Heaven Sent (21 page)
Authors: Hilary Storm
me and I feel the soft brush of it when
she starts to sway slightly from side to
side.
“I love you too!” Her look is
sincere and I take a moment to watch her
beauty. She rises up to remove her dress
and I sit on the edge to lean in to kiss her
belly. The tiny little baby bump reminds
me of where we are supposed to be right
now.
“Baby, we need to go to your
appointment so we can see our little
guy.” I speak right into her belly and
say, “Ok. Little man, make sure you
show mommy once and for all that
you’re a dude and that she’s crazy
talking when she claims that you’re a
little girl. Daddy can’t take the stress of
having a little girl that looks like her
momma out there.” I look up and see the
biggest grin on Ivy’s face.
“What?”
“You’re going to be soooo upset
when that doctor tells you the news.”
“No, I’m not. I will love this baby
no matter what. It would just be torture
worrying for the rest of my life about a
daughter that comes from the two of us.
Can you imagine how feisty and good
looking she will be? She’ll never be
able to leave the house.”
“Have you decided on a name
yet?” She has decided to let me choose
the baby’s name. I have a name picked
out for either possibility.
“Yes, and I can’t wait to tell you
what his name will be! Let’s go to the
appointment so we can end this little
argument.”
I help her put the dress back on
and we rush out the door. I start to get
nervous thinking about seeing my baby
for the very first time. This ultra-sound
should prove that the baby is healthy and
I want to make sure everything still
seems to be good with the baby. I get us
to the hospital parking lot in no time and
we are lucky that we pre-registered for
today’s visit. We are called quickly and
my nerves start to take over even more.
I watch as they drape a sheet over
Ivy’s legs and pull her dress up over her
little baby bump. They smear the jelly
on her belly and move the machine over
her to pick up the ultra-sound picture. I
move in closer to Ivy and hold her hand.
I start to see different shapes on the
screen and the technician does a great
job of explaining what we are seeing. I
can make out the face, legs, and hands
very easily and I’m just mesmerized that
we’re seeing our little life for the first
time.
“Would you like to know the sex
of the baby?”
“Yes we would,” I say knowing
that I’ll be ready for either scenario.
“Congratulations! You’re having a
baby girl!” My heart skipped a beat. It
honestly skipped a beat when she said
baby girl. I feel Ivy’s hand squeeze
around mine, but I don’t take my eyes off
of the screen. She will be perfect. I
will protect her from all of the boys like
me and she’ll be perfect.
The technician finishes getting all
of the shots she needs and we are
assured that everything seems perfect
with our little girl. Ivy hasn’t quit
grinning since we found out the sex.
“I told you it was a little girl!”
“I know you did!”
“So what is my baby girl’s name
going to be?”
I think about my reply. I actually
love the name I have chosen for either
sex. Both names came from someone
really special to me. This person means
the world to the two people in my life
that are most important to me. She has
quickly become like a sister to me and
her strength and love is so remarkable
that I have to name our first baby after
her.
“Her name will be Heaven, like
Eaven, but with an H.”
Acknowledgements
These are the people that
helped make this dream a
reality.
The creation of these characters
would not be possible if it weren’t for
one man. My husband is by far the most
supportive man I’ve ever met. There
have been moments in this crazy author
world when I took a step back and
noticed just how lucky I am to have
found a man who accepts me for
everything that I am and can be. He is
pushing me toward my dreams and that
means so much to me. There have been
challenging times where I just knew he’d
put his foot down and demand a change,
but he never did.
My babies, now ages (15, 13, & 8)
have had to sacrifice some of their mom
time to make this book happen. I love
them dearly and plan to pull in some
major mom & me time in the near future.
These kids are my life and the reason for
most of my passion to prove to the world
that you can do anything you put your
mind to. ##Make it Happen.
Melissa Gill – where do I even
start with this girl? She is a huge reason
why my series has been a great success.
She took me in when I was a nobody and
helped build me into the author that I am
today. I know she is just getting started
with me and we will have so much fun
on our journey. She works with me on
all of my paperbacks after I take the
cover
shot.
She
promotes
me
unconditionally and runs all of my tours
and events. Her designs ALWAYS fit
me so well and I appreciate that she
knows me well enough to nail my vision
perfectly. I have high hopes for us MG!
We are going to take the world by
‘Storm’!
Ashley – you are a Detroit version
of this Oklahoma girl, or is it the other
way around? I love your feistiness and
absolutely can’t wait to see your face at
our first signing! Hil & Ash will
definitely be remembered when the
signing is over and done with! You are
a great author and I’m so proud to have
been a part of you blasting into the
author world! Thanks for my many
voxer sessions and being the one person
who knows EXACTLY what I’m going
through! I’m truly honored that you let
your character Kylee become a part of
‘Heaven Sent’ and I can’t wait to read
your novel ‘Awakening’ to see your side
of the same scene.
Joni – you are such an inspiration
to me. You are a perfect example of a
fighter. I look forward to watching you
jump out of the gates with your first
novel. You have 100% of my support
and I’m honored to have a chapter of
your novel in my book! Thanks for being
such a supporter of mine and I hope the
world loves you a fraction of what I do!
Tynna – I could never thank you
enough for all of your help behind the
scenes of Hilary Storm. You are always
so eager to help me with projects and
there were a few moments that you
swept in and saved me from losing my
ever loving mind. I love our chats and
I’m so glad our paths crossed. You are a
great supporter of anything I decide to
do! Thanks for always being ready to
jump into anything I throw at you!
Everyone needs a Tynna! I hope one day
to be able to repay the favor!
Bloggers – there is no way in the
world I could list all of the bloggers that
support me every single day. I have an
out pouring of constant support from a
huge group of blogger followers who
pimp out my stuff anytime I ask! For a
complete list of bloggers that signed up
for this tour please visit my website
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is listed and there is a link to each of
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My models – Hello! How crazy
hot is that cover? You guys are smoking
hot and I have had so many compliments
about this cover. I know you are just
ordinary people that I pulled into my
crazy world, but I couldn’t be happier
with how both covers turned out. I’m
giving you a break for book 3, but don’t
be surprised if I come back for more
pics for future novels.