Love's Silver Lining

Short Story Press Presents Love's Silver Lining by Jordan Lane

Delancy Smith considered herself to be the clumsiest woman alive but that did not stop her from being a working girl. That is until she lost her job due to tardiness and bad mouthing her boss. With a freedom she had never felt before, she decided to brave the wild unknown by blowing all of her savings on a spectacular Caribbean vacation. Hoping to find true love as she enjoyed herself at the same time, she embarked on a journey into the wild unknown and literally fell across Timothy Blake, owner of the Cocobolongo lodge.

After recovering from that humiliation she arrived to the lodge prepared to enjoy her stay. When she scared the bees and got stung in many places, she chalked it up to a wild experience that she was unprepared for. When she broke all of the plates and the glasses on the picnic table she ran to her room to hide her embarrassment. But when the Jet Ski ran away with her and fled out to the open Ocean, Delancy decided that being the clumsiest woman alive was not as much fun as she had imagined it to be.

Thankfully Timothy Blake, owner of the Cocobolongo Lodge did not seem to mind. At first he appeared stern and unrelenting, but as time went on he warmed to this unique paragon of virtue, and decided that making Delancy a part of his life was the smartest thing he could do.
On the day before she was scheduled to depart, Timothy asked Delancy to stay on the island to see where their feelings would lead. Taking him up on the offer, Delancy was overjoyed to discover that to every dark cloud, there is a silver lining.