Every Night Im Yours by Christie Kelley

and can’t wait to publish it.” Avis grasped the top of the wingback chair for support. “He what?” “He’s going to publish your book.” Banning rushed over to her, picked her up, and twirled her around in his arms. “You’re going to be a published author.” After all these years, it felt so…anticlimactic. Getting her work published was something she’d wanted for so many years that she’d thought she would be jumping up and down with joy. She wasn’t unhappy, but she now realized getting published was only part of what she’d really wanted. And the rest was standing in front her with a huge grin on his face because she’d fulfilled her dream. “Avis?” Banning questioned. “Are you all right? This is what you’ve wanted forever.” “I’m overjoyed,” she replied with a big grin. “Not because my story will be in print but because I have you and now a child will be entering our lives and—” Her voice caught with the incredible fulfillment she felt now. “I have everything I was afraid to even dream of,” she whispered with a watery smile, “because of you.”