Santa's Littlest Helper by Zahra Owens

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What happens when real life enters romance? Peter and Lenn were a perfect couple, handsome and wealthy, with perfect artistic jobs (editor and photographer), a beautiful townhouse in Manhattan and a splendid daughter (probably through a surrogate mother since there is no female in the family picture). Fifteen years of relationship at their shoulder and now, one year later, they are torn apart, Peter threw Lenn out of their home after the man cheated not only on him but also to their family and happiness.

Why Lenn cheated? Probably middle life crisis, probably habit led him think that what they had was too strong to be destroyed by a fling, maybe, even a little, Peter was neglecting Lenn and Lenn needed to be appreciated again. But Lenn is not searching excuses, he took upon himself all the guilt, and he moved out their home but not their life: for an year he played the role of the perfect divorced father, caring of their daughter and waiting without much hope that Peter will forgive him.

And Peter? he loved Lenn so much and he was deeply hurt, but he can't move on. He still thinks to Lenn to the man he wants to age with, his partner, and when their daughter asks to Santa Claus for their daddies to be together again, Peter understands that it's time to try to mend thing. I like that the reunion is not a rush, Peter and Lenn need to reacquaintance and to fix some rules, they need to accept some risks, since trust will not come back as easily and they can't wait for it to reborn between them if they are apart.

The story is medium long, 58 pages, but it's very nice, with two main characters who are real and so for this reason, nearer to the reader; I like also their life, ordinary and normal. Peter didn't take easily Lenn's bertrayal, but he knows that, for the love of their daughter, but also for himself, he have to forgive him.

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Comments

[zahra-owens.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this lovely review, Elisa!
It's always great to read someone else's take on a story, especially someone who reads as much as you do.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

you are welcom Zahra, it was a very nice tale. Elisa