Raining In My Heart (Book One of the McKay's) Read Online Free PDF Page A

Well, more than a fling. I fell madly in love with her sweetness, but I was only on lea ve and due back to my station. Our love affair wasn't practical, but it was true nonetheless. We talked about everything during those t wo days together, our families, our hopes , our dreams. I never knew that during that time I had gotten her pregnant. My mind was on a military career at the time. I couldn't see anything permanent in our future together.
    " I told Mary at the time there was someone back home, but that I wasn't in love with her. Georgina could be co ld and distant, but our families sort of expected us to get married. Mary seemed to accept the fact that we on ly had those two days together, a beautiful thing that looking back I almost wonder why she so completely accepted those two days. And although I regretted leaving her, loving her, I was obligated at home.
    " I never lied to Mary ; she took me at face value. Mary understood completely and had vowed to never fall for a soldier, little good that did. But we had agreed it would be best not to stay in touch until the tour of duty was over. After all, we'd gone into the relationship with our eyes open. We thought we were being very adult about it. Meanwhile , I'd married Letty's mom , Georgina , about six months later , and she was pregnant by th e time I got out of the service, since I'd been home a time or two in between.
    " Georgina was not a coun try woman , at least not at heart, she'd been raised in the country but she sought a much higher level of life and she left before I could explain about Mary . As time had passed I really wanted to explain about Mary . When Ge orgina left, I filed for divorce and went to get Mary . For Mary was truly my love, my heart. My first love. It was then I learned we had a daughter together. I couldn't believe my good fortune, for aside from my work, children were a dream for me. I wanted lots of children.
    " Mary was sick though by that time, a cancer was growing , and she died not more than a year after I got her out here. Thank God, I had Julie , and Letty. And thank God I legally adopted Julie so she would have my name. She deserved it, she was my daughter. I met Sandy 's mom some time later at a school function of all places. Sandy 's mom was a good woman and tried to be a good mother to you all. I'd known Helen for years and she knew all along that Georgina wouldn't stay.
    " At Mary 's funeral, Helen comforted me. But Helen tended to be jealous and she couldn't live with the fact that there had already been two women in my life . I was more than grateful that she had enough sense to let me raise Sandy when we parted . She met a man not long after we divorced and married and moved away, giving me full custody of Sandy, as Georgina did with Letty. This might sound a little strange, since they were the mothers, but they knew I had the means to support you and that I loved you dearly.
    " Naturally , there was no fight between any of your mothers. Wendy 's mother you all know and loved. Lisa was mother to you all, and she did a great job of it to o , and I loved her in my fashion. If she hadn't tried to jump that fence with Lancer, she'd still be alive today, but she had such a spirit. So, you are all my children. And you are all sisters, you are McKay 's and you should be proud of the name. Julie was my first born, my secret real child. I thanked God that I had a remembrance from Mary . Julie is your real sister. "
    Julie jumped to her feet . " Wha t?" S he gulped, she was sure her face was on fire .
    Everyone stared at her. Shock, surprise, indignation all surrounded them.
    "He got my mother pregnan t? I was his child all along? "
    "That's how it reads, yes."
    "You mean… Julie … is a blood relative?" Let ty's brow knitted in disbelief .
    "According to your father…" Rams e y was saying.
    "But…why would he…wait…so long to tell us? Why did he bother adopting her? " Wendy questioned, and then glanced guiltily at Letty and