The Bucket List, page 46
“Very true, my love. Have I ever told you how grateful I am that Dava is so good at decoding puzzles?”
Jordan pointed to the stage. The bandleader nodded his head to the rest of the musicians. “A time or two, and amen to that. How about a little dance lesson, my love?”
Noeul furrowed her brow. “What did you have in mind?”
Jordan looked at the woman she was positive she would spend the rest of her life with, checking boxes off their own bucket list. “Oh, it’s a little number Max taught me, one more memory for the dash in between.”
Jordan pointed to the band who broke out into a perfect rendition of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Jordan swung Noeul out and pulled her close. “Nothing in this world will ever keep me from your side.”
The End
About CJ Murphy
I grew up a voracious reader, feeding my imagination with books. I spent hours exploring the woods around my farm, pretending I was “Hawk-eye”, surviving in the wilderness. I climbed into the hayloft of our barn, looking for “Charlotte” among the spider webs. Later, I looked in every wardrobe I could trying to find “Narnia and Aslan”. As an adult, I can still remember reading my first novel with a lesbian character and how it made me feel to finally identify in an entirely new way.
My adventure into writing came at the suggestion of my wife. Several years ago, she asked me to write her a story. I began crafting her personalized gifts for holidays and special occasions, by writing stories for her. I’d weave in pieces and parts of our life. My brain started asking “what if” after she mentioned forgetting I’d written the story until something sounded familiar.
My wife and I are part owners of an active produce farm and a U Pick strawberry operation on my wife’s family land all while I continue into my twenty fifth year as a full-time firefighter. On top of all that, we built our dream home in 2016, on property we’ve been clearing and preparing for fourteen years. Now we reside on 221 acres of woodland in the mountains of West Virginia, with three cats as I pine away for another promised Border Collie. We love to go watch our Mountaineers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Steelers. We love leading our great niece and nephews on adventures to fuel their imagination and creativity as we watch them grow.
Connect with CJ:
Email: cptcjldypyro@gmail.com
Facebook: CJ Murphy (Murphy’s Law)
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CJ Murphy, The Bucket List
