Chapter 9
Julia was in her bathroom, putting on eye shadow and mascara. She smoothed down her white blouse and newer blue jeans, to which she added her nice belt buckle; the silver engraved one that added that finishing touch and made her feel just a little more dressed up. The doorbell rang.
“Mom, the door!” Trinity yelled from the living room.
“Okay, I’ll be right there,” Julia replied. She started down the hall of her three-bedroom home, done in pale greens, with local sketches framed on the walls. She glanced in at the twins, who were watching TV on the sofa, then opened the front door. There was Brent Maloney, wearing a deep brown leather jacket, looking handsome, with a smile that warmed her heart.
He handed her a wrapped bouquet of flowers. “For you.”
“You bought me flowers?” S
