How about a little Taste of my Thursday? You know what I mean! Just a wee read of my WIP which is now sitting somewhere on a publishers desk waiting for a rejection letter. Can't get our hopes up unnecessarily.....In the meantime, we can at least enjoy a little sample from Moonbeams of Unintended Consequences while we are here. With a little Valentine Day sentimentality, I offer you a little background on our little Lily by way of our snooping housekeeper Maddie.
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In the end, she learned much more than she expected about
Lily but really little more about Jordan and Simon. Perhaps they were just long
time friends that came together to help Jordan’s little girl
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Please enjoy a little slice of my work and then slip over with the wind beneath your wings and have a read of my partners work. You can find them at the links all over or listed one by one, like Valentine heartbeats below. Happy Valentine's Day.
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| A Valentine Baby |
Lily was, indeed, a very sick little girl. She had Acute
Sarcoidosis, an immune deficiency disorder that caused nodules to grow, usually
on the lungs, causing scar tissue which ultimately required a lung transplant.
But Lily also had a complicating condition of Sickle Cell Anemia, the
development of which had been masked, until it had done irreparable damage to
her liver. She needed a life saving liver transplant. Maddie knew she
shouldn’t, but she continued reading.
There were details about probabilities of live donor
versus cadaver donor, the complications of SCA and it went on and on about
percentages and result matrixes. It was overwhelming. Suddenly, Maddie felt a
wave of compassion for Jordan and her daughter because of the catastrophic
situation they found themselves in. She was about to close the daytimer,
satisfied that she had found the reason for their trip when something caught
her eye — she saw it.
In Jordan’s daytimer, a piece of paper, one small piece
of paper, upturned Maddie’s world and stunned her with the revelation: Lily’s
birth certificate named Simon D’Istrafrio as the father of one Lily Simone
Taylor, born February 14, 2005. Oh, good God! A Valentine Baby as well!
Maddie went to the laptop on the desk, provided for their
guests. She wanted to look up Valentine Baby births. Her shame was swamped by
her compelling interest.
A baby born on Valentine’s Day is born under the Star
sign of Aquarius. The Aquarian baby is chatty, very bright, original and
independent. She will learn things quickly and absorbs information with great
energy. Because of this, she has a lot to teach her playmates. A Valentine baby
can be very stubborn at times and, despite valuing the company of others, also
enjoys her time alone. She can occasionally appear detached from others but,
despite appearances, is often thinking about those close to her and is
extremely loyal.
You will quickly come to expect the unexpected where your
Aquarian baby is concerned. Her individuality teamed with her strong stubborn
streak means that she will certainly keep you on your toes!
Your baby’s independent nature means that she will often
prefer to work out her own worries and problems, so much so that it can often
be best to let her scream her way through that tantrum on her own. Her
naturally creative ability should be nurtured and encouraged as the Aquarian
baby can be very much into their own dream world.
A Valentine’s baby is very quick to learn but can become
frustrated so the trick is to keep her occupied and stimulated. She also values
her freedom and can be defiant, driving parents and playmates mad! The best way
to deal with it is to be firm but fair as once your Valentine baby has an idea
it will take a lot to make her change her mind.
That was Lily to a tee — well, as much as she has seen of
the child! Maddie knew about Valentine’s Day Baby births and it explained so
much about the way Lily behaved but it explained more about how Mr D was
behaving. Maddie wondered if Lily knew that Simon was her father. Surely Simon
did, or they wouldn’t be here. Her thoughts bolted to Talia. Had Talia known?
Oh,
dear God, I pray she didn’t know.
© Muffy Wilson
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Oh my god! She is so nosey. I wonder if her behavior is going to change toward Jordan and Lily now that she has more information and if she is going to be mad at Simon for having an affair. This is turning into a mystery type of thing, I like it.
ReplyDeleteNo way will you get a rejection letter. Excellent taster. Maddie should not have snooped like that. I fear she is a bit of a troublemaker, prying into Simon's business. I hope she doesn't go upsetting him. He has enough on his plate right now
ReplyDeleteShe had to look, did she? Another great piece.
ReplyDeletean overwhelming tender piece .... thank you
ReplyDeleteGreat way to share exposition, Muffy, through the uninvolved housekeeper. It gives distance while still keeping Lily's condition a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteSo poignant, Muffy. The snippet, photo, and music combine to bring tears. I already care about these people. Maddie is nosey, but hopefully with good intent. Only a fool would reject this. Ah, but I forget there are lots of those. LOL Beautiful. I'm eager to learn more about Lily.
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