by Ann Pino
As I was helping in the field hospital, I mentioned my concern for who would care for the baby now that Mundo is gone. Rochelle took a piece of paper from her pocket. It was a will, in which Mundo named Rochelle his child’s guardian should anything happen to him. “Congratulations, but it’s going to be hard being a single mom.”
Rochelle’s cheeks turned pink but before she could explain, Doc came over and told me the news himself. “Did she tell you we’re getting married? One of the Thespians offered to perform a ceremony for us.”
I looked from one to the other of them. “That was fast.”
“Actually, it was slow.” Doc looked fondly at Rochelle. “I’m glad May told me. I can be pretty dense.”
“Will you come to our wedding?” Rochelle asked. “You can be my maid of honor.”
“Matron of honor,” I said, showing her my ring. “And I’d love to, but Jay and I are leaving in the morning.”
“The Thespians said they could do it anytime,” Doc offered.
And so Rochelle and Doc were married last night by a boy in chaplain’s garb. It’s no more legal than my marriage to Jay, but since there are no more lawmakers, I guess there are no more laws, either. There’s only what’s in our hearts, and maybe that’s all there really was to begin with.
It’s nearly dawn now. I didn’t get much sleep, but I’m too excited to care. We’ll have eternity in which to rest, but our time to love each other will likely be measured in months.
Jay is awake now. He wants to know if I’m writing about him.
“Of course.”
“What else are you writing?”
“Our plans.”
He sits and stretches and looks at me with so much love in his eyes I think I’ll burn up in a great blue flame of emotion. The world is a beautiful place when he looks at me like that, and anything is possible. It might even be possible to survive.
“What are you thinking?” he asks.
“I’m thinking to hell with tomorrow. Today is a wonderful day.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ann Pino lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband Dan, her cat Lola, and her hyperactive rabbit, Cadbury. She works for the University of Houston and considers herself an optimist.
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Table of Contents
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 TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE