Ever After
Chapter One
Two blue and gray fighter jets raced low over the neighborhood
and looped toward the barren mountains in the west.
Lauren Gibbs heard the vibration in the subtle rattle of picture
frames on the mantel, sensed it in the wood floor of the old
house, felt it all the way to her soul. Training drills, same as most
days. She froze long enough to watch them, long enough to catch
her fiance's attention.
"They still bug you."
It wasn't a question. Shane Galanter doled out the stack of
plates in his hand one at a time onto the white linen tablecloth.
"Not really." Lauren grabbed the napkins and followed behind
him, setting one at each place. She caught his eye and hesitated.
No fooling him, not when he knew all the back roads of
her heart. She released a slow breath. "Okay, yes." She set a napkin
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