Authors: Donna Hill
Dare to Dream (20 page)
Chapter 41
W
ith each passing day, as summer slowly turned to fall, Desiree spent the daylight hours on the beach, in the center of town, or perched on the stones behind her cabin—painting.
It was as if the floodgates had opened and all the creative energy that she held inside for so long flowed from her. Her images were sharp, brilliant and filled with life, one outshining the next.
Eleanor and Carl had been indicted and their trial was set for early the following year. Cynthia and Lance were doing well and she’d talked about opening a small shop of her own in the Village. Desiree was happy for her.
She put the finishing touches on a landscape that she’d been working on and set it to the side. She looked out toward the main house and saw Lincoln’s Navigator pulling into the drive. She smiled and fingered the diamond on her left hand. Lincoln had kept the ring, and one week ago, over dinner on the beach, he’d asked her to marry him—again. This time, she was sure, this time she knew she was going into it with her mind and her heart wide open and ready to receive the love he had to offer.
She watched him as he made his way up the walk toward her, and her heart filled with warmth. She loved Lincoln, loved him with every fiber of her being. Fate brought him back into her life, but it was Lincoln who challenged her to face her fears, to open herself to possibility, dare to dream.
Desiree put down her brush and wiped her hands on her smock, and she wondered if tonight when they lay together it would be a good time to tell him about another dream that had become reality. She pressed her hands to her stomach and waited for her man.
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ISBN: 9781459227088
Copyright © 2012 by Donna Hill
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