Six Months To Love: Charlotte's Redemption by Christina Leija Read Free Book Online

news that she knew she would have to tell John about soon, news she was sure would drive him away. Not that she blamed him.
    Today however she would focus on her one true love and that was Andrew and his last day of school and his Pre-K graduation. After today she would have a kindergartener, Charlotte sighed a sad parent sigh with the thought of her little boy growing up.
    “Andrew I’m so proud of you!” Andrew looked slightly embarrassed by his mother’s cheering while in the graduation line. 
    Charlotte was caught off guard by the phone buzzing in her lap, she had been waiting for the doctor to call all day with the test results, of course they would call now. Deciding that her son was more important she hit ignore without looking at it.
    “Hey buddy, wanna go celebrate?”
    “YES!! Can we get pizza?” Andrew was more than excited.
    “That’s just what I was thinking about!” Gleaming Charlotte gave Andrew a loving smile.

 
    Charlotte took Andrew home and laid him down for nap. Just as she was about to rest, Charlotte remembered the doctor had called her back…finally.
    Checking her voicemail she immediately slumped down completely defeated. 3 months, that was all. 3 months left, 3 months since she’d been divorced, 3 months to finish her new job training. 3 months. All Charlotte could do was cry. She needed to talk to someone, she needed to let someone in and she knew the exact person who she could trust and talk to…Victoria.
    Victoria came over as fast as she could at the urgency in Charlottes voice.
    “What has you so distraught my dear?” Victoria was as seductive as ever, cool and smooth, always a lady of breeding as they call it.
    Charlotte couldn’t help but be a bit jealous. Victoria always kept a cool sense about everything. Alex was right about one thing, Charlotte was emotional.
    “I need to tell you something, to confide in you, you can’t tell a soul; especially not your mother.”
    Now Victoria was more than curious. “Why is my mother involved?”
    “She’s not but I can’t risk her slipping the tongue and telling Alex’s mom, seriously Victoria, I could lose Andrew over this.”
    “Charlotte my dear, you’re rambling. I promise now just split it out already, it can’t be all that bad”
    “I have cancer.”

    Tonight was going to be the first time Andrew would meet John. Charlotte was a ball of nerves but then again Charlotte had been seeing John for roughly 8 weeks and things were going smoothly. Charlotte still needed to let John in and tell him, but for now she just wanted to be selfish and enjoy her time, after all she deserved a little happiness in her life, even if it would be short lived.
    Victoria had help ease her stress and Charlotte opened up a bit more than she probably should have, even telling Victoria about John.
    Victoria and Charlotte had grown up together, family friends as 3rd generation socialites. Victoria was the only friend who seemed to truly care about Charlotte guiding her through stressful times and the only one who hadn’t looked down on Charlotte through her divorce with Alex. 
    At the insistence of Victoria Charlotte wore a low cut black top, leaving just enough cleavage for a small tease and a pair of designer skinny jeans.  Charlotte just stared at herself in the mirror, she never dressed this way. No one would know the difference but Charlotte would and the fat that a little cleavage showed was a change for her and a uncomfortable one at that.
    “Mommy you look pretty” Andrew spoke in a excited awed voice as he walked into the room.
    Just then the doorbell rang. “Andrew I want you to meet mommy’s friend, John. He’s going to Pizza City with us to celebrate tonight.”

 
    Exhausted Charlotte sat down at the table. John and Andrew were headed for their 3rd round of go-carts. They had gone through 2 large pizzas, bread sticks and a dessert pizza and the boys were still running on fuel. Charlotte just couldn’t keep up.
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