She nodded, her
eyes showing the gumption she must have used to continue on without
her husband, Samuel.
"Let me guess," Aubrey said. "You booked
your stay at the Seaside Bed and Breakfast ."
"Yes. After I was situated in my room, I
came downstairs for tea and Mr. O'Grady caught me looking at the
magic box. He told me the lovely story about the fae folk and the
granting of wishes during the Spring Equinox. He asked if I wanted
to make a wish. I'd been married and was happy. Why would I need
the faeries to find me a soul mate? But then thoughts of Eddie
entered my mind." Her lips curved and she looked at Aubrey. "You
see, the magic box reminded me of the wooden box I kept all of
Eddie's letters in," she explained. "Before I left on my trip, I
came across the box when I was cleaning out my closet. Needless to
say, I was surprised to see it. I hadn't thought about Eddie or his
letters in a long time. Anyway, when I looked at the magic box
again, I knew what I wanted to wish for. I wrote the note, making a
wish on Eddie's behalf. I wished that he found happiness no matter
where he was. The moment, I placed the note in the box, the oddest
thing happened. I felt a jolt, an electrical current of some
sort."
Aubrey shifted in her seat. She had felt the
same sensation.
"I never planned on staying at the Inn."
Eddie took over the story now. "I had been visiting friends in town
and was on my way home. It was raining, pouring like you wouldn't
believe. My car broke down and my cell phone was dead, and only God
knew where the car charger was. I hiked to the Inn in hopes of
borrowing a phone."
Peggy chuckled and covered her mouth, her
eyes glimmering with the memory. "He walked in looking half
drowned. I couldn't believe my eyes, but I knew it was my Eddie. My
first thoughts were to hug him, but then fear hit me. I wasn't the
nineteen-year old girl he fell in love with. I was old, and felt
ancient."
Eddie smiled. "You're beautiful. I
recognized you immediately and thought my heart would stop. I kept
thinking it would be my luck to find her again and then die of a
heart attack before telling her what a fool I'd been to let her
go." He sighed with a shrug and looked at Aubrey. "My life wasn't
as fortunate as Peggy's had been. My marriage…well, let's say we
both tried our best to make each other miserable. We parted after
seven years of marriage. The only good thing out of the union was
my son, Matt." His gaze found Peggy's again. "I saw Peggy standing
there in the lobby and me dripping all over the carpet, but I
didn't care. I crossed the distance separating us and took her in
my arms. It never crossed my mind she could be married or her
husband could walk in and find us in a compromising embrace. I had
to touch her, hold her, and assure myself she was real. I couldn't
lose her again." His gaze leveled on Aubrey. "You see, she wished
for me to be happy and it came true the night I walked into the Seaside Bed and Breakfast Inn ."
Aubrey had to admit it was a sweet romantic
story, but she had to ask. "Do you both truly believe faery magic
brought you two together?"
"Without a doubt," both said at the same
time and laughed.
Aubrey glanced at Ian with his killer smile
and gorgeous eyes. His polo shirt clung to the hard planes of his
body. All day long, visions of how it would be to make love to him
again had her head spinning. Could she actually believe the faeries
had something to do with their chance meeting? His gaze locked with
hers. His dark brow lifted in question, making her realize she'd
been staring. She quickly turned away, shifting in her seat. She
was a reporter sent for the scoop. Ian just happened to be Mr.
O'Grady's grandson. It was a simple explanation, not faery
magic.
Chapter Twenty-One
Ian started the boat's engine. He watched
Aubrey tuck a loose tendril of hair behind her ear before she
lifted her hand to wave goodbye to the Greenes. The couple stood at
the end of the landing and waved back to her.
Aubrey
eyes showing the gumption she must have used to continue on without
her husband, Samuel.
"Let me guess," Aubrey said. "You booked
your stay at the Seaside Bed and Breakfast ."
"Yes. After I was situated in my room, I
came downstairs for tea and Mr. O'Grady caught me looking at the
magic box. He told me the lovely story about the fae folk and the
granting of wishes during the Spring Equinox. He asked if I wanted
to make a wish. I'd been married and was happy. Why would I need
the faeries to find me a soul mate? But then thoughts of Eddie
entered my mind." Her lips curved and she looked at Aubrey. "You
see, the magic box reminded me of the wooden box I kept all of
Eddie's letters in," she explained. "Before I left on my trip, I
came across the box when I was cleaning out my closet. Needless to
say, I was surprised to see it. I hadn't thought about Eddie or his
letters in a long time. Anyway, when I looked at the magic box
again, I knew what I wanted to wish for. I wrote the note, making a
wish on Eddie's behalf. I wished that he found happiness no matter
where he was. The moment, I placed the note in the box, the oddest
thing happened. I felt a jolt, an electrical current of some
sort."
Aubrey shifted in her seat. She had felt the
same sensation.
"I never planned on staying at the Inn."
Eddie took over the story now. "I had been visiting friends in town
and was on my way home. It was raining, pouring like you wouldn't
believe. My car broke down and my cell phone was dead, and only God
knew where the car charger was. I hiked to the Inn in hopes of
borrowing a phone."
Peggy chuckled and covered her mouth, her
eyes glimmering with the memory. "He walked in looking half
drowned. I couldn't believe my eyes, but I knew it was my Eddie. My
first thoughts were to hug him, but then fear hit me. I wasn't the
nineteen-year old girl he fell in love with. I was old, and felt
ancient."
Eddie smiled. "You're beautiful. I
recognized you immediately and thought my heart would stop. I kept
thinking it would be my luck to find her again and then die of a
heart attack before telling her what a fool I'd been to let her
go." He sighed with a shrug and looked at Aubrey. "My life wasn't
as fortunate as Peggy's had been. My marriage…well, let's say we
both tried our best to make each other miserable. We parted after
seven years of marriage. The only good thing out of the union was
my son, Matt." His gaze found Peggy's again. "I saw Peggy standing
there in the lobby and me dripping all over the carpet, but I
didn't care. I crossed the distance separating us and took her in
my arms. It never crossed my mind she could be married or her
husband could walk in and find us in a compromising embrace. I had
to touch her, hold her, and assure myself she was real. I couldn't
lose her again." His gaze leveled on Aubrey. "You see, she wished
for me to be happy and it came true the night I walked into the Seaside Bed and Breakfast Inn ."
Aubrey had to admit it was a sweet romantic
story, but she had to ask. "Do you both truly believe faery magic
brought you two together?"
"Without a doubt," both said at the same
time and laughed.
Aubrey glanced at Ian with his killer smile
and gorgeous eyes. His polo shirt clung to the hard planes of his
body. All day long, visions of how it would be to make love to him
again had her head spinning. Could she actually believe the faeries
had something to do with their chance meeting? His gaze locked with
hers. His dark brow lifted in question, making her realize she'd
been staring. She quickly turned away, shifting in her seat. She
was a reporter sent for the scoop. Ian just happened to be Mr.
O'Grady's grandson. It was a simple explanation, not faery
magic.
Chapter Twenty-One
Ian started the boat's engine. He watched
Aubrey tuck a loose tendril of hair behind her ear before she
lifted her hand to wave goodbye to the Greenes. The couple stood at
the end of the landing and waved back to her.
Aubrey
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