Vivi LeBrun is the new kid in town, lonely and still
shocked
from the death of her mother and brother in a car accident
two years ago. Her father, unable to cope with his loss,
turns to alcohol, turning away from his daughter. Cat St.
James befriends Vivi and invites her to her first ever
sleep-over. Sitting at the kitchen table eating oreos,
Vivi
is creating a sketch of a chicken to present to Mrs.St.
James. The quiet is broken when the two St.James
brothers, David and Jackson arrive. They are handsome,
dark
hair, soulful eyes, handsomer than any boys should be,
David
the brainy high school senior is impressed with her
drawing.
He asks her to do a sketch of him. That is the beginning
of their friendship which grows stronger in the coming
years. With Vivi, she believes it is everlasting love;
David cherishes her as a close friend, almost like a
sister.
When David goes to college, he finds a note from Vivi
hidden
in his computer bag.
"I know I'm too young now but when I'm grown up, I'll find
a
way to own your heart just the way you'll always own
mine."
David smiles and writes back to her teasing that by the
next
time he sees her, she won't remember who he is.
When David's mother is dying of cancer, he discovers his
father is cheating on her with a country club member.
They
argue and his mother makes David promise her he will keep
his knowledge secret. It would wreck the family and
family
is always everything. David agrees, does not forgive his
father and leaves for Hong Kong to work in his law offices
there. He does not communicate with his siblings or Vivi
for almost two years and decides to have a reunion on
Block
Island with them.
The Block Island reunion is full of surprises. David
arrives with Laney, the girl he met in Hong Kong. Viv
and Laney are direct opposites. Soon, David becomes
physically and sexually aware of Vivi. She is all grown
up
and does not remind him of his sister any longer. Is she
his soul mate?
WORTH THE WAIT is a sweet love story. A story, too,
about family
ties and redemption. As a romantic I adored the ending
after cheering for Vivi from page one. She knew her heart
and hung in there. David was worth the wait.
Thirteen years ago, Vivi LeBrun was sketching a rooster
and
eating Oreos when she first met—and fell for—her friend’s
brother, David St. James. Since then, her love for David
has
only intensified thanks to years of friendship with his
family, who rescued her from a lonely, tumultuous
childhood.
As she travels to Block Island to vacation with the St.
James siblings, Vivi daydreams about reuniting with David,
hoping he’ll finally see her as his soul mate.
After his mother’s death, David distanced himself from his
siblings, determined to hide a devastating family secret.
Now, he’s brought a new girlfriend along to his
homecoming—one who’s pushing for a serious commitment. The
last thing he needs on his growing list of problems is his
budding attraction to Vivi.
With tensions running high, David’s behavior triggers a
series of events that might cost him the love he’s always
taken for granted and Vivi the only real family she’s ever
known.
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