was explosive. I bet she’s can’t wait for the end of the year.
I can’t wait to open my pool. I know what you’re thinking — your pool is open all year round. (Did I mention I hate you?). Seriously, I’m so tired of it. It’s been a cold winter. Maybe I’ll move to Phoenix too!
But enough about me. How are you and Gabe? Do you still love your job or has the honeymoon phase passed? How is Gabe liking his new job? How are my two little cuties? Are you and Gabe finding your mojo again? Hot sex in the pool, under the warm all-year round summer sky?
Do you miss Weston? I know you loved him. I know I didn’t support you but I still understood. It must be hard for you, after all you shared and all you’ve been through this past year.
Anyhoo, I hope you’re doing well. But if you’re not, I have some good news to cheer you up. I wanted to wait and tell you this over the phone but I’m writing it now. I’m too excited. I’m pregnant! Almost twelve weeks. Can you believe it?
I want to squeeze in another trip or two to Phoenix before the baby comes. And then maybe, you can come up here when the baby’s born.
I miss you so much.
And I hope you’re being good, you naughty, naughty girl.
Please, please, tell me you’re not hooking up with any insanely hot couples. I will literally come down there and kill you. And I mean that.
Your bestie,
Gwen
XOXO
* * *
Hi Gwennie,
Miss you so much too! So excited about your news! You will be an incredible mom! Please call me as soon as you find out the sex. I’m dying to know.
We are doing great. I am enjoying my year-round pool. Yes, you may punch me in your imagination. :) God, I’ve been slathering on the sunblock religiously. I should start buying it at Costco.
I still love my job and the girls have already made friends at school.
And I am so looking forward to seeing you soon. I can’t wait. And bring all the clothes. I want to see.
And by the way, Gabe and I don’t need to find our mojo, thank you very much. We never lost it. But I must tell you…no sex in the pool yet. A goal to work towards I guess. One must always have goals, don’t you think?
And don’t worry about us. We are never, ever, doing that swapping thing again. Ever.
As you know, the whole thing messed us up nice and good.
You are right…I do miss him.
I’ll never forget him. He’ll always have a special spot in my heart along with Gabe and the girls, and you too, of course. : )
He was my lover, my friend, a truly kind and sweet soul. But he wasn’t the one I was meant to be with. I know this now. Gabe has always been the one. And I’ll never take him for granted again…take this happiness for granted.
I love you and miss you so much.
Your BFF,
Mirella
XOXO
Acknowledgments
A million thanks to all my wonderful new friends… too many to name. I am so blessed to have made so many new friends from across the globe. Some near me in Canada, and in the USA. And some as far as South America, the UK, France, Africa, India, Australia, and everywhere in between.
From the bloggers and fellow authors who have shared The Ground Rules with hundreds… thousands of followers and friends, to all the readers who have enjoyed my stories — you are all equally precious to me. I don’t want to list names because I know I will forget someone — you know I heart you all! That said, I do want to take this opportunity to send a special shout-out to my friend Kandace Milostan. She was one of the first to read TGR, the first to leave an Amazon review, and the first to share the story with all her friends. It is because of passionate readers like Kandace that TGR went from complete obscurity, to be enjoyed by thousands of readers.
Thank you to Elizabeth Riley at Omnific Publishing for giving TGR a chance and taking a risk on a new unpublished writer. To Lisa O’Hara, my lovely editor, and Micha Stone for the fantastic covers — I love them! And let’s not forget the busy bees, Traci Olsen at Omnific, and Neda Amini of Ardent Prose. Thanks to Kathleen Rivest for starting up a street team. And thanks to my good friend Emily Keel for her constant support. You all rock, ladies!
Last but not least, to my gorgeous hubby and my adorable kids, my extended family and friends — some of whom like to tease me now (blushing).
They say it takes a village to raise a child. I say it also takes a village to make a Book Trilogy a success. And my village is filled with the most amazing, fantastic people a person could ask for.