Destiny Calling (32 page)

“Sure. That’s what family does. Helps each other out.”

Ruthie paused, her restless hands stilled. “Family?”

I nodded. “Family.”

Ruthie tried to hide the tear she wiped away from the corner of her eye. “My dolls, too?”

“Don’t push your luck,” I said.

She shrugged. “Thought I’d ask.”

“What were you doing, anyway?”

“Cleaning up, of course.” Ruthie nodded. “I knew Chief wouldn’t be happy to wake up to a mess. First thing, he’d be on the horn lettin’ me know about it.” She shuddered. “Ain’t nothin’ worse than hearin’ that old man bellow and complain.”

I could think of worse things, wondering if I’d ever be able to go into the ladies’ restroom alone again.

I gave Ruthie a quick hug. “Oh Ruthie, I love you.”

I took Griffith’s hand in mine. He looked down at our clasped hands and smiled at me.

When I met his gaze, I said, “I told you smiling would do wonders for your face.” I stood on my tiptoes to kiss him.

Leaning against Griffith, I looked out at the night sky littered with stars. There was a new moon, so the sky was dark except for those tiny bits of light. Light that had traveled so far only a fraction of its true radiance reached us, but it was enough. With each little beacon pooled light with the others, and displayed enough to show us our way.

A word about the author...

All is not as it seems.

This thought has sparked many stories in Maureen Bonatch’s head. Searching for hidden meanings, secret desires, magical abilities, and tales of light suspense—all sprinkled with a dash of humor. She enjoys making the ordinary extraordinary and laughing all the way with a muse fueled by coffee, chocolate, and wine.

Maureen lives in Pennsylvania with the love of her life, wildly imaginative twin daughters, and a shih tzu who claims himself the alpha male.

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