“Their love survived a lot.” Drew whispered in Kate’s ear.
She faced him and said. “Just like ours. Like father, like daughter.”
“You saved me again, you know.”
“How?”
“I couldn’t leave you. I stayed till the last possible moment. If not, your dad would have never found me.” He swept her into his arms and whispered. “I love you...pumpkin.”
“Hey...” Kate playfully gave him a push. “No stealing names.”
After everyone left, Kate and her mom told the men they’d clean up the mess and to relax. It was good to hear their voices coming from the family room as the two women worked in the kitchen.
“Quite a day.” Kate said to her mom.
“Want to make that days?” she said with a laugh.
“Mom, did you brush my hair when I was little?”
“Gosh, where did that come from? Yes, of course, I did. I brushed it until you wouldn’t let me anymore. You said you were grown-up and didn’t need me to do it.”
“How old was I?”
“Ten, I believe you were ten, sweetie. That’s a strange thing to be remembering tonight.”
“Not really, Mom. Goodnight.” She kissed her on the cheek, noticing the family room was now dark. “Looks like they beat us upstairs.”
Kate entered her bedroom and found Drew sitting at the desk, looking at his laptop. “Drew, there you are. I was hoping you didn’t go to bed yet.”
“Without say goodnight to you? I wouldn’t do that.” Drew chuckled almost to himself.
“I was thinking about something while I was helping Mom in the kitchen. I thought about all we’ve been through, plus the dream I just had. When we finally get married and have kids, what in the world are we going to tell them when they ask how we met?”
Drew turned around in the chair and looked thoughtfully at Kate. He rose up and came to where she stood. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered in her ear. “In a fairytale, Kate. We’ll tell them we met in a fairytale.”
Acknowledgements
To Sue, who’s always the first to read my book drafts...and like them. Thanks for wanting more of Kate and Drew and being their first fan.
To Kevin, for asking all the science fiction and time travel questions. Hopefully Jackson has answered some of those for you in the book.
To Nancy Schumacher, who read Waiting for Dusk, saw something she liked and took a chance on the series. Also for having the vision to create Melange books and Fire and Ice YA. She’s always there for her writers.
To Denise, my F&I editor. Thanks for all your support.
To Lynsee, my cover artist, who again created a wonderful design for my book.
And last but not certainly least, to the two men in my life who stand by me through thick and thin and listen to all my concerns. Matt, I call you my tech wizard, but you are really my number one, most awesome son. Ron, I couldn’t do any of this without you. Your support is unwavering and I’m a very lucky girl.
About the Author
After a great career in teaching, Nancy found a second calling as a writer. Her debut novel, Waiting for Dusk, was a surprise to her as much as it was to her family. Watching a PBS series on National Parks, her mind wandered to another place and that is where the characters of Katie and Andrew were born.
Nancy's called Ohio her home for all her life but loves to travel the U.S. She enjoys reading and writing young adult novels with a good cup of tea nearby.
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