Oh no, no, no. No you don’t IT! Don’t you dare end this story so quickly! It is a beautifully written piece that has endeared me to its characters. The dialogue is smart and to-the-point, the plot twists make sense – they’re not out of left field and imo (of course), Moliere, Simon, Aunt Mae, Cooper and even Amber-Who aren’t just characters in a book [which it should be], they’re real people with real lives dealing with realistic day-to-day situations. To just ‘wrap it up’ would be a crime! The finale deserves the same love as its debut don’tcha think? Pretty please!
[ok, end of begging LOL]
As I’ve said before, every time I’ve read To Last A Lifetime, I'm pleasantly surprised. At first I thought, ‘oh here we go again, she’s not going to tell him, he’s coming back with Wonderbread, she’s going to gloat, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah’ and then when she showed up in the trench and heels, I almost stopped reading (seriously) because I just knew he’d punk out and totally destroy Molli but that was definitely NOT the case! I didn’t expect Molli’s revelation, didn’t see Aunt Mae’s affection, NEVER anticipated Simon’s reaction and Cooper’s entrance to the hilarious calamity was the cherry on top! GuurrrllI…I was breathless from hollering so much, I couldn’t stop lmao and then the ending just made me swoon:
"Simon, we need to talk," Moliere said quietly.
"Yes, we do," he whispered to her, brushing her cheek lovingly.
"I'm in love with her, Amber," Simon said, his voice even, cool, his eyes still in Moliere's.
"Amber, I'm in love with Moliere and she's carrying my child."
I'm very interested to see what happens next and down the road: what Amber-Who has to say, what’s wrong with Aunt Mae, what Cooper’s hiding but more importantly, I'm enthusiastic about Simon and Moliere’s relationship and their bundle of joy. So see…there’s absolutely too much fabulous ground to cover for at least five additional chapters! J
Aunt Mae is PRICELESS and so is the author’s talent!
BRAVA!
