Beautiful in My Eyes by J. Adams Read Free Book Online

being over a thousand miles away.”
    His smile is somber. “I'll try not to be sad, too.” He pauses, silently looking at me for a moment.
    “What is it?”
    “You look so much like your mother. You have her beautiful smile and her soft spoken manner.” He kisses my hand. “You mean the world to me, and I don’t know how I would have made it through this last few years if you hadn’t been here for me. I love you so much.”
    “I love you, too, Dad. And repeating what you what you told me, you are much stronger than you think you are.”
    “But a large part of that strength comes from you. I have been so blessed to have you as a daughter.”
    I struggle to keep the tears at bay. “I have been blessed to have you, too.”
    “I want you to know that even though my life is changing, I will always be here for you.”
    “Thank you.” I smile, not trusting myself to say more for fear that I will start crying and not be able to stop. I will miss my dad more than I can say.
    A few minutes later, our waiter is back with my boxed dessert and the check. Dad pays him and thanks him for his great service. Then we leave.
    We spend an hour driving around the city, just talking and enjoying our time together.
    “So did you and Cassie decide where you are going on your honeymoon?”
    “Yes, we have. She has always wanted to go to Europe, so we're going to travel and see the whole country.”
    “That’s so exciting! How long will you be gone?”
    “About a month. We want to take our time.”
    “Be sure to take lots of pictures.”
    “We will. Cassie is very much into scrap booking, so I’m sure we will be bringing back a suitcase full of photos.”
    By the time we make it back to the hotel, it is 11:00 and we're both pretty tired. I place my packages on the sofa and hug Dad. “Thank you for a wonderful day.”
    “You're welcome. Now go and get some sleep. We have a big day tomorrow.”
    “Bigger than today? Is that possible?”
    “Just wait and see.”
    “Okay, since I have no choice.” He chuckles and kisses my brow. “Goodnight, Dad.”
    “Goodnight, honey.”
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 10
    The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.
    Helen Keller

    Julian
    H aving finished his breakfast, Julian smiles as he watches his son eat his soggy toast, dripping with the milk he'd dumped on it. “ Tha’s definitely an acquired taste,” he says, clearing off the table.
    As he fills the dishwasher, Julian's thoughts wander to Giselle. It has only been a day, but he misses her immensely. The only time they have ever been apart is the one day each year that she spends with her father. The two have always been close and Julian can tell she is more heartbroken about the move than she is letting on. But Giselle is strong that way, the strongest woman he has ever known, and he loves her to distraction. Being without her for a whole week is going to be tough. But she and her dad need this time.
                  We will have plenty of time to make up. The thought makes him smile and warmth spreads th r ough him.
                  Giselle is everything to him, the light of his life, the very air he breathes, and her very essence keeps him steady. Even now, knowing she is in New York with her father, he subconsciously wanders through the house looking for her, feeling a part of himself missing. It's as if his heart is driven to seek her out. The final verse of her favorite Scottish song comes to mind.
                  Tho ' ‘ twere ten thousand mile, my love
                  Tho ' t'were ten thousand mile,
                  And I will come again my love,
                  Tho ' t'were ten thousand mile.
                  Julian could never have guessed when he went to work that night at his pub in Glasgow that his entire life was about to change. The moment he walked up on the small stage