bought my books, shared my page, re-tweeted my ramblings and hugged me when I lost faith in myself. I couldn’t have done this without you…and wine!
Sophia, (Safina) Thanks once again for your brutal honesty and eagle eye…You’ve been an absolute gem!
Special thanks to Tina Moran for stepping in at the last minute to help me out and being an absolute star!
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Table of Contents
Marrying Mr Write
For My Aaron
Praise for Me & Mr Write
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Christmas 2015
Thanks
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