New Growth (Spook Hills Trilogy Book 2) (39 page)

He pictured Callie blossoming into a fuller woman in the
next few years, though he doubted she could ever develop Ivy’s
stiff
determination or at times prickly spirit,
which suited him.
 
He found himself back
at Callie’s side and realized how natural he felt standing there.
 
All the weeks and months leading up to this
night let him understand how love flourished from a minute beginning.
 
The initial tug when he first encountered
Callie expanded as layer upon layer of awareness took the thinnest filament of
magnetism and wove a silken ribbon between their hearts.

Amor est vitae
essentia
– Love is the essence of life.

The End