An Accidental Kiss (Dearly Beloved) - Plot & Excerpts
Sitting beside her on the couch, wrapped in a soft as silk fleece wrap, her fourteen going-on-forty year old daughter snorted. “Yeah, right!” Marcy looked at her. “What?” “Mom, it’s a nice fantasy, but let’s get real.” “People fall in love and get married all the time.” “Well, I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen,” Justine said as she came off the couch then strolled from the room on her way to bed. Marcy switched off the television, went into the kitchen and poured another generous glass of wine. Why did she feel so sad? Wandering into her bedroom, she pulled aside the drapes and watched the snowflakes drifting down onto her Denver neighborhood of aging ranch homes. It was such a pretty scene. Her eyes filled with unexpected tears and impatiently, she swiped them away. What the hell is wrong with me? Could she be getting her menopause? She was forty-five, a little young she’d have thought, but maybe this was it, the beginning of a slippery slope toward depression, night sweats and mood swings.
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