Authors: Richard Paul Evans
Promise Me (34 page)
He put his hand on my cheek and I reached up and put my hand on his. “So what do we do now?” he asked.
A broad smile crossed my face. “We live. You have Charlotte back. I have Kevin. We've been blessed.”
“And us?”
I shook my head and smiled. “I'm grateful that my daughter has a man like you. Two of my favorite people in the world have each other. What more could a mother want?”
“Is that what you want?”
My eyes filled with tears. “I'll always love you. Do you know that?”
He nodded. “And I'll always love you.”
“And we'll always have 1990.”
He smiled. “The year Milli Vanilli fell.”
I started laughing. “You were right about that.”
“You think I would make that up?”
We both laughed. Then he said, “Merry Christmas, Beth.”
“Merry Christmas.” I just gazed into his eyes for a moment, then said, “We better get back to the party.”
He nodded, turned to go, then stopped. “May I hold you just once more?”
I looked at him for a moment, then smiled. “I'd like that.”
He stepped into me and put his arms around me. My heart was full. Not with sadness or regret, nor passion or desire, but with loveâgratitude and love. Maybe they're the same things. And while he held me, I was twenty-eight again. I'm certain of it. Eighteen years wasn't too long to wait for such a moment.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORRICHARD PAUL EVANS is the #1 bestselling author of
The Christmas Box
. His novels have each appeared on the
New York Times
bestseller list; there are more than 14 million copies of his books in print. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and several have been international bestsellers. He has won two first-place Storytelling World Awards for his children's books and the
Romantic Times
Best Women's Novel award. Evans received the
Washington Times
Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award for his work helping abused children. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children.