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    A Love Not Lost
    A Love Not Lost
    A Love Not Lost
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    A Love Not Lost

    By Nina B

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    Jacki is back in her hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, and she is not alone. Leaving five years ago, she had made the biggest mistake of her life. Now she is back to right her wrongs. She can only hope that her once forever love is there.

    Seeing Jacki again left Kamden with a lot of questions. Why did she leave him? Why is she back? When he finds out that she is back in town, he wants nothing to do with her.

    What happens when he finds out that she didn't come back alone?
    Old feelings begin to surface for Jacki and Kamden. Will Jacki get back her love that was lost, or has Kamden moved on?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAfter Hours Publications
    Release dateNov 20, 2024
    ISBN9798227839220
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      A Love Not Lost - Nina B

      A LOVE NOT LOST

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      A Love Not Lost

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Epilogue

      A Novel By,

      NINA B.

      ©2022 AFTER HOURS PUBLICATIONS

      All rights reserved.

      Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage without express permission by the publisher.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      Contains explicit language & adult themes suitable for ages 17+

      Chapter 1

      Jacki

      Idon’t want to be here. I thought as I peered up at my grandma’s home. Five years ago, I left my hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, and hadn’t looked back. Now I was back and could see that I would hate being here. My grandma called me, needing me back home. She was getting up in age and was starting to feel sick more days than usual. That made me sad, since she was my only living relative besides my four-year-old son, Kristopher.

      Getting out of my car, I got my son out as well. I decided to leave my bags in until later. I didn’t feel like doing much of anything but sleeping. That was a long five-hour drive, especially with Kristopher having to use the bathroom every hour. That was why I didn’t want him to drink any juice while we were on the road. He had to use the bathroom too much. He had been potty trained since he was two years old. He never liked to keep a pamper on, so I decided to start potty training him. He was quick to be potty trained, and that made me proud of myself. Being a single parent wasn’t easy, but I had to do what I had to do.

      Making my way up the steps of the porch, I rang the doorbell when I reached the screen door. It didn’t take my grandma long to come to the door. It was the bright smile she had on her face that warmed my heart. I hadn’t seen my grandma since I left home. Although, I heard from her a lot. Josephine called me at least three times a day to check in on me. She always asked when I was coming home. I never had an answer for her.

      Hi, Grandma! How are you? I greeted her when she moved aside to let me in the house. She closed the door and locked it.

      Better now that you’re here. It’s so good to see your face, and you picked up some weight. She observed me with her hands on her hips, You must’ve been eating good.

      I shook my head, Grandma, I hadn’t picked up that much weight.

      I was lying through my teeth. While away, I was depressed and wanted to come home, but I was too afraid to. I knew the father of Kristopher wouldn’t welcome me back because of the way I left him. When I was depressed, I ended up eating a lot. I gained more weight than I wanted to.

      Girl, that’s a lie. You can’t see your hip bone anymore, she laughed loudly, Now you have meat on your bones. I know your mother looking down, saying ‘about time.’ You know she used to say you’ll never grow. It was good hearing her laughter. Although she was feeling down, it was a good thing I could have made her laugh, Well, come on in the living room, and let’s talk.

      I followed her through the foyer and down the hall. Nothing changed since I’d been away. She still had the dull light green paint on the wall. She needed to find someone to repaint that for her. When you walked on the tile floors, it still crept. My grandma’s house needed a remodel done. Walking into the living room, the furniture hadn’t changed either. Taking a seat on the couch, I sat Kristopher in my lap. He leaned against my chest and put his thumb in his mouth. I hated that he did that. No matter how many times I took his thumb out his mouth, he put it back in.

      You got him sucking his thumb? My grandma turned up her nose in disgust.

      I shook my head, No, ma’am. No matter how many times I remove it from his mouth, he puts it back in. I’m trying to get him to stop.

      Since he was born, he loved to suck his thumb. I didn’t mind it at first, but as he got older, I wanted him to stop. It seemed as if it was a habit he couldn’t break.

      I am not about to tell you how to raise your son. She threw her hands up, I’m happy you are back home to take care of me. I didn’t want them to put me in a nursing home when you’re still around living.

      That made me feel guilty for leaving her all alone. Since my mother died of lung cancer, my grandma was all I had. I didn’t know who my father was since he was never in the picture.

      "I know it’s going to come up a lot about me leaving, and I do apologize. At the time, I felt like I was doing the right thing. I wanted to come back so many times but was afraid. I don’t know how things are going to

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