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Authors: J.C. Alexander
I removed my boots at the door and before I could step onto the crisp new carpet, two familiar hands grip me from behind. I let out a squeal as Vinny swept me up into his arms and carried me to the kitchen.
“Welcome home,” he said, setting me down on the granite counter top. He removed his jacket and tossed his keys on the counter before he stole a kiss.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and smiled. “I thought this day would never come.”
“Me too.” he agreed, leaning in for another kiss.
I wrapped my legs around his waist and pulled him flush against me as I indulged in his kiss. “We still have a few more boxes in your car.” I reminded him before he got any ideas about christening the counter top.
“They can wait.” He said, cupping my butt.
So much for not getting ideas…
He pressed his forehead against mine and we stared into one another’s eyes.
“What are you thinking about?” he asked.
“I’m thinking about how much I love you and how today is one of the best days of my life.” I answered combing my fingers through the back of his hair.
He pressed another kiss to my lips. “Funny, I was thinking the same thing.”
The sound of his phone ringing startled us from our kiss. The ringtone was the theme song from the Godfather, and we both knew it was Vivian.
I rolled my eyes and sighed.
“I’m not going to answer it.”
He slid the phone away from us.
“You have to. My lawyer called her this morning about the court date, maybe she has some news.” I bit my lip hesitantly.
He frowned and reluctantly picked up the phone, putting it on speaker before he answered.
“Yeah, what?”
“Vinny?” she whined.
“What?” he repeated.
“Thank god you answered…” she said and let out a pathetic sob, “you won’t believe this shit.”
“What happened?”
“We seriously fucked up.”
“We?” he asked incredulously, glaring at the phone in his hand. “What are you talking about
we
fucked up?”
“Don’t you remember your birthday?”
The anger drained from his face and he paused. “Yeah I remember it. So what?”
“You got me pregnant Vinny.”
The words hit me like a sucker punch in the stomach. Her sobbing on the other end of the line contaminated air between us like a toxic vapor. I stared at him, holding my breath, waiting for him to deny her accusation. Instead, he stared back at me in shock, and I saw guilt flash in his eyes. It was all the confirmation I needed. My worst nightmare had come true. I closed my eyes as my heart shattered into a thousand pieces.
To be continued.
Taking Care of Business (Book II) coming Summer of 2014.
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Acknowledgements
To say Down to Business is dedicated to one certain person would be extremely selfish. If it weren’t for the support of my friends, family, and co-workers, that kept pushing me and believing in me…this book would have never been written.
I especially want to thank my best friend, Michelle Bañuelos, for always being there for me and my writing ventures for the last eighteen years. You have endured the best and worst of my kooky imagination and never once told me I was a nut or my stuff wasn’t good enough. I love you.
I want to thank my husband, Mark, for his patience and support and always pushing me to keep writing (and editing) another page, even when I felt like I’d never make it to the end. I love you. You are still the one.
If there is one person in my life who is my Indie publishing expert and number one best cheerleader, it’s my “little sister” and best friend, Amber Hauger. She was the one to push me into Indie territory and I have not looked back since. She has given me the inspiration and guidance I needed to get here. Thank you for all the late night edits and always being there for me, even though we have become busy little mommies over the last three years. I love you!
I’d also like to add that this book wouldn’t have been finished without the time constraints of being a mommy. Motherhood has taught me that life is too short to sit on your bottom and wait until tomorrow. A big thank you to my little man, Alexander, who has proved that even fifteen minutes is enough time to write and taught me the best lesson of all: not to take life so seriously! I love you more than life.
There are a few other names I feel deserve recognition here. We may not be best friends and not know each other all that well, but your constant support, no matter how small it seemed at the time, was what kept me going from the very first page until the end. Thank you, Beau Tooker, for always asking me one hundred times: “Did you finish your book?” Also a big thank you to Courtney Axelrod for asking: “Where is my book?” every time she saw me. To answer your questions, yes, I did finish it and here it is! I hope you enjoy it. Thank you!
About the Author
J.C. Alexander was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. When she is not busy being a mother, wife, and author, she enjoys online gaming and losing herself in a good book.
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