Love You Moore

  “You ready for this.” He asked

  She was and she knew, regardless of how this ended, walking into that office was going to change her life forever.

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  Epilogue

  Abby was required to serve 80 hours of community service. She was able to serve the time in LA under the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. She chose two places to serve, a local soup kitchen serving food to the homeless and a nearby nursing home, helping the elderly. She didn’t mind either one. She enjoyed helping people it was a rewarding four weeks. Uncle Roy’s sentence was reduced by five years. Even though he wasn’t the driver his actions were still the cause of the accident. The DA told him five years was a gift. Neither Abby nor her parents received any more blue envelopes. Mrs. Robinson wrote and apologized to Abby for sending the thoughtless card. She couldn’t quite forgive her yet but she was working on it especially after hearing the truth about the accident.

  Jimmy’s band did finally go on tour and Abby went with them. They went on a five month, 50 city tour, traveling from California to New York. Holly had stayed behind, Josh Cutter had contacted Holly when he came back to the states. He had received a movie offer shooting in Montreal right after they had met and thought it unfair to start something and then him leave for an extended period of time. When he got back he took some time working up the nerve to call. She graciously accepted a date with him. Within a year they were engaged.

  Seven months after the band tour ended, Abby gave birth to a daughter. Jenna Mae Riley was born eight pounds six ounces and 21 inches long. She was a fat and happy baby that had her father wrapped around her chubby little fingers. Two years later Jenna became the big sister to a baby brother, James Douglas Riley Jr. Jimmy continued to write and perform his own music as well as write for other performers. He had several songs that made it into the top 40. Love You Moore was still his biggest hit, although some of his songs reached number 1, his first hit would always be the one that put him on the map and it always held a pretty special place in his heart.

  Holly and Josh decided on a small wedding. Jimmy offered them the back yard. It had lush gardens and the city horizon was a perfect back drop. Abby’s parents accompanied Holly’s parents and Cliff to LA. Jimmy had sent the jet to pick them up. As the music played, Jenna toddled down the aisle dropping flower petals occasionally turning around in circles because she liked the way her dress twirled. Abby and Holly laughed as they watched her. Abby turned to Holly,

  “I love you Girly Girl.”

  “Back at ya Chicky, you know this changes nothing, I am still coming over all the time, just because I have my own house now doesn’t mean we’ll spend less time together.”

  “Well since you are just two houses down I think we can manage a daily visit.”

  “It was pretty great of Josh to buy a house so close wasn’t it?”

  “He’s a keeper.” Abby kissed and hugged Holly and as the Matron of Honor, made her way down the aisle.

  As Holly and Josh were taking their vows, Abby looked around, her baby son in her mother’s arms, her daughter, tossing the remaining flower petals at her maternal grandparents that she fondly refers to as Pop Pop and Mammy and her handsome husband standing alongside Josh and Cliff. All the friends and family that were important in their lives were all there in her back yard. Abby smiled and knew life didn’t get any better than this. However, deep down, in the recesses of her soul, she still had the nagging feeling someday something would happen and all this, her fairytale life, would come to an end.