workroom,
lying across the table, was the most beautiful dress in the shimmery silver
material she had looked at the first day she stopped into the tailor’s shop.
“This is for me? But I saw the tailor working on it before
we were together.” She had envied the beautiful dress even though she knew she
wouldn’t have anywhere to wear something this beautiful, at least not until
today.
Kate ran her fingers along the lace at the bottom of the
shimmery material.
“I had it made after I saw you admiring the fabric. I knew
you were going to be mine and I knew I would want to give you something
beautiful.”
“You are amazing.” The tears began to stream down her face
and she sucked in a jagged breath. “I don’t deserve you.”
“No, I’m the one who doesn’t deserve a woman as wonderful as
you. You make every day worth living.” He brushed the tears from her face with
his thumb and held her cheek in his hand. “Now dry your tears and go get
dressed. In a few hours you will be my wife.”
She sniffled back a sob before she could speak again. “I
will soon be Mrs. Carter Williams, the luckiest woman in the world.”
“Luck has nothing to do with it. It was fate that brought us
together.” Carter kissed her softly on the lips, then grabbed the dress and
laid it across her arms. Then he turned her around to face the door. “Now get
home and get dressed. I can’t wait to see how beautiful you look in this thing.”
Carter swatted her on the butt to get her moving. “It’s going to be a long
night.”
Her core warmed at the thought of it. That afternoon he was
going to make her an honest woman, but what she really looked forward to was a
lifetime of him making her a happy woman. She couldn’t stop the silly grin from
forming on her lips and staying there for the whole walk home.
When Kate came into the house with the dress, Emma and Opal
were both there waiting to help her get ready for her big day. It felt good to
have friends there to help her. Friends who weren’t around just because her
parents were friends with their parents or because they liked consorting with
other wealthy people, but friends who liked her just for being her.
“Wow, this dress is gorgeous,” Emma said as she ran a finger
along the delicate silvery fabric.
“Let’s get you upstairs and make you beautiful.” Opal took Kate
by the hand and Emma carried the dress up the stairs behind them. This day was
going to be the biggest day of her life. She should feel nervous, but the only
emotion flooding through her was excitement. There were no second thoughts, no
doubts. Marrying Carter was the one thing she really wanted in life.
“Thank you for helping me out. Both of you. It means the
world to me.” Kate grinned and felt as if she could burst with happiness as
they made it to the top of the stairs.
In just a few hours she would be married to the greatest man
in the world. What was supposed to be an Alaskan adventure had turned out to
become a fairy tale come true for her.
About Sky Robinson
Sky is a recovering adrenalin junkie, giving up her
skydiving and motorcycle riding habits (for now anyway), but is holding tight
to snowmobiling, flying small airplanes and water skiing. She tries to add a
little balance to her life with the more tame pastimes of cooking, gardening
and running. Sky has worked as a lifeguard, casino cashier, Forest Service
roads maintenance crew, cocktail waitress and teacher, but is now happy to be
writing so she can make the characters in her books do all the crazy things she
thinks up instead of trying them out herself. Sky lives in the Midwest and
loves to hear from her fans.
Sky welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website
and email addresses on her author
bio page at www.ellorascave.com .
Tell Us What You Think
We appreciate hearing reader opinions about our books. You
can email the
author directly or you can email us at [email protected] (when
contacting Customer
lying across the table, was the most beautiful dress in the shimmery silver
material she had looked at the first day she stopped into the tailor’s shop.
“This is for me? But I saw the tailor working on it before
we were together.” She had envied the beautiful dress even though she knew she
wouldn’t have anywhere to wear something this beautiful, at least not until
today.
Kate ran her fingers along the lace at the bottom of the
shimmery material.
“I had it made after I saw you admiring the fabric. I knew
you were going to be mine and I knew I would want to give you something
beautiful.”
“You are amazing.” The tears began to stream down her face
and she sucked in a jagged breath. “I don’t deserve you.”
“No, I’m the one who doesn’t deserve a woman as wonderful as
you. You make every day worth living.” He brushed the tears from her face with
his thumb and held her cheek in his hand. “Now dry your tears and go get
dressed. In a few hours you will be my wife.”
She sniffled back a sob before she could speak again. “I
will soon be Mrs. Carter Williams, the luckiest woman in the world.”
“Luck has nothing to do with it. It was fate that brought us
together.” Carter kissed her softly on the lips, then grabbed the dress and
laid it across her arms. Then he turned her around to face the door. “Now get
home and get dressed. I can’t wait to see how beautiful you look in this thing.”
Carter swatted her on the butt to get her moving. “It’s going to be a long
night.”
Her core warmed at the thought of it. That afternoon he was
going to make her an honest woman, but what she really looked forward to was a
lifetime of him making her a happy woman. She couldn’t stop the silly grin from
forming on her lips and staying there for the whole walk home.
When Kate came into the house with the dress, Emma and Opal
were both there waiting to help her get ready for her big day. It felt good to
have friends there to help her. Friends who weren’t around just because her
parents were friends with their parents or because they liked consorting with
other wealthy people, but friends who liked her just for being her.
“Wow, this dress is gorgeous,” Emma said as she ran a finger
along the delicate silvery fabric.
“Let’s get you upstairs and make you beautiful.” Opal took Kate
by the hand and Emma carried the dress up the stairs behind them. This day was
going to be the biggest day of her life. She should feel nervous, but the only
emotion flooding through her was excitement. There were no second thoughts, no
doubts. Marrying Carter was the one thing she really wanted in life.
“Thank you for helping me out. Both of you. It means the
world to me.” Kate grinned and felt as if she could burst with happiness as
they made it to the top of the stairs.
In just a few hours she would be married to the greatest man
in the world. What was supposed to be an Alaskan adventure had turned out to
become a fairy tale come true for her.
About Sky Robinson
Sky is a recovering adrenalin junkie, giving up her
skydiving and motorcycle riding habits (for now anyway), but is holding tight
to snowmobiling, flying small airplanes and water skiing. She tries to add a
little balance to her life with the more tame pastimes of cooking, gardening
and running. Sky has worked as a lifeguard, casino cashier, Forest Service
roads maintenance crew, cocktail waitress and teacher, but is now happy to be
writing so she can make the characters in her books do all the crazy things she
thinks up instead of trying them out herself. Sky lives in the Midwest and
loves to hear from her fans.
Sky welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website
and email addresses on her author
bio page at www.ellorascave.com .
Tell Us What You Think
We appreciate hearing reader opinions about our books. You
can email the
author directly or you can email us at [email protected] (when
contacting Customer
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