To Have and to Hold
Jaymich90
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  • Reads 238,733
  • Votes 10,261
  • Parts 53
  • Time 10h 13m
Jaymich90
Ongoing, First published Oct 31, 2015
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"Do you guys know each other?," Jamie asks interrupting my thoughts, looking only at me for an answer. 

But I can't answer. I look up at Cole and he stares at me with those familiar green eyes that once were so warm. But tonight they're cold. His hands are shaking at his sides.

"Well?," Jamie prods.

"She's my wife."

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Charlie is one strong and feisty chick. She bulldozes through life with her head held high and her feet firmly planted on the ground. Her apartment's a mess, she can't keep a steady job, and she can't even  go a full day without getting into some kind of mishap. But she laughs if off with a shrug of the shoulders and keeps going. Nothing can bring her down. 
Well except for one thing.
Her past.
What happens when Charlie's past comes back to bite her. Will she get through it like she had once before? Or will the lies and secrets she kept buried somehow unravel into a second chance?

Highest Ranking: #8 in chick lit
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