She's a Thorny RoseChapter 1
Jade stopped counting after 998.
All thornless roses.
She stared at the roses that filled the living room, drowning in the scent of the prized white roses from the Lamont family floral garden— one of her husband's many businesses. They had mastered the art of the thornless rose but it would all go to waste.
She stared at the crumpled doctor’s report on the floor and felt the tears start to rise again. She had promised herself that she wouldn’t cry but the fact that her husband wasn’t here with her on their fifth anniversary made the tears flow.
Jade stared at the large double oak door, hoping it would open so Adam would walk in with that rare smile that she loved. But no such luck. He had promised.
The large grandfather clock at the end of the entrance hallway chimed 12 times to indicate midnight. Their anniversary was over and Adam was a no-show. She’d waited for a whole day.
Her heart twisted as the thought that she had spent yet another anniversary alone. She thought that with a kid, things would be different but it seemed like she was destined to be alone.