His Chance

Hailey - Chapter 10

"How's mama, did she have a good night?", I ask my sister, as I talk to her on speaker phone while I check myself in the mirror.

"She did", Grace answers me.  "I was worried that yesterday might have been a lot for her to handle but I think your wedding day made her so happy that it caused her to have a restful nights sleep.  She got up and had breakfast with the family this morning and she is having a good day.  Right now she is playing Go Fish with the kids". 

"That's so good to hear", I say.  The thought that my wedding day was good for mama brings a smile to my face.

"How are you?", Grace asks me.  "How was your wedding night?".

"It was wonderful. We're having such a great time, Grace. Thank you so much for letting me get away".

"Of course sweetie. Every couple deserves a honeymoon. I don't want you worrying about anything else.  Just spend your time getting to know your new husband. Don't give us a second thought. Drew and I have things covered here". 

"OK, Grace, I will. And thanks again for everything. You and Drew have done so much for me and now, well, he introduced me to Chance, and you threw me a bridal shower and a wedding and now I'm on my honeymoon. I'll never be able to repay you for everything you've done. I love you, Grace".

"I love you too, sweetie, and so does Drew. The best way to repay us is for you and Chance to love each other and start your new life together. Now, hang up the phone and get back to your honeymoon".

"OK. Give mama a hug and a kiss for me. Bye now".

"Bye", and with that we hang up.

That's a relief.  Mama is doing fine.  Honestly, that is a huge weight off of my shoulders.  I put my phone back in my bag and open the door of the bathroom and walk back into our suite. Our bed is unmade and just as we left it when we went down by the pool this morning; housekeeping has not made it up here yet. Honestly that is ok with me. I don't mind. I love looking at the messy bed and the crumpled sheets as it only reminds me of the love that Chance and I have shared in this bed. I walk over to it and crawl underneath the covers. I can smell the scent of Chance on his pillow and as always he smells so good. It's something like pine and citrus and leather and I absolutely love it. I bury my face in his pillow and just inhale his intoxicating scent. I lay like this for a few minutes and then decide I should probably go back downstairs and join my husband and our friends. I climb out of bed and decide that I would rather straighten things up myself. After all, I would really rather not have a stranger in here making our bed, touching our sheets, so I decide to make it myself. I am just about done and I start decorating it with the throw pillows when I find a little blue box on the floor. I recognize this box as I've seen one like it two other times. This is a jewelry box. Curious, I untie the bow and open the box. Inside is a simple sterling silver heart charm. Inscribed on it is the word "wife" and below that is a tiny pink crystal. It's beautiful. It is a perfect addition to my charm bracelet. I honestly didn't know that Chance knew that I had one. I wonder if Grace told him about it. I am constantly amazed at how thoughtful and romantic he is. Just then, I hear a key at the door and Chance enters our suite.

"Hey baby, I was missing my girl. Hey, what's that you got there?', he says to me with a smile.

He walks over and sits next to me on the bed. I actually feel a little embarrassed to have opened this box without him. I smile at him as he notices what I have in my hands.

"Um, well, I found this while I was making the bed and well, I, I couldn't wait to open it. I hope you don't mind", I say to him with a smile.
"I love it by the way; it's beautiful. How did you know that I had a charm bracelet?".