Fangs for the Memories

By Tiffany T.J. Craig

After her relationship hits a snag, Hannah returns to her home town to start anew. Little does she know it's now inhabited by vampires...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Craiganmore-books Publishing
• Release date: Dec 31, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466037182

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Fangs for the Memories

Tiffany T.J. Craig

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Copyright 2011 Tiffany T.J. Craig

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Hannah stepped out onto the porch of her newly rented house and smiled at the brightness of the early morning sunshine. It felt good to be back home again. Home, where she had lived from the time she was four years old, until the time she graduated from high school. Home, where many of her childhood friends still lived. For twenty years, she had lived with only bittersweet memories of this place, and now, she was looking forward to the day when she could send for her children and begin to make new memories in this town she loved so much.

She had accomplished a lot in three short days. The real estate agent, Mr. J.D. Haskell, had rented her this house, on the spot. There had been no deposit required, and the first month’s rent had been only a hundred and fifty dollars. She had been lucky to find a four-bedroom house for so little, but the agent had said that an elderly couple had owned it, and they didn’t really need the money. Hannah had moved in, and spent the next day job-hunting. She hadn’t even had to furnish the place, as it was still full of furniture, and nicely decorated. This morning, she was heading to work. Lady luck had stayed with her yesterday, and she had managed to find a receptionist job with the dentist’s office on Main Street.

In two weeks, she would receive her first paycheck, and she was going to send for her babies! She grinned at the memory of her thirteen year old daughters’ face after the last time she’d called Molly ‘her baby’. Nine year old Tammy wasn’t much of a baby anymore either, but Charlie, at four and a half, and Karrie, at two, still qualified for that description.

Hannah frowned, as the thought of their father crossed her mind. Luke was old enough to be able to support them by getting a real job, eight hours a day, and decent wages... why he didn’t, was beyond her. That’s what the fight had been about. He had tried to shift the blame by asking why she didn’t get a job, and she had retorted that if she was expected to support the family, as well as raise the children and keep the house, then she might as well do it on her own.

The words had hit home, and the very next day, as soon as Luke had left for work, she had packed up the kids, taken them to their uncle, and made a beeline for Texas. Luke may be ten years younger than her, but she still expected him to behave like an adult. In her mind, working five-hours a day at minimum wage, just so he could party with his friends, wasn’t being very adult. Maybe this would make him realize that he couldn’t have his cake and eat it, too. Hannah thanked God that she had never been foolish enough to marry him! Ten years of just living together had been foolish enough! Molly had never tried to get close to Luke, even though she had never known her own father. Hannah had always found her oldest daughter to be a mystery, someone she just couldn’t understand. Maybe the change would draw them closer as a family… without Luke in the picture.

Hannah caught herself just in time. The tears had almost escaped. She wrapped her arms around herself and took a deep breath, gathering her thoughts. It wasn’t that she didn’t love Luke… she did. More than life itself, at times. She had always felt that they were the other half of each other’s souls. Boy, did that sound sappy! It was true, though... there would never be another man for her, Luke was in her heart forever. All he had to do was grow up and face reality... and reality was, that he couldn’t run around acting like a teenager for the rest of his life. He had responsibilities to live up to, and children to put before his own selfish needs. Needs... hah! Wants and desires, more to the point! Hannah caught herself again. The anger she felt towards Luke had almost taken control. She shook it off, looked at the bright blue sky, and smiled slowly. It was a beautiful day... too beautiful to waste thinking about water that had already slipped under the bridge.

Hannah stepped off the porch, walked lightly down the pathway, and followed the sidewalk towards Main