ONCE IN A LIFETIME_IS THE GRASS REALLY GREENER EXCERPT

Yesterday guest blogger Rayne Gibson dished a little bit on me and hosted a give-away of my book Real Secrets. We had no winners, so if you're still interested in receiving the free ebook, please see yesterday's post. In this scene Rayne's oldest son Bryant confronts her about going away with her boyfriend:


“Why you going away with that man?” he snapped when Rayne shared with him her plans to leave for the weekend.
“Bryant I have to have a life too. Next year you will be gone to college and Brody will grow up. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life alone and I wouldn’t think you wanted me to either,” she stated.
“Look I don’t care about you spending time with him, but I hope dude know he ain’t gon’ be my daddy or my little brother’s daddy,” he countered.
Rayne inhaled deeply and then let out a loud sigh. “Look Bryant no one is trying to take your father’s place and no one will ever be allowed to. It’s impossible and it hurts me to know that you feel I would ever try to do that. I love you and your father loved you very much. But my choice to date is no reflection on that love that for our sons. My choice to date is because I am a full grown woman who needs to move on with her life after six years,”
“It ain’t like you ain’t been dating in those six years Ma,” Bryant snapped.
“You’re right I have, but at the same time they were not serious. They didn’t understand the importance of my boys to me and therefore, they’re not still in my life. You and Brody are the most important people in my life and always will be. I won’t jeopardize that for anything, but I have finally met someone who not only understands that, but he respects it as well. That’s almost a once in a lifetime opportunity and if there is a chance for me to find some more happiness in the world I will do that.”
“Even at the risk of me and Brody being unhappy?”
“How is my dating making you guys unhappy Bryant?” she asked.
“Cuz it’s like dude trying to force his way into our lives Ma,” he said standing up from his bed and pacing his room to vent his frustrations, “and you just letting him. You don’t care what it’s doing to us or how we feel about it. You only care about how you feel about it!” he disputed pointing a finger at her.

Thank you for joining me today. I would love for one lucky reader to receive the free ebook we're offering, so please review yesterday's post for instructions. JUST WRITING MY DREAMS,C. Michelle Ramseywww.cmichelleramsey.com