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Authors: Sara Marion
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number. She smiled at the thought and felt the butterflies erupt in her stomach. She couldn't help but get as giddy as a schoolgirl when she read the note again. She tucked it away in her pocket and continued cleaning. She was ready to leave and go get her baby girl.
TEN
Duke walked into the gallery. It was only open for another hour and Drew didn't mind dropping him off. Duke told him he would catch a cab home. He had been neglecting this place for about two weeks now. He walked through the gallery checking out the new art exhibits. The first recipient of the Ella Avery Foundation scholarship had their work displayed in the gallery already.
The photographer was good. Duke saw the potential in the artist. Ella would have loved to meet this girl, maybe even mentor her. With a little guidance this student could go a long way. She played with light in this series. All her photos were black and white and the moods she set were incredible. He wondered if maybe he would be able to meet each of the recipients when they were awarded the scholarship. Duke made a mental note to check with Ryan on it.
Duke moved through the gallery and he saw a few new pieces of Ella's hung up. He stopped in front of one where he was the subject. He was looking straight into the camera and laughing. It looked like he was at the house he shared with Ella. He didn't remember this picture being taken but Ella took many of him that it wouldn't surprise him if she had a lot of pictures he didn't remember. He looked carefree, happy. He couldn't remember the last time he felt like the person in that picture hanging in front of him. The man in the picture was long gone. He was trying to move on, but he wondered if he could even get remotely close to being the man he saw before him.
He went to the second floor that housed a few smaller exhibits. It was also the floor that Ryan's office was on. He wanted to stop by see if he was in. Climbing the stairs, he noticed that Ryan put a few pictures of the groundbreaking ceremony and the grand opening along the way. He looked at Paxton in both of the pictures. She seemed to have gotten some life in her after Ella. She was happy in these pictures, but even she looked changed in those pictures. It was a different side than her other pictures that were displayed around. Duke had little to no hope that he would ever be carefree again. Happiness was a goal, but carefree was the unobtainable dream.
Duke reached Ryan's office. He peeked in but he was on the phone. He held up one finger as he continued his conversation. Duke signaled he would be looking around and Ryan nodded in his direction. Duke headed next door to where Paxton's office used to be. Now a gate greeted him and inside Link's toys were spread out. In the corner, he saw a bed and Link's food and water bowls. Link was a part of the gallery family. He smiled as the memory of the night he brought Link over to Paxton's for the first time played out in his head. It was one of the most amazing nights that he had in a long time. It was the day he started looking forward, a possibility of a future, a future with Paxton. His smiled dropped a little knowing that the future he used to envision with Paxton had changed dramatically.
He went on around the corner and headed into another exhibit room. It was another photographer for landscapes and architecture. It was a different feel from everything else he saw in the gallery as he was moseying around. He liked it. It portrayed beauty and power. The buildings made him think about the landmark's powerful history, the things that may have gone on within the walls of them.
"Duke?"
"Hey Ryan," he wrapped Ryan up in a hug.
"What happened to you?"
"Apparently I got hit with a line-drive foul ball. I can't remember exactly what happened, but Jennah got me to the hospital. Had an overnight stay but been home for a couple days."
"Why didn't you call me and who's
TEN
Duke walked into the gallery. It was only open for another hour and Drew didn't mind dropping him off. Duke told him he would catch a cab home. He had been neglecting this place for about two weeks now. He walked through the gallery checking out the new art exhibits. The first recipient of the Ella Avery Foundation scholarship had their work displayed in the gallery already.
The photographer was good. Duke saw the potential in the artist. Ella would have loved to meet this girl, maybe even mentor her. With a little guidance this student could go a long way. She played with light in this series. All her photos were black and white and the moods she set were incredible. He wondered if maybe he would be able to meet each of the recipients when they were awarded the scholarship. Duke made a mental note to check with Ryan on it.
Duke moved through the gallery and he saw a few new pieces of Ella's hung up. He stopped in front of one where he was the subject. He was looking straight into the camera and laughing. It looked like he was at the house he shared with Ella. He didn't remember this picture being taken but Ella took many of him that it wouldn't surprise him if she had a lot of pictures he didn't remember. He looked carefree, happy. He couldn't remember the last time he felt like the person in that picture hanging in front of him. The man in the picture was long gone. He was trying to move on, but he wondered if he could even get remotely close to being the man he saw before him.
He went to the second floor that housed a few smaller exhibits. It was also the floor that Ryan's office was on. He wanted to stop by see if he was in. Climbing the stairs, he noticed that Ryan put a few pictures of the groundbreaking ceremony and the grand opening along the way. He looked at Paxton in both of the pictures. She seemed to have gotten some life in her after Ella. She was happy in these pictures, but even she looked changed in those pictures. It was a different side than her other pictures that were displayed around. Duke had little to no hope that he would ever be carefree again. Happiness was a goal, but carefree was the unobtainable dream.
Duke reached Ryan's office. He peeked in but he was on the phone. He held up one finger as he continued his conversation. Duke signaled he would be looking around and Ryan nodded in his direction. Duke headed next door to where Paxton's office used to be. Now a gate greeted him and inside Link's toys were spread out. In the corner, he saw a bed and Link's food and water bowls. Link was a part of the gallery family. He smiled as the memory of the night he brought Link over to Paxton's for the first time played out in his head. It was one of the most amazing nights that he had in a long time. It was the day he started looking forward, a possibility of a future, a future with Paxton. His smiled dropped a little knowing that the future he used to envision with Paxton had changed dramatically.
He went on around the corner and headed into another exhibit room. It was another photographer for landscapes and architecture. It was a different feel from everything else he saw in the gallery as he was moseying around. He liked it. It portrayed beauty and power. The buildings made him think about the landmark's powerful history, the things that may have gone on within the walls of them.
"Duke?"
"Hey Ryan," he wrapped Ryan up in a hug.
"What happened to you?"
"Apparently I got hit with a line-drive foul ball. I can't remember exactly what happened, but Jennah got me to the hospital. Had an overnight stay but been home for a couple days."
"Why didn't you call me and who's
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