Illusions of Love
“She ran to him, her hair flying in the wind as she threw herself into his arms. She’d waited for this moment for so long. The pain of those four years was erased as she felt his arms around her.
“Oh, darling, Martin,” she said, kissing him.
“Dearest Martin. Thank God you’re home.”
He was too filled with emotion to speak. Instead he took her hand and silently let her walk him back to Bess and Julian. As he held his mother close, he knew how hard the years had been on her and that he had done the... right thing coming home.
“God must have heard my prayers,” she said.
“You’re home. I can’t believe it, but you’re home.” She took his face in her hands and kissed him tenderly. Then she held him at arms’ length. Smiling through her tears she said, “I’m afraid you’ve lost weight.”
“Oh, stop fussing over him,” Julian said.
“Welcome home, dear boy.”
Martin embraced his father, saying, “This is the only place in the world I want to be. I know that now.”MoreLess
“Oh, darling, Martin,” she said, kissing him.
“Dearest Martin. Thank God you’re home.”
He was too filled with emotion to speak. Instead he took her hand and silently let her walk him back to Bess and Julian. As he held his mother close, he knew how hard the years had been on her and that he had done the... right thing coming home.
“God must have heard my prayers,” she said.
“You’re home. I can’t believe it, but you’re home.” She took his face in her hands and kissed him tenderly. Then she held him at arms’ length. Smiling through her tears she said, “I’m afraid you’ve lost weight.”
“Oh, stop fussing over him,” Julian said.
“Welcome home, dear boy.”
Martin embraced his father, saying, “This is the only place in the world I want to be. I know that now.”MoreLess
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