Grad student Andrea is mostly self-assured and quite open to whatever the world might bring her way. She's sensible, but she's got a quiet belief in the supernatural and a daytime interest in studying history, and finds herself surprised to be falling head over heels for the older woman she just met. Liz is thrilled to have made a new best friend. Overjoyed with how well they click, how well her son likes Andrea, how much fun they have together, and how easily she can open up, Liz finally considers it might be more. Blissfully in love, Liz relishes in how all this makes her feel, and how it's almost made her forget that high school boyfriend she's been grieving over for a couple decades. But maybe things are too good to be true? A family dinner brings up questions for Liz. Questions that prove difficult to answer, and possible answers that defy logic and reason.

Eternally Yours

The birthday party was a huge hit, complete with a scavenger hunt to see how many “rings” they could find (including everything from life savers to hula hoops hidden all over the place), a photo booth with costume bits and props to play with, and more sugary Hobbit, Wizard, Ent, and Elven themed treats than any dozen kids needed. Exhausted at the end of the party, Liz had packed her son off with his father for a week, shooed the rest of the guests out of the house, and collapsed on the sofa with Andrea.


“I’ll help you clean up tomorrow.”


Chapter 7