Stories by Claudia

Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and SIXTEEN Four days later Tuesday — 11:20 A.M. Children’s Hospital “Where am I?” Sissy said as she sat up in her hospital bed. “Children’s Hospital,” Sandy said. Sandy sat down on her little sister’s bed. “How [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and FIFTEEN “You’re a prostitute right?” the only brunette at the table said. “No, she was a prostitute,” the platinum blonde woman said. “Remember?” “We certainly can see how you tricked Aden into marrying you,” the first [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and FOURTEEN Thursday early morning — 4:52 A.M. Charlie wandered down the hall toward the living room. He wanted to talk to Aden when no one was around. Last night, he’d heard Sandy say she was too [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and THIRTEEN Wednesday early morning — 2:47 A.M. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico “Jill.” Jacob shook her shoulder. “Jill.” Lying next to him, Jill was sweating and shaking her head. Her hands were up near her face and [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and TWELVE Monday evening — 6:45 P.M. MDT “Ok,” Valerie said. “Let’s go through it one more time.” She and Delphie stood in a bathroom at DIA. They kept getting interrupted as women wanted to take Valerie’s [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and ELEVEN Monday Evening – 7:30 P.M. PDT “Did you see that?” Jill asked. “The bright flashes of light?” Jacob asked. “Like a million sparklers going off all a once,” she said. “Yes, I saw them.” “Wow,” [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and TEN One week later Monday mid-day — 11:30 A.M. “So you know who I am,” Nash said. He sat down next to Charlie’s bed at Denver Health. “You’ve got to be the gym guy’s son,” Charlie [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and NINE Monday evening — 6:45 P.M. “You’re his…” the Emergency Room resident said. Sandy, Jill and Jill’s mother, Anjelika, were sitting in a family waiting area at Denver Health when the resident approached. He was looking [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and EIGHT Monday early morning — 5:25 A.M. Jill woke with a start. She wasn’t sure what had startled her, but Jacob wasn’t in bed. She lay there for a moment before remembering that he wasn’t working [...]

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Previous Chapters Recap of the Beginning and character summary Looking for the beginning? Chapter One CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED and SEVEN Sunday morning — 6:25 A.M. “You don’t mind?” Aden asked. They were riding the Hotel Teatro elevator down to the lobby. “No, I’ll get the car,” Sandy said. “You have to be there by eight, [...]

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