My Man Pendleton(86)
Author: Elizabeth Bevarly

And that, she knew, was all that mattered. So, turning their backs on everything else in the world, Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton beat a hasty retreat. They paused at the front door for another lengthy kiss, then, laughing, made their way out to the little Porsche parked in front—the one that was decorated with a slew of tin cans tied to strings, a homemade sign announcing their newly married state, and a bumper sticker that read, I LOVE MY TATTOO FROM TATTOO CHARLIE’S. As the motor revved and they lurched away from Cherrywood, Kit turned to gaze upon her husband.

As she leaned over to brush her lips across his cheek, she murmured, “You’re my man, Pendleton. You’re my man.”