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could be. When she'd agreed to help D.J. Josie had believed a little push in the right direction would be all the girl would need to fall in love. After all, D.J. had inherited half of Josie's genes, and Josie had always been a romantic soul. So had Ed, for that matter. Josie could hardly believe her husband had become a police officer. Not that there was anything wrong with him being one, but he'd always seemed more of the "living off the land" type. As Raphael had warned her, the Ed she'd fallen in love with had died with her. The thought caused a burning sensation to throb just below her heart. D.J. looked a lot like her father; though her hair was dark red and Ed's had been strawberry blond, the resemblance was there and constantly reminded Josie of the man she still loved with all her heart. She wished she could see her husband, but with D.J.'s present situation, it didn't look as if she'd have time to visit her dad anytime soon. If she ever did. There seemed to be an estrangement between the two of them that tore at Josie's soul. |
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With effort, Josie pushed away the pain. Right now she needed to concentrate on her immediate problem, which was her daughter's attitude. The girl had definitely inherited her smart mouth and sarcastic attitude from her mother. Funny, Josie had always thought those traits were due to nurture instead of nature. Looked like she'd been wrong, which only made her mission all the harder to complete. |
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Why was D.J. resisting her attraction to Christian? For that matter, why was he resisting his attraction to D.J.? He needed her just as much as she needed him. They were both proving extremely stubborn, and |
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