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    The Surrender
    The Surrender
    The Surrender
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    The Surrender

    By B.L. Newport

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    It is Valentine's Day weekend and Randi has it in mind to ask her girlfriend to marry her; but her girlfriend is of another mind. Reeling from the blow of rejection, Randi makes her way to a mysterious neighborhood pub where she is confronted by the personifications of her heart, mind and spirit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherB.L. Newport
    Release dateMar 22, 2015
    ISBN9781310151347
    The Surrender
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    B.L. Newport

    B.L. Newport was born with a strong belief and sensitivity in the supernatural side of life. A habitual observer of real life, she writes what amuses and interests her imagination. After growing up in the small Northwest Arkansas town of Siloam Springs, she has lived in New York City and Las Vegas, Nevada. During these journeys, B.L. has discovered the joys of hard work, good friends and a good cup of coffee.

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      Book preview

      The Surrender - B.L. Newport

      The Surrender

      A Short Story

      By

      B.L. Newport

      Smashwords Edition

      © 2015, B.L. Newport

      ISBN: 9781310151347

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This is a work of fiction. Characters, names, places and incidents are purely a product of the author's imagination. Any similarity to actual persons - living or dead - places or events are entirely coincidental.

      Also by B.L. Newport on Smashwords.com

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      This story is dedicated to my love. Madly. Always.

      1: The Event

      Romance is not dead. I’m making sure of it tonight. The weight of every hope and dream I’ve ever had since hearing my first fairy tale is pressing against my hip, hidden in a silk pouch tucked deep into the pocket of my jeans. While I know people fall in love every day, propose to the one they love, asking them to be linked forever mind, body and soul, I know this is different because it is my time. I’ve found my princess and tonight I am going to ask her to marry me.

      She has no idea what’s been on my mind for almost six months, no idea why I’ve been cautious with my extra money, or why I’ve been making the changes I deem necessary for the union of our lives that I have envisioned. Of course, once she sees the goofy grin on my face or the light dancing in my eyes, I’m pretty sure she’ll figure out something…

      It’s Valentines weekend. We opted to pass on celebrating the actual day, agreeing that the day warranted no show for how much we love each other. We know how much we love each other. Instead, she has offered to make us a dinner at her place. I jumped at the suggestion because she so rarely cooks, but when she does my heart is filled with even more appreciation for her.

      We’ve been dating for almost a year. We’re a month shy of the first anniversary, but I’ve known for almost eight months that she firmly has my heart. My soul is calm and happy when I’m with her. Just the thought of her brings a smile to my face and no matter what I’m traversing through in my day, she makes it all right. My brain tells me she is the right one. My heart swells with more emotions than I thought were possible to experience when she looks at me. This is too perfect.

      The weather took a turn for the worse sometime just after noon. The forecasters had been predicting this storm of wet snow, sleet and ice. We kept an eye out the window as our ears listened to their words. We were so sure they were once again false prophets. The skies were grey but clear. Surely the storm was going to change its mind and go somewhere else to torture souls for the weekend.

      Her apartment was close to downtown. The old brownstones pressed together in one of the original neighborhoods that started up in the city’s infancy lend an air to the domesticity of a town that originally started as a settlement camp in the middle of the plains. I know parking is

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