Season of Sisters

Season of Sisters

by

Geralyn Dawson

Formerly published as:
The Pink Magnolia Club

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Thank You
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To best friends everywhere.

Holly's Life List

1. I will be kind to telemarketers.

2. I will skydive at least once.

3. I will walk barefoot on a beach in Tahiti.

4. I will own something perfect to wear if the man of my dreams wants to see me in an hour.
DONE!

5. I will attend a World Series, preferably one where the Texas Rangers represent the American League.

6. I will have a friend who makes me laugh and one who lets me cry.

7. I will spend New Year's Eve at Times Square.
DONE!

8. I will save a life.

9. I will catch a fish that weighs over five pounds.

10. I will write a letter to my dad, telling him how much I love him and why.

11. I will make an honest effort to understand why men like the Three Stooges.

12. I will bungee jump.
DONE!

13. I will ski a black diamond mountain.

14. I will fly a kite in every month of the year.

15. I will own glasses that match, a good set of wrenches, and a pair of crotchless panties.

16. I will teach an adult to read.
DONE!

17. I will learn to play the piano.

10. I will be a man's "Best He Ever Had."

19. I will dive an underwater wreck.

20. I will ride every roller coaster in Texas.

21. I will do something deliciously wicked.

22. I will learn where to go when my soul needs soothing.

23. I will collect each of the state heritage quarters.

24. I will create a piece of art.

25. I will win the Yard of the Month award.

26. I will control my own destiny, at least for a little while.

27. I will read a thousand books simply for pleasure.

28. I will watch a sunrise from the deck of a windjammer.
DONE!

29. I will watch a sunset from Mallory Square in Key West.

30. I will keep enough money in a savings account to support myself for six months.

31. I will clean out my closets once a year.

32. I will know how to walk away when the time is right.

Chapter 1

Holly Weeks kept her dreams tucked inside her wallet. The list of thirty-two items had been penned in black ink on white paper, folded into a small rectangle, and slipped into a special spot between her driver's license and, appropriately enough, her Discover card. Across its front, bold red ink and loopy handwriting fashioned the heading:
My Life List.

Currently her list nestled inside the little red purse slung over her shoulder. The purse was new, bought to coordinate with the red polka-dot nothing of a dress purchased specifically for today's special occasion. It was short, sassy, and unlike anything else in her wardrobe. Holly loved it.

A seventh-grade math teacher in the Fort Worth ISD, she ordinarily wore tailored slacks and modest blouses to work, jeans and tee shirts at home. She chose comfort over style and kept dry-clean-only purchases to a minimum. The little red dress was an exception. It made her feel exceptional.

Today, Holly's agenda required something extraordinary. Today, she intended to accomplish goal twenty-one:
I will do something deliriously wicked.

"If I can just get Justin to cooperate," she murmured as she walked up Main Street in downtown Fort Worth toward the Greystone Hotel. Holly had met Dr. Justin Skipworth last year while visiting one of her students at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Since then he'd completed his residency and joined a pediatrics practice in Fort Worth. They'd been lovers for six months.