Damaged by Love
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"No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." Francois Mauriac Gabrielle Benson, PhD.'s, or Gabi as everyone knows her, "marriage" has ended under unusual circumstances as well as her career. Disgraced, she moves to her cabin in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to begin a new life. Unfortunately, she doesn't know that her first love, who broke her heart, Eddie Minor, also chose Eureka Springs to retire. Gabi was Eddie's first love, too. Together, the couple experienced many firsts in their relationship, especially an electrical current that flowed through their bodies whenever they touched. Wanting to expand her cabin for full-time residency, Gabi's introduced to Eddie, who does remodeling and construction work. Eddie doesn't recognize Gabi, and the relationship begins as a purely professional one. Gabi avoids touching Eddie, afraid the electrical current might still be there. However, when she accidentally touches Eddie's hand, the current is strong and courses through Gabi's body as it did so many years ago. But does Eddie experience the current, also? If he does, will he remember Gabi and the emotions the current evokes? Follow Gabi and Eddie through life experiences that led them to Eureka Springs and what the future holds for them. Did Gabi and Eddie's love end when they broke up? Read An Eternity of Love to find out!
Mark removes his hand from her elbow. He reaches up with both hands and removes Mary Ann's sunglasses. "My God! You are still so beautiful." Mark uses one hand to caress her cheek. "Mark, please," Mary Ann whispers. Her heart silently begging him not to touch her anymore. "Kitten, please look at me," Mark whispers, standing so close Mary Ann can smell his cologne. The cologne is her favorite-the one she always gave him for special occasions. Mark doesn't move his hand. Instead, his fingers linger on her cheek. Mary Ann drifts her eyes up to his. Those beautiful green eyes that suck her in and drown her. She flashes back to her seventeenth birthday when Mark first made love to her. His eyes and hands on her body. Each look and each touch created a fire inside her that not even time has diminished. She looks down quickly, hoping Mark doesn't see her fire for him in her eyes. Mark still stirs feelings in Mary Ann, but does she do the same for him? Is there still love between them or has the 40 years taken its toll?