'I want you. Your flaws, your mistakes, your imperfections. I want you, all of you, and only you.'
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12 years and 4 psychiatrists later, little Amelia and Aluna Pond have grown up.
And the Raggedy Doctor is late.
Amy is forgiving and eager to leave her boring life and begin a new one; travelling through space and seeing the stars.
Aluna is hurt, and sometimes she doesn't even know why, it's as if she has a past that she doesn't know about and she did something that brought herself so much grief.
She sees the stars and planets, saves the world and many other ones too, she becomes the person she always wanted to be.
The Doctor, finds someone who can mend both of his hearts, who can show him that he's not truly alone.
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He stood there, completely unaware and confused of what to do; he had been put in a position that neither him or Luna could get them out of. He had got them into danger again, but grave danger. The thought that at the end of this the Doctor might be holding a lifeless Luna in his arms made him shiver, and the vivid image even made tears prick his eyes.
So he looked at Luna's. Luna -the girl who could make him smile just by looking at him, Luna -the girl who could make him cry with one word, Luna -the girl who planted purple orchids all over her garden as a reminder that she wasn't alone, Luna -the girl who was sad, and the girl who gave up hope.
His Luna.
And as he looked at her green eyes, his mind stopped, his hearts halted, and his eyes slightly widened in shock, because as he paused to look at her beauty and gaze upon her wisdom.
He thought he had just fallen in love.
Life can change so unexpectedly.
One moment it was going to be the happiest day of Jemma Turner's life. Then the next moment she is standing in her wedding dress in the hospital and they are telling her she is a widow before she can become a wife. Trying to live with reality she starts working again as a child psychologist, taking on cases and trying to remember what normal might be without the love of her life.
That is until Eric McManis, a new friend, needs her help and her expertise. Jemma knew she cared for him but begins to notice an attraction in such close quarters. Unsure if she wants a second chance at love, Jemma struggles with growing feelings. She isn't sure if there can be two great loves in one life but she has a feeling if she does Eric just might be the man for the job.
**I wrote Love Metamorphosis years ago after reading an article about a woman who lost her husband-to-be on their wedding day. It moved me so much that I felt the urge to write an entire fictional story based solely on the idea of what a person would go through if the happiest day of their life suddenly became the worst. My immediate thought was I hope she choose to live and love again if the opportunity arose to marry someone else. Thus Love Metamorphosis was born. After years of gathering proverbial dust, I decided to get a nice cover made and share this novella with everyone.
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Cover art by White Noise Graphics