Love, Aunty Jackie xxx"Nicola: "N'aww, thanks Aunty! Your food is always so yummy! I'll try, but you know how Dad can be and all. I hope Uncle Mark is... settling into his new job well, and I am looking forward to hearing how Teagan is getting on in NY! Love you!" “What do you mean ‘how I can be’?” Nathan asked with a raised brow, looking down at his daughter to catch her reaction - a cheeky grin was flashed back at him. “Stubborn to a fault and always working too hard.” Nicole replied quickly,. " She smiled. "Sorry about that.Hey, I forgot my laundry in the dryer and I usually see you walk in afterme. You wouldn't have seen it by chance, would you?" Gesturing for her tocome in, I said, "Yeah, I grabbed it and folded it. I was going to askaround to see which apartment was yours, but you beat me to it." Shewalked in and picked up the basket. "Thank you so much!" As she walkedout, she said, "Hey, follow me upstairs so you can get your basket back."I nodded and grabbed my keys, closing. She was dressed in a dark green dress and her ever present cowboy boots ... excuse me... "cowgirl boots". Hers were a replica of Abigail's favorites.I pulled her to me and hugged and kissed her."How are you this morning, beautiful?" Its Christmas ... its time for you to wake up ... everyone wants to see what Santa brought."I gave her one more hug as I sat up, seeing Taylor standing in the doorway smiling."And daddy..." Hummm?" You need to shave!" She rubbed her face as she said it, having been. When she looked at him, her eyes were the color of sunshine filtering through a drop of honey. David sat hard on his ass in the hallway, blinking in confusion as his mouth worked to form a sentence. Her lips were dark black and split slightly at the top, showing her canine teeth and an expression of pain and confusion. Her jaw, so delicate before, was thicker. Her face looked slightly longer and David swore she had more teeth than she should. "Wha... wha.... Kelly... wha..." David sputtered,.
Read More