All Out of Gratitude

Ophelia Strange loved Autumn in Kismet Bay, the colors, the smells, the temperature, and the Holidays. Right now she was making a beautiful cornucopia centerpiece for the Thanksgiving table done in a golden harvest theme with a few red and orange begonias for added color. She drove to Aunt Rosaline’s house to deliver the centerpiece and was surprised when her aunt had been expecting someone else she would be hosting for the holidays, a friend of Nicholas whose home was under renovation and not completed yet. The doorbell rang and her aunt went to invite her guest in – the last person she ever expected to see again, Roman Cacy is standing right there in her aunt’s kitchen. She wanted to run and hide! Roman of course did not get a warm welcome, even though he knew Ophelia would be there with her family eventually. They had dated in college and fallen in love. He had finished his MBA as she finished her bachelors, and he had plans for them. But he went out drinking to celebrate with his buddies and ruined everything. He would like to explain to her what had happened, if she would give him the chance. But he was going to have to bide his time. She wasn’t at all ready to listen. The next morning, Aunt Rosaline asked Ophelia to make paper lanterns in the basement. Then she asked Roman to help her with them! He tried to talk to her, but she refused to listen to one word. He had betrayed her, had cheated. But he told her he hadn’t, despite what she thinks she saw. But until she would listen, there was nothing he could say to her. He remembered when she arrived at his room and screamed. He woke to find a naked woman next to him, and he was in his boxers and t-shirt. What had actually happened was that the woman, Vanessa, had spent the night with one of the guys, got up for the bathroom, and drunkenly came into Roman’s room by mistake. He had already passed out, and she laid down and passed out next to him. It looked bad, but he hadn’t touched her or even known she was there! Ophelia’s scream and finding a stranger next to him had confused him. Thanksgiving dinner was quiet. Ophelia went outside when she finished picking at her meal. She had missed Roman so much and never stopped loving him. Was she ready to hear what he had to say? Would it open up a second chance for the two of them? This was a short, simple story about a misunderstanding that led to two years of pain. Will Roman and Ophelia get their second chance to have the future they had planned? Would she have something extra to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday?

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All Out of Gratitude is the seventh book in the Kismet Bay series. This short story is one of a misunderstanding, miscommunication, wasted time, and a second chance for love. I loved this story and found that the author packed a lot of love into such a short story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.