Authors: Donna Hill
Intimate Betrayal (36 page)
One Year Later
“A
re you sure it's all right for the baby to fly?” Maxwell asked his wife for the millionth time.
Reese turned in her seat, pursed her lips, and narrowed her eyes. “I swear, if you ask me that question one more time, I'm gonna knock you right upside the head with Mikel's bottle.”
Maxwell had to laugh, because the reality was, she would do it, right in front of all of these passengers. He settled back in his seat, keeping a cautious eye on his beautiful son. Every time he looked at him he still could not believe the pure awesomeness of his existence. He'd made a solemn vow to both Mikel and to Reese, as he stood in the delivery room and watched her bring him into the world, that with every breath he took he would always keep them in the forefront of his life, the choice that he made would always be his family
first and foremost. If he made enough money to last him a lifetime, none of that could be more precious than his wife and son.
Reese took a sidelong peek at her handsome husband. The decision to make the trip to Tokyo had been a hard one for Max. She knew that. But she'd convinced him that the time to begin anew was with their son. She watched him now as he read again the letter from his mother, which Reese had decided to show him the day they'd brought Mikel home from the hospital.
My dear Mioki,
I am sure I will never be able to make up to your for the loss of our relationship. But I want to begin in some small way to mend the rift between us. I want you to know that I went to Murayama and told him the whole story. At first he turned me away as I expected, but he returned to me and told me that all of the years that we had been together I had brought him nothing but joy. He has asked me to marry him and I have accepted. I feel truly blessed, my son. I will start a new life very soon and I have you to thankâyou and Reese. I have sent her something that I hope the both of you will use and pass down to children I hope you will one day have together. I was the one who bought the last fifteen percent of stock. But, of course, I do not need it. I have turned it over to Reese. She is a wise woman, my son. Do not let your pride turn her away. I hope that one day we will see each other again. Life is much too short to go through it carrying grudges and old hurts from the past. I hope that you will find a place in your heart for forgiveness and perhaps one day we shall see each other again. I love you, my son, Mioki.
Maxwell folded the letter and returned it to his breast pocket. He turned and looked at his wife who smiled knowingly. He took her hand in his and brought it to his lips. They were on a journey together, to heal broken hearts, join two cultures, share love, and begin a new legacy that would begin with their son Mikel.
A new beginningâ¦
INTIMATE BETRAYAL
ISBN: 978-1-4268-8900-4
First published by Kensington Publishing Corp in 1997
Copyright © 2011 by Donna Hill
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