lead a somewhat healthy life. Xander had even attended several sessions with me because he had struggled with not saving me that day, no matter how many times I told him I didn’t fault him in any way.
We lived together for two years and, during that time, he had given me space to grow into the woman I was today. We got married after those two years, and while Xander still had his construction company, I had gone to school to get a degree in sociology. But two years into that, I had fallen pregnant with the twins and it was all family for me after that. I toyed with the idea of going back to school once the kids got older, but right now, this was the right choice for me.
“Momma?”
I looked over at Cillian. “What, baby?”
“Why are you holding all our toys if we’re going to need them?”
“She always does that,” whispered his image, Cormac.
I could feel my left eye twitching, but before I could give in and just have a nice, well-deserved meltdown, Xander was walking through the front door.
He glanced at the boys and then looked at me. “Hey, baby,” he said, all big smiles.
The breath of relief was real. “Hey,” I replied, all the love I had for him in that one word.
He looked at the boys. “What are you guys doing to Momma?” My heart melted just a little more at knowing that Xander could read me so well, he picked up my tentative nervous breakdown by the sound of that one word.
Cillian’s shoulders lifted and dropped. “Nothing. She’s picking up our toys, and we don’t know why, Daddy.”
Xander glanced over at me and his brows shot up in a silent question. I sighed. “You were almost made a widow when I tripped over Max the Maniac Truck,” I explained.
Xander walked over towards me, and wrapping his arms around me, murmured in my ear, “Max the Maniac Truck is history. No way am I ever losing you.”
It took only two seconds before I started laughing and reveled in how Xander always made everything better. I was outnumbered three to one, but Xander was always on my side.
I wrapped my arms around him and let him hold me. Sometimes, even all this time later, Xander needed the reassurance just as much as I did.
I leaned back and looked up at him. “How was your day?”
He smiled and those golden eyes threatened the strength in my knees. “Same thing, different day, baby.” He placed a quick kiss on my lips. “How was your day?”
We both turned when we heard a very loud and dramatic sigh. “Don’t you care how our day was, Daddy?” Cillian asked, while Cormac added, “Momma’s day was filled doing mom-things, Daddy. Like it is every day.”
I really started laughing then. My life was probably going to be filled with calls from teacher and principals for the next twelve years, and there might be some bail money involved later down the road, but I really was blessed. I had a wonderful family and great friends and I’ll never forget how, everything I had, I had by the grace of God.
Xander looked back down at me and smiled. “Well, okay, Momma,” he chuckled.
And everything really was okay.
The End.
About the Author
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M.E. Clayton works full-time and writes as a hobby. She is an avid reader and, with much self-doubt, but more positive feedback and encouragement from her friends and family, she took a chance at writing, and the Seven Deadly Sins Series was born. Writing is a hobby she is now very passionate about. When she’s not working, writing, or reading, she is spending time with her family or friends. If you care to learn more, you can read about her by visiting the following:
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Other Books
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The Seven Deadly Sins Series (In Order)
Catching Avery (Avery & Nicholas)
Chasing Quinn (Quinn & Chase)
Claiming Isabella (Isabella & Julian)
Conquering Kam (Kamala & Kane)
Capturing Happiness
The Buchanan Brothers Series (In Order)
If You Could Only See (Mason & Shane)
If You Could Only Imagine (Aiden & Denise)
If You Could Only Feel (Gabriel & Justice)
If You Could Only Believe (Michael & Sophia)
If You Could Only Dream
The How To: Modern Day Woman’s Guide Series (In Order)
How to Stay Out of Prison; A Modern-Day Woman’s Guide (Lyrical & Nixon)
How to Keep Your Job; A Modern-Day Woman’s Guide (Alice & Lincoln)
How to Maintain Your Sanity; A Modern-Day Woman’s Guide (Rena & Jackson)
The Enemy Series (In Order)
Facing the Enemy (Ramsey & Emerson)
Engaging the Enemy (Roselyn & Liam)
Battling the Enemy (Deke & Delaney)
Provoking the Enemy (Ava & Ace)
Loving the Enemy
The Enemy Duet (In Order)
In Enemy Territory (Fiona & Damien)
On Enemy Ground (Victoria & William)
The Holy Trinity Series (In Order)
The Holy Ghost (Phoenix & Francesca)
The Son (Ciro & Roberta)
The Father (Luca & Remy)
The Redemption (Nico & Mia)
The Vatican (Francisco Phoenix Benetti & Luca Saveria Fiore)
Standalone
Unintentional
Purgatory, Inc.
My Big, Huge Mistake
An Unexpected Life
The Heavier The Chains…
Real Shadows
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