Making the Rules
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I shook my head. “You know this.”
“Tell me.”
“Auntie Sarah was named after my Momma.”
“My Great Grams?”
“Yes, Nikki. Your Great Grams. I never knew her. She died when I was a baby. But see that picture over there? That’s a picture of your Great Grams with your Gigi.”
“I know Gigi.” Nikki nodded seriously.
“Yes, you do. Gigi is my Grams.”
“What happened next?” She was insistent about this story. Needing to hear it to the very end.
“And they lived happily ever after.” Jack’s voice came from the doorway. Nikki giggled and ran to be picked up. Jack picked her up and swung her around. “Princess Nikki, don’t you know this story by heart?”
“Yup, Papa. But Grams tells it so good. It’s my favorite.” Nikki was so serious.
“Did Grams tell you how much I loved her and how I couldn’t wait for her to move home to be with me and your Momma?”
Nikki nodded. “She says all the time how much you love her. Grams says you are her reason for living.”
Jack smiled. “And she’s mine.”
About the Author
Emma Leigh Reed moved to Tennessee after living in New Hampshire all her life. She has fond memories of the Maine coastline and incorporates the ocean into all her books. She has three grown children and is enjoying her empty nest. Her life has been touched and changed by her son’s autism - she views life through a very different lens than before he was born. Growing up as an avid reader, it was only natural for Emma Leigh to turn to creating the stories for others to enjoy. Emma Leigh continues to learn through her children’s strength and abilities that pushes her to go outside her comfort zone on a regular basis. She is the author of romantic suspense, women’s fiction and has co-authored children’s books. She shares her love for writing as an English Professor at a local community college.