Sandra! ~ snippet from “MACTUS” the Second Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”

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Sandra! ~ snippet from “MACTUS” the Second Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”

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Tabbruis went to his dresser and took out a flat jewelry box. When he opened it, he spied a ring and pulled it out pocketing it in his jeans. Then, he spotted another ring and held it in his hand. He took out of his jeans a wad of Romanian money; he laid it down and picked up the phone. In Romanian, he asked to have a limo with a driver in front in about 30 minutes.
Tabbruis picked up the money and ring and held it in his hand. He went down the hall to Neal’s room and knocked. Neal answered the door, and Tabbruis said, “The car will be ready in 30 minutes. Do you want me to come along?”
Neal smiled and answered, “After what we saw at the airport yesterday, I would say no. Your services will not be needed.”
Tabbruis said, “Okay, but call Thomas and ask him for some cut roses. Shane cannot be there waiting without them.”
Neal said, “You romantic, okay good enough. I will do it now.”
Then Tabbruis walked down the hall to Shane’s room. Gently knocking the door he said, “Shane, it is your father, can I talk to you?”
Shane opened the door immediately and was smiling, he asked, “Can you believe this place Dad? It’s got everything!”
Tabbruis nodded and said, “Son, I know. The castle was and has been my home for many, many years.”
Tabbruis slapped his hands together and rubbed them. This was Shane’s clue something big was coming and his dad didn’t want to be interrupted.
Tabbruis said, “Listen to me son. I took it upon myself to do something. I hope you will be happy about it. I wanted our family to be together and not apart. We have spent so much time hurting and lonely. I wanted us to be content for a while. Shane please do not be mad but I arranged for Sandra to be discharged early.”
Shane interrupted him and yelled, “Oh my God! Sandra’s coming home?”

Tabbruis answered in a stern manner, “Shane! Let me get all this out, please son? I pulled some strings with Washington, and her honorable discharge has been rushed through. I wanted her to be waiting for you when we arrived at Bucharest tonight, but it was not possible with the all the red-tape my people in Washington had to undo. But Son, Sandra will be at the Bucharest Airport in three hours and …”
Shane threw his arms around Tabbruis in a wind crushing hug, he cried, “Thank you Father! Oh my God… Thank you! Thank you!”
Tabbruis patted Shane on the back, rocked him back and forth and said, “You are welcome my son. I wanted to give you some happiness in this life, and obviously you must not be apart from Sandra. I know I would not be able to stand it if your mother was ever separated from me. I would be lost.”
Shane could not control his happiness and sobbed.
Tabbruis said, “Son, you must listen to me now, I have a lot to say and the car will leave in 25 minutes. Let us sit down here.” Tabbruis sat Shane down on the couch by the door. He said, “I have arranged for you to have a bank account, securities and real estate holdings in the millions of dollars, you will want for nothing and neither will your family.”
Shane was stunned as tears were rolling down his face.

Tabbruis continued and said, “Listen to me Shane.” Tabbruis looked him in the eye and said, “I have a ring I have taken out of my collection; it is a 3 carat diamond with sapphires. If you do not think it too forward, I would like you to give it to Sandra when you ask her to marry you. I also have some cash that you may need for walking around money.
My safe has money of every denomination in it. I also have accounts around the world, my holdings are vast, various and large. So, if you and Sandra chose to live with your mother and I it would be wonderful, but you always have the option to be out on your own.
I will explain more and we will go over all the mountain of paperwork later. Right now, you have 15 minutes to dress in something presentable and get your girl, Son!”
Tabbruis handed him the ring and Romanian cash.
Stunned and overwhelmed, Shane said, “Father, I will never forget this. Thank you.” He hugged Tabbruis again, jumped up and hollered, “Whoa, I’m getting my Sandra tonight! I gotta get ready!”
Shane started running around the room like a mad man pulling clothes out.
As Tabbruis closed Shane’s door, he heard him holler, “Thanks Dad, I love ya, man!”
Tabbruis just laughed and said to himself, “His Sandra has to be one smart lady to keep him in line.”

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People in first love are the sweetest to be around…
They are giddy and dreamily walking around with smiles on their faces.
I hope today you feel a little of that giddiness in your life!
Think of that time… that glorious time!