Down To You (The Love On Edge Series) Read Online Free PDF

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    “Are you feeling okay?” Brant asked with concern weighing heavy in his voice.
     
    Holly put the casserole on the table and looked up at him with a smile.
     
    “I feel fine,” Holly replied.
     
    Brant called Tressa and Randy to the dinner table as the family settled in to the meal Holly prepared. Holly eyed Brant cautiously. She could tell he had something on his mind. In between bites, she addressed the issue.
     
    “So, what is it that you have to tell me?” asked Holly with a wink.
     
    Brant looked at her with shock clear on his face. She really knew how to read him well.
     
    “Uh… well…” started Brant, the surprise clear in his voice. He continued, “Work is sending me to Hong Kong. They want to send me over for three weeks, but I told them I had to talk to you first.”
     
    Brant couldn’t read the expression on Holly’s face at first, but then when she jumped out of her chair and squealed out of excitement, he knew it wouldn’t be a problem with her.
     
    “Oh, my God! Brant! That is amazing!”
     
    “I’m considering telling them no,” said Brant warily.
     
    “Why?! It’s an amazing opportunity.”
     
    “Why? Because you’re pregnant, and we have three kids at home.”
     
    “I’ve done this before, and you’ll only be gone a few weeks.”
     
    “I don’t feel right going…”
     
    “You’ll get over it. Bring me back a souvenir,” Holly said as she smiled widely at her reluctant husband.
     
    Brant left for Hong Kong on the following Monday. Holly wasn’t feeling well on the day that Brant left, so she kissed him before he left the house instead of accompanying him to the airport. He took a flight from Philadelphia International to Detroit, and from Detroit he took the red eye straight to Hong Kong. It felt weird being off U.S. soil without his family.
     
    Something just didn’t feel right.
     
     
    *****
     
     
    Holly woke up out of a sound sleep as a gasp escaped from her mouth. Her hands grabbed her lower stomach which was clenching and unclenching and causing her great distress. She couldn’t remember ever feeling so much pain in her life. She took a deep breath as she waited for the pain to subside, and breathing seemed to help. She sat up in her bed and looked at the clock. It was only 8:30 P.M. She had gone to lay down since her dad had taken the kids to the movies and out to dinner. He spoiled them rotten and made no apologies for it.
     
    Holly reached to turn on the light that sat on her bed stand, and suddenly the pain returned, even worse than before. She clasped her side, as she grimaced through the pain. With each second her pain level increased until she was writhing in pain on the edge of the bed. Her vision went black as she felt her body go limp and she crashed upon the floor with a bang.
     
     
     
    *****
     
     
    “C’mon kids… Let’s get in the house. It’s cold out here! Be quiet, though, I think your mother is sleeping. So , what did we learn from the movie?”
     
    “That adults as just as confused as kids are when it comes to love,” said Tressa observantly.
     
    “How true that is, little lass,” Marv agreed. “What about you, Randy? What did you learn from the movie?”
     
    “That women shouldn’t drive angry…” answered Randy. Marv laughed.
     
    “Excellent observation! Okay guys, here we are. Let’s take off your coats and hats and hang them up…” said Marv to his grandchildren.
     
    “Muffin…. Oh, Muffin!” Marv called for Holly’s pet Pomeranian. Marv whistled for the pint-sized pooch.
     
    What a ridiculous name for a dog
     
    “Does Muffin want a treat?!” Marv had snagged a doggy bag for Muffin, and he knew how excited the dog would be. He called and called but Muffin didn’t come.
     
    “Hey… Where’s Muffin?” Marv asked as he approached the staircase. He heard a whimpering sound coming from upstairs. Marv climbed the staircase gingerly, trying to see where Muffin had gotten off