{"id":360,"date":"2010-06-23T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=360"},"modified":"2010-06-23T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T09:26:00","slug":"first-page-chesapeake-weddings-author-cecelia-dowdy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/first-page-chesapeake-weddings-author-cecelia-dowdy","title":{"rendered":"First Page-Chesapeake Weddings-Author Cecelia Dowdy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chesapeake Weddings by Cecelia Dowdy<\/p>\n

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The loud banging at Monica Crawford\u2019s front door awakened her. Forcing herself out of bed, she glanced at the clock and saw it was two in the morning. <\/div>\n
“I\u2019m coming!” <\/div>\n
She ran to the door. Looking through the peephole, Monica saw her little sister Gina smiling at her. <\/div>\n
Her heart pounded as she opened the door, gripping the knob. “What are you doing here?” Playing an internal game of tug-of-war, she wondered if she should hug her sister or slam the door in her face. Humid heat rushed into the air-conditioned living room. She stared at Gina, still awaiting her response. <\/div>\n
“It\u2019s nice to see you too, sister.” Gina pursed her full, red-painted lips and motioned at the child standing beside her. “Go on in, Scotty.”<\/div>\n
Gina had brought her seven-year-old son with her. Dark shades hid his sightless eyes. “Aunt Monica!” he called.<\/div>\n
Monica released a small cry as she dropped to her knees and embraced him. “I\u2019m here, Scotty.” Tears slid down her cheeks as she hugged the child. Since Gina had cut herself off from immediate family for the last two years, Monica had wondered when she would see Scotty again. “You remember me?” Her heart continued to pound as she stared at her nephew. His light, coffee-colored skin glowed. <\/div>\n
“Yeah, I remember you. When Mom said I was going to live here, I wanted to come so we could go to the beach in Ocean City.”<\/div>\n
Shocked, Monica stared at Gina, who was rummaging through her purse. Gina pulled out a cigarette and lighter. Seconds later she was puffing away, gazing into the living room. “You got an ashtray?”<\/div>\n
Monica silently prayed, hoping she wouldn\u2019t lose her temper. “Gina, you know I don\u2019t allow smoking in this house.”<\/div>\n
Gina shrugged. After a bit of coaxing, she dropped the cigarette on the top step and ground it beneath the heel of her shoe. “I need to talk to you about something.”<\/div>\n
Scotty entered the house and wandered through the room, ignoring the adults as he touched objects with his fingers. After Monica fed Scotty a snack and let him fall asleep in the guest bedroom, she confronted Gina.<\/div>\n
“Where have you been for the past two years?”<\/div>\n
Gina strutted around the living room in her tight jeans, her high heels <\/div>\n

<\/span>making small imprints in the plush carpet. “I\u2019ve been around. I was mad because Mom and Dad tried to get custody of Scotty, tried to take me to court and say I was an unfit mother.” <\/p>\n

Groaning, Monica plopped onto the couch, holding her head in her hands. “That\u2019s why you haven\u2019t been speaking to me or Mom and Dad for two years?” When Gina sat beside her, Monica took her sister\u2019s chin in her hand and looked into her eyes. “You know you were wrong. Mom and Dad tried to find you. They were worried about Scotty.”<\/div>\n
Jerking away, Gina placed a few inches between herself and Monica. “They might have cared about Scotty, but they didn\u2019t care about me.” Gina swore under her breath and dug through her purse. Removing a mint, she popped it into her mouth.”<\/p>\n

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Here’s my website and purchase links:<\/div>\n
www.ceceliadowdy.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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