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Click here"Charles would have loved it."
"You did a lot for him and his family."
She traced the hard line of his jaw with her fingers, savoring the stubble that had grown through the day. Specs of white paint were spattered on his neck. "No, he did it. It was his dream, I just helped out."
Bringing their lips together they kissed gingerly. Lilly knew that Charles could see the house from his perch high in the heavens, and knew it was what he always wanted to build for his family. A place where they all could come together whenever they wanted, a home filled with memories from before and a haven where they would build memories in their future. If it weren't for meeting Charles, she wouldn't ever be sitting on the tropical oasis that was now her own home. For the rest of her life, she would be thankful forever for meeting Charles Bowman. He brought her smiles and laughter in her youth and guided her to strength and love in her adulthood. She felt an overwhelming affection to a man that had given her everything.
Leaning into Jason, she finally understood why Charles put her in the will. In the back of her mind, his meaningful voice weaved through the salty mist in the air.
My sweet Lilly, if I ever needed to turn to anyone it would be you. You have the compassion of a saint, and the love in you could bring anyone together.
It was the last thing he had said to her in person, just before she left the clinic to go and work in the hospital five years ago. They continued to write each other, but that was the last time she had seen him. He entrusted her to build the house he envisioned and give it back to his family. Because he knew she could do it. She looked deeply into Jason's eyes and spoke the words she knew were true. "I love you."
They sat there on the beach for some time, kissing and holding each other closely while listening to the water as it came up to the shore. The sun set in front of them on that magical August night. They both knew that when it would rise again in the morning, it would kiss them and fill their day with a brightness that wouldn't ever fade. That summer Lilly had been given the chance of a lifetime, and in turn found a life that she didn't ever want to run away from. A house built to spread love from one generation into the next, a sense of freedom that divinely belonged to her and found the man she loved more than she thought possible. All guided by the watchful eye of the summer's sun.
Author ! Author!. One of the very best stories I have read on this site. Please continue to develop story lines and commit them to print. Icecream.
You lost me when she gave away the house. The guy could have willed it to his kids to remodel. If she wanted to share it with future generations, she could have given it to her own future children.
This story has a beautiful flow and is rich in uplifting sentiments. I look forward to reading more of your work. Congratulations
into one mixing bowl add:
1 romantic older man looking to connect with family
1 women seen to have the ability to be much more than she was
1 man who could build with love
a dash of the right exotic spicy local
stir - bake in the august sun - now you have a house
The selflessness combined with the fulfillment which Lilly got from doing what a good friend had asked her to do was a combination which is very rare, but does sometimes happen.
Nope, not buying into this nonsense. Move 5000 miles, spend months turning a run-down shack into a nice house, a decent place to live? Only to give the place away, to total strangers? I just don’t think so. I’m not that altruistic, and I don’t really believe many other people are, either.
A lovely, warm, romantic story with great characters. Thank you for your efforts. jntiques
Beautifully written. I am, and as noted by others, very impressed. Lovely story.