Passion and Pearls (The pearl series) by Dani Marie Read Free Book Online

because when the vision in her head stopped he was shaking her and had a look of worry on his face. She sighed, this was going to be the end of this relationship and probably her chance of having a nice normal life here. Aqua knew how this worked, once folks found out about her gift they would stop coming into her store and she would have to close down and start over again. This time would be harder than before as she’d made some really nice friends. Then there was Blu, it almost would have been better if this had happened before they’d made love. Now that she knew what she was missing and giving up. But this time there definitely wasn’t a choice, she had to use her gift and help.
    With a resigned sigh, Aqua put both hands on Blu’s face looking him in the eye so that he knew she was serious. “We have to get your Mom to the ER now. I know this doesn’t make sense but you must listen to me and we have to go now, her life depends on it.”
    He glanced over to his Mom who was sitting quietly watching the family. All seemed well, but then he thought of other Christmas’s and realized this was unusual as she was usually running around taking care of things. He turned back to Aqua with a questioning look. “Please hurry,” she urged, “and we need to call ahead to get the cardiac specialist there, we have no time to waste.”
    Totally surprising Aqua, that was all it took for Blu to take action. With a few words to his brothers and father, Blu took his Mother’s hand and walked her to the front door. He got her coat and slipped it around her shoulders. She asked him what was going on and he just looked at her and asked her to trust him. Aqua was stunned, he believed her and was even taking action, this had never happened before. Usually she was shunned and was asked to leave, then when the bad thing happened she was often blamed for it. Blu, Aqua and his parents got into the car and headed to town. Blu had already called the hospital and they were going to be waiting for them. About three quarters of the way there, Blu’s Mom looked at her husband and told him she didn’t feel well. He pulled her close and told her not to worry that everything was going to be fine. She held him tight whispering that she was frightened. Blu drove faster.  
    At the hospital Blu’s Mother was immediately taken into the ER and was being looked at when the heart attack hit. Without the presence of such skilled medical staff they would have lost her then and there. As it was she had to have bypass surgery and soon the entire family, minus a few adults to watch the children that were left at home, had converged in the waiting room. There was a solemn feel to the room and people were quietly talking. The worry for the matriarch of the family was deep and strong. This woman was the heart of their family and they couldn’t even imagine her being gone from them.
    Aqua was quiet, sitting near Blu but not wanting to talk because she kept waiting for the questions and then to be sent away. She was worried too, Blu’s Mom had been so nice to her. Aqua wanted to wait here, with these people and hear the news from the doctor that the gentle woman was going to be fine. Yes, she already knew it in her mind but hearing it from the doctors was different and she needed that too. Blu looked at her and through his worry he saw the fear on Aqua’s face, somehow knowing it wasn’t just about his Mother’s heart condition. “You ok?” he asked her, his hand taking hers.
    She nodded her head as tears slowly started seeping out and down her face. He pulled her close, hugging her and whispered. “I don’t know how you did it, but we will all forever be thankful that you gave her this chance. Without your warning, we would have lost her this morning.” Aqua cried harder, the tears wouldn’t stop. They sat like that for some time , b oth releasing the fear that was inside them.
    When the doctor walked into the waiting room, the scrapping of chairs