Divided (33 page)
Authors: Livia Jamerlan
“No need to, I’m here now.” Katie said, making light of the situation.
Ryan walked over and placed a sweet wet kiss on my lips. “I’m here now, how about we go and have us a little girl?”
After an additional hour of labor coaching from Ryan and Katie, plus a whole lot of pushing on my part, Alexa Ryder Kraft was born. She was a combination of both of our names, and she was perfect. With ten little toes and ten little fingers, and very much the opposite of her brother. She had a full head of chocolate brown hair.
When we were ready for visitors Ryan stepped out and brought Stephen in to meet his baby sister. I held her in my arms as Ryan sat on the bed with Stephen in his arms. “Stephen, this is Alexa, your baby sister.” I said to him.
“Hello Alexa, I’m your big brother.” He said. This was the family I had always dreamed of having.
I looked at Ryan as the tears formed in his eyes. “I love you, all three of you very much.” I said before kissing his lips.
“Always and forever.” Ryan said as he wiped away my tears before placing a kiss on my forehead.
“Always and forever.”
The End.
Acknowledgment
To my husband, you are my rock the love of my life. Thank you for pushing me forward when all I wanted to do was quit. Tolerating my insane mood swings, and having faith in me. I love you. Always and Forever.
Ketany, I don’t even know where to begin. You are the most amazing person I know. You always seem to surprise me. Divided wouldn’t exist without you. Thank you for being my very first beta/editor/critical partner all in one. Thank you for listening to my ideas when they were mixed thoughts in my head. I am sorry for the late night text messages with ideas that popped into my head. I hope you are ready to do this all over again! You are more than my niece but my sister. I love you more than words can describe.
My family, thank you for the guidance, love, and support.
Melissa, thank you for inspiring my writing. You were my first muse. I never I thought I would be able to do this. Thank you for always coming with me across the country to book signings and dealing with my excitement to meet new bloggers, authors and friends.
To my friends Cinthia, Johanna, Nikki, and Stacy who are my biggest supporters. Thank you for letting me pick your brains and sharing your thoughts.
Cynthia, Ketany, and Melissa. Thank you for giving me the kick ass Las Vegas trip that inspired Divided and Alani’s three best friends. Just do it!
To the most amazing brother-in-law a girl could ever ask for. Kuya, I love you big time!
To my Beta’s, Lisa, you were the first one to say that you liked Divided and I am so grateful for all of your help. Laura, your honesty is what every writer needs from a beta. Marlene, thank you for taking the time to read Divided. You helped make this journey easy. Marie, the best cousin I could ask for when I married Tim. I love our conversation over wine. Kristina, meeting a complete stranger in a bathroom would be odd, but bumping into you was a blessing. You helped me so much with the first couple of chapters. Dina, having you read this book before it was even edited scared the crap out of me. But your feedback was exactly what it was missing.
Laura, honestly I would be lost without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Sofia, thank you for taking time out of your busy day to proofread for me.
To my editor, Danielle Romero, you pushed me with each email to go further. You were my guardian angel. I can’t wait to work with you again.
My Indie Chicks that ROCK, I love our group, and our insane funny conversations. I am so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing writers. Barbara, Brenda, Celeste, Faith, Lisa, and Niecey. Thank you all for guiding me through this.
Thank you to the authors I met on this journey: Beth Michele, E.L Montes, Gail McHugh, Jasinda Wilder, and Faith Andrew, I will always cherish your advice. Especially you Faith, I don’t know what I would’ve done without you. You are one of the most amazing people I have had the pleasure of meeting. I can’t thank you enough for all your help.
To the bloggers that have become my friends. Amy, I heart your face. Lisa, if more people in the world were like you, everyone would smile more. Marlene, my Filipino ladybug, you have cheered me on so much that I don’t know how to thank you. Melanie, one day we will close the 10,000 mile gap between us, thank you for the early morning conversations.
To the bloggers who have been a part of my giveaways, my cover reveals, release day blitz, and blog tour, I would be nowhere if it wasn’t for all you help.
Love Between The Sheets, you ladies have made the final steps of getting Divided out there a breeze. Thank you all very much, especially you Jennifer. I appreciate all the hard work you have done.
To my graphic designer Sarah Sprinklepants, for designing my beautiful cover.
To my formatter Angela McLaurin, thank you for understanding when I had to push back my release date. Your emails and texts message were all so helpful. You are right, this is the last step.
About the Author
Livia Jamerlan is a hopeless romantic she is always looking for her next love story to pop in her head. Though Livia kept a journal throughout her early life, she never thought about pursuing a career in writing, she always used it as form of therapy, pouring her heart out into words. It wasn’t until a story developed in her head that she decided that maybe she could write a book. At first it was just an escape from reality but now she use it as a power to put all her feelings, hopes, and fears on paper. Deciding it was time to tell her story she began to write, with each passing day the story grew, characters we formed, and what seemed like a hobby at first has now become a passion for Livia.
Links.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1With a Kiss Goodnight
Chapter 7Thirty Second Dance Party