READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 VOL 2 ISSUE 9 JUNE 2015 | Page 7

Excerpt from Runaway Secret:
Taylor Point, South Carolina
Wednesday, 7:40 a.m.
“When will you have another baby,
Momma?”
Marissa Richland choked on a sip of
her hot coffee as she turned toward her
six-year-old daughter, meeting that
serious, deep blue gaze that made her
ache for dreams long gone. Dreams she
couldn't quite keep buried. “That's a big
question on a busy morning, Erin,”
Marissa evaded. Times like these, times
that would only become more frequent as
Erin grew up, made her wonder how
she'd ever survive this journey as a
single mother.
“Mrs. Trenham is having a baby over
the summer,” Erin said around a
mouthful of cereal.
“Chew first,” Marissa reminded her
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