“Well, I’d like to hold him.” Shirley moved to the other side of the bed and held out her arms. Her son passed over his son and the new grandmother’s eyes went soft and exquisitely tender. “He looks just like you when you were born, Nathan.”
“How can you remember back that far, Mom?”
“A mother never forgets.”
“I can understand why.” Cindy wasn’t sure when her husband had dropped the first name and started calling her mom, but that came naturally now, too.
She smiled at her brother. “Harry, wait till you see the mural Nathan’s mother painted in the baby’s room.”
“It’s trains and planes and cars right now,” Shirley said to the sleeping baby, as she slowly moved from side to side. She tenderly kissed his forehead and said, “But when you get older and we know what you like, I can change it. You can help with the design. We’ll talk.”
And wasn’t that a miracle? The woman who’d run from love had embraced the tender emotion along with her son. Together they’d learned to open up to each other and to her.
After the wedding, Shirley had moved into Cindy’s place with their blessing. She and Nathan hoped that the spirit of love permeating the house where she grew up would work as well for his mother as it had for them. And at the astrology store she’d met a handsome, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was definitely showing interest in Shirley Steele.
But, whatever happened, they were a family now. She and Nathan. Shirley. Harry. And now Alex. This precious baby boy had brought them all together. The sun, moon, planets and stars had aligned on the side of them falling in love.
Cindy and her Dr. Charming had found their fairy tale happy ending.
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CINDY’S DOCTOR CHARMING
Copyright © 2011 by Teresa Southwick
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