THE CEO´S SNOWBOUND DESIRE

enties when I left this morning. Two layovers, a flight delay, and fifteen hours later, the f

s and rock as far as the eye can see. We left the Alaska dock thirty minutes ago. It didn't seem like it would take that long to cross, but Kachemak Bay is vast and wide and unlike anything I've ever seen. And o

at made

oth to converse and to evaluate the

nswer simply, hon

e the son of the reverend, who you were supposed to marry the summer after you both graduated from college. Who you've been saving yourself for. Who you caught with his pants down and pushing a black-haired jezebel. And, while you're in the depths of despair, even though you know better, you tell your upstanding church-going mother, who's known around town for both her raspberry pie and her big mouth. That scandal sure gave the people of Greenbank something to talk about during the long, cold Pennsylvania winter. It's been months since D-Day, or what I like to call Dick Day, when I caught him. February 2, to be exact. I'm sure tongues were wagging in the pews during the church service. When I visited over Easter weekend, though, I got nothing but sympathetic nods and pats. Abraham, sitting in the pew directly across from us, earned more than a few glares. Not everyone shared those feelings, though. His father, Reverend Enderbey, decided that giving a sermon on man's weakness to carnal flesh and the need for forgiveness and understanding would be more appropriate than discussing Christ's resurrection that day. Just as Abraham promised me, Reverend Enderbey promised my parents that this is just a momentary

w happy tears, which was a nice change from all the sad tears I'd shed since February. Knowing I could avoid Greenbank, Abraham, and my family, that I'd be leaving my dorm

live here? _ I point towards the small cabins

ostly hostels an

ike yurts on stilts o

re nice.

not like Star Cove. _ John la

t ex

her. I half expected her to drive the nine hours and pat me on the head. Two days later, when she had calmed down, she called me and tried to persuade me. I was making a grave mistake by leaving Greenbank and Abraham. We would be far away from the chaos of Chicago and the temptations that caused Abraham to stray. We would have each other, day in and day out, and I could remind her why we are so perfect together. I know it's not going to be that simple. So I held my ground. I've been "good girl Prue" all my life, sitting next to my parents at church service every Sunday, in the company of like-minded people, st

her

d the corner. Star Cove H

ut changing the nam

tly again. He's

fortune. Although I'm sure they could afford to rename it, if it came to that. They're a lot of success. Generous, too. Man, to be part of that family.

g back for me. I didn't

ind enough to make another trip across the bay and pick me up after my flight was