
Synopsis
John and Ellie Bradley have the love everyone wants to have, except there is one problem, Ellie is sick. John has to balance his ill wife, job, and in-laws who want to interfere. As John cares for Ellie in what the doctors say will be her last days, he reflects on their marriage and a love of a lifetime.
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Two Flames In One Fire
John POV
Crissy and my mother arrive at the house to drive me to the funeral home. It is time to say goodbye to Ellie. I have tried to be strong and be the man Ellie would have wanted me to be today, but I am tired. I am not ready to deal with everyone at the funeral home, but I know that these people loved Ellie.
We ride silently on the drive to the funeral...
I Cannot Live One Sunset At A Time
John POV
I am going through Ellie's closet like a madman. I cannot focus. My mother comes into the bedroom to try to help. "John, what are you doing?" my mother asks.
"I am looking for the yellow dress that Ellie loved so much. The one with the white flowers on it. I always told her she looked like a sunflower in it. I want that dress," I say.
My mother pus...
John And Ellie
John POV
I sit with Ellie's lifeless body waiting for the funeral home to come to take her away from me. I feel a strange sense of relief for her. All the pain is over for her. The heartache of losing a child, the pain of being sick, and the constant worry that she is a burden.
Ellie worried for others and how they felt more than anyone I have ever met in m...
Nothing Will Separate Us
FlashBack
Ellie POV
John goes back to work only a week after baby Leah is buried. I try hard to pull myself together for him and for myself. But, I just cannot find it in my soul to get out of the bed.
I know he is frustrated with me. I am just tired and hurting. My body hurts, my soul aches, and my heart is shattered into a million pieces. I do not want to...
Please Make The Pain Stop
Present Day
John POV
Ellie screams as we run to her. She has been in so much pain the last few days. Maybe Joshua was right, and I should have convinced her to stay in the hospital longer. I know she did not want to die there. She wanted to come home and be with her dogs and us when she dies.
I take her hand and hold the rough hand that once was so soft. "E...
Saying Goodbye To Baby Leah
Flashback
John POV
Ellie will not get out of bed. She sobs constantly. She refuses to see the doctor or take any medication she needs for her health. She is grieving, and I have no idea how to help her. Josh recommended a psychiatrist for her, but she refuses to see anyone.
My mother and sister will be here today to help me bathe her and dress her for Leah'...

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