Love after loss

Chapter 7: Opportunity of a lifetime

The next morning Jessicca awoke to the sound of her daughter watching TV in the next room when she sat up she saw a note on the pillow next to her.

Jessica,

I hope that you slept well, it was wonderful talking with you for so long last night. I can't wait to see you tonight, I will be by around 3 to come and pick the two of you up. I know you wanted to show some proofs to Beth. I hope that you can get them done to show her, I am sure she will be excited to see them. I will see you later.

Leland

Jessica looked up at the clock it was 9am. She immidately grabbed her computer and began to work on the photos. She wanted to make sure that Beth thought that she could take the best pictures ever, it could lead to so much more work in her future, which is great she needs the work. Her savings is starting to get low, she needed to get some good work so she and Sarah will be all set for a while. Around 1:30 she hopped in the shower and quickly got ready, she had finished a bunch of photos, enough to give a good varitey. She just had to put her name on the photos to show they are proofs. That took about an hour then she got everything ready for Sarah, transfered all the proofs over to her Ipad for easy viewing. It was now 3 and she heard a knock on her door, she opened to find Leland standing there. She gave him a quick kiss then grabbed everything she needed and headed out the door.

When they arrived at the Chapman house, Jessica was so nervous, she eould not figure out why. She had already met all these people, it must have been because she was now Lelands "girlfriend". Either way Jessica knew that she would relax if she stuck to showing the proofs to calm her nerves. She always knows that when she is doing her photography her confidence always shows through the greatest. She held her daughters hand and started to walk towards the house, while entering she felt Leland put his hand on the small of her back to guide her through the door. That made her feel relaxed a little. Beth was there to greet them when they came in.

"Hi Jessica," Beth said with some excitement in her voice.

"Hi Beth," she replied as she started to hand over the dress she had worn the day before,"Here you go, I had it cleaned this mornning at the hotel."

"Thank you, that was very thoughtful. Please come in and make yourself at home."

It did not take Sarah long to feel at home she ran in and looked out the back door. "Mom, they have a pool!" she yelled, then ran back to her mom," can I go swimming?" she asked her mother

"No hun we are going to have dinner here, we are not here to go swimming, you can swim at the hotel later alright?" Jessica told her daughter.

"She is more than welcome to go, we are not having anything formal, she can eat by the pool if she would like."

"Please mommy!!!" Sarah said with a huge smile.

"Alright, I think I put a bathing suit in my travel purse, see if it is there." Sara immediately ran to her moms bag and pulled out her bathing suit, she asked Beth to show her where the bathroom was, and got changed, they all went to talk outside so Jesssica could keep an eye on Sarah. They all sat down and Jessica pulled out her Ipad.

"Beth, would you like to take a quick look at some of the photos I have finished. Give me some feedback?"

"Sure, let me see." Beth reach over as Jessica handed over the Ipad. Beth took her time looking over the photos. Jessica could not tell how she was reacting at all. She looked over at Leland who just smiled and nodded his head to give some support. What seemed like a lifetime later Beth placed the tablet on her lap and looked up.