Flowers on the Water Read Online Free
Author: Helen Scott Taylor
fooling around with Dom, of drinking wine, laughing, making love. George slept soundly after being out in the sea air all day. The vacation gave her and Dominic rare undisturbed evenings and nights.
Dominic tossed a few more flowers into the water. They both watched the delicate stems and papery petals bobbing around on the waves, so fragile against the mighty power of the ocean.
Lucy separated her lilies and tossed them out one by one, whispering a silent prayer, asking that her baby boy be happy wherever he was, and that she would one day see him again. Dominic threw his final few flowers to join hers.
"I owe you an apology," Lucy said. "I was terrified that day. I lashed out at you."
Dominic stared silently out to sea, his lips pressed tight. He'd remained silent ten years ago when she screamed and shouted at him, kept his head when she lost hers. He called the police and the Coast Guard. He phoned both sets of parents. He tried to comfort her, but she hadn't let him touch her. She shut him out and ran away with her mum and dad like a child, instead of turning to her husband so they could support each other and get through the tragedy together.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said those things to you," Lucy said.
"You only said what I was thinking."
"Don't blame yourself, Dom." She reached for his hand and squeezed it. "We were young. We did our best."
"I miss you, Luce."
Forgotten emotions surged back like a springtide, filling the empty places in Lucy's heart. She stepped towards Dominic as he opened his arms. Relief almost swept the legs from under her as she buried her face against his shirt, breathed in the familiar scent of him.
The years fell away as she snuggled into the embrace of the man she now realized she had never stopped loving. Then fear chased in on the heels of her pleasure, a terrible sick feeling that she had left it too late. "We shouldn't be doing this. Don't you have a girlfriend who'll object?"
His hand cradled her head to his chest."No other woman has ever touched my heart, Lucy. I still love you."
A smile caught at her lips. "Aren't you going to ask me if I have a man in my life?"
"I know you don't. I call your mum every few months. Have done for years. I like to make sure you're okay."
Lucy drew back and stared at him. She'd tried to forget Dominic, but he'd kept tabs on her. And her mum had helped him.
"Knowing you hadn't fallen in love with another man was the only thing that gave me hope."
"You wanted me back?"
"I never wanted to lose you in the first place."
"Oh, Dom." Lucy framed his face in her hands and really looked at him, at his beloved hazel eyes, his thick dark lashes, and his lips. "I still love you too, Dominic. I didn't realize till I read your book."
"Come back to me, Luce. Give me a second chance."
"It's me who should be asking for a second chance." Lucy wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. The hollow place inside her overflowed with love for this man who never gave up on her. And as they kissed, she thought she heard the echo of a little boy's laugh on the salty breeze.
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"So many tender, touching moments that will
Dominic tossed a few more flowers into the water. They both watched the delicate stems and papery petals bobbing around on the waves, so fragile against the mighty power of the ocean.
Lucy separated her lilies and tossed them out one by one, whispering a silent prayer, asking that her baby boy be happy wherever he was, and that she would one day see him again. Dominic threw his final few flowers to join hers.
"I owe you an apology," Lucy said. "I was terrified that day. I lashed out at you."
Dominic stared silently out to sea, his lips pressed tight. He'd remained silent ten years ago when she screamed and shouted at him, kept his head when she lost hers. He called the police and the Coast Guard. He phoned both sets of parents. He tried to comfort her, but she hadn't let him touch her. She shut him out and ran away with her mum and dad like a child, instead of turning to her husband so they could support each other and get through the tragedy together.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said those things to you," Lucy said.
"You only said what I was thinking."
"Don't blame yourself, Dom." She reached for his hand and squeezed it. "We were young. We did our best."
"I miss you, Luce."
Forgotten emotions surged back like a springtide, filling the empty places in Lucy's heart. She stepped towards Dominic as he opened his arms. Relief almost swept the legs from under her as she buried her face against his shirt, breathed in the familiar scent of him.
The years fell away as she snuggled into the embrace of the man she now realized she had never stopped loving. Then fear chased in on the heels of her pleasure, a terrible sick feeling that she had left it too late. "We shouldn't be doing this. Don't you have a girlfriend who'll object?"
His hand cradled her head to his chest."No other woman has ever touched my heart, Lucy. I still love you."
A smile caught at her lips. "Aren't you going to ask me if I have a man in my life?"
"I know you don't. I call your mum every few months. Have done for years. I like to make sure you're okay."
Lucy drew back and stared at him. She'd tried to forget Dominic, but he'd kept tabs on her. And her mum had helped him.
"Knowing you hadn't fallen in love with another man was the only thing that gave me hope."
"You wanted me back?"
"I never wanted to lose you in the first place."
"Oh, Dom." Lucy framed his face in her hands and really looked at him, at his beloved hazel eyes, his thick dark lashes, and his lips. "I still love you too, Dominic. I didn't realize till I read your book."
"Come back to me, Luce. Give me a second chance."
"It's me who should be asking for a second chance." Lucy wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. The hollow place inside her overflowed with love for this man who never gave up on her. And as they kissed, she thought she heard the echo of a little boy's laugh on the salty breeze.
Thank you for reading Flowers on the Water
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Recommend the story . Please help other readers find this book by recommending it to friends, readers' groups, and discussion boards.
Review the story . Please tell other readers why you liked this story by reviewing it on Amazon, Goodreads or your blog. If you write a review, please send me an email to [email protected]. I would like to gift you a copy of one of my contemporary romances.
Thank you!
If you enjoyed Flowers on the Water , you might also enjoy these other books by Helen Scott Taylor
*
Unbreak My Heart
Praise for Unbreak My Heart
"Any lover of traditional Harlequin/Mills and Boon novels will especially adore this novel." Heather Hiestand
*
"So many tender, touching moments that will
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