Revive (The Revival Series Book 1) by Claire Thake Read Free Book Online Page B

start on dinner.
                  Carrie smiled and felt a glow internally. It would be nice to spend more time with Daniel. She couldn’t put her finger on it but she liked the man, and would like to get to know him a bit better.
     
     
                  Carrie could not believe the size of little Mia, when she and her mother Lacey arrived. Taking in the small girls features Carrie could hardly believe how much this child had taken after Jason’s side and Mia was the spitting image of Carrie at that age.
                  Lacey walked over and embraced Carrie, a gesture that shocked Carrie after the amount of time that had passed since they had last seen each other.
                  “It’s so good to see you Carrie” Lacey said before turning and picking up her excited child
                  “Mia, you may not remember but this is your auntie Carrie” Mia gave a small wave at Carrie before hiding her head shyly in the crook of her mother’s neck.
                  “It’s lovely to see you both again” Carrie stuttered “Do you like fudge Mia?” she asked leaning towards the little girl. Mia smiled and nodded and wiggled away from her mother’s grasp to stand again on the floor
                  “Well, come with me and I think I may just have a little spare” Carrie held her hand out to Mia and the child looked up at Lacey for confirmation it was ok, and after she gave a small nod, Mia grabbed Carries hand and they walked together in to the kitchen in search of the sweet treat!
                 
                  Carrie watched her niece sitting on the rug in front of her playing with her pony dolls. The 5 year old making voices for them and acting out her own little scene, her mousey brown curls falling around her face annoying her, and she kept brushing them behind her ears only for them to fall out a few seconds later. 
    Carrie turned to Lacey, who was sitting next to her on the sofa nursing a cup of hot chocolate; Carrie was doing the same with a large coffee.
                  “I just can’t get over how much she has grown” Carrie said taking a sip of the strong liquid and wrapping both hands around the cup to warm up.
                  “Kids have a habit of doing that” Lacey chuckled, picking a bit of fluff off her jeans “It’s really good to see you Carrie, it has been too long”
    Carrie sighed; it had been too long but she didn’t know what else to do. Being with her family was hard as it brought back nothing but memories, both good and bad, but the bad seemed to outweigh the good and that was what had kept her away.
    She loved her family, but loosing Ian had been such a harsh blow that she had never gotten over and never would and her family reminded her of that which was something she wanted to avoid as much as she could and why she kept running from them and hiding from reality. Staying in her own world where she lived just to work was her own way of escaping the nightmares that plagued her.
    However much Carrie tried she could not admit to herself that she had enjoyed being back in the folds of the family, and spending time with the people who should mean the most to her now. Maybe staying on a bit longer wasn’t such a bad idea after all.
    “It’s been a rough time for me Lace, I’ve missed everyone but it was just easier for me to stay away”
    “I understand Hun, but running is never the answer. Even though things aren’t always great with me and Jay, I know he has really missed you, and this has been a really hard time for your mum”
    Her words stung Carrie, but she knew she was telling the truth. She had been running, but the pain of staying and facing reality was just too much.
    “I agree with you” she whispered holding back tears “but I don’t know what else to do” Carrie looked up at the ceiling trying to hold herself together, this had been a