title: Valerie's Vows
author: Ashley M Carmichael
description: In 2007 Ashley earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, graduating Summa Cumme Laude. As a North Carolina Teaching Fellow Alumna, she was hired at West Forsyth High School where she has worked as an English teacher among the most devoted and skilled departments in the state. Remaining devoted to life-long learning, Ashley has participated in National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars/Institutes, taken financial and art classes, and traveled worldwide as a way to embrace new experiences and grow as an individual. Ashley currently lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina with her dog, a beautiful pit-bull named Emma.
zlib_text: GIVE ME ONE NIGHT
  McLaughlin Brothers 4
  JENNIFER ASHLEY
  JA / AG Publishing
  
  Contents
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  Epilogue
  Also by Jennifer Ashley
  About the Author
  
  Chapter One
  Ryan
  I can’t believe you’re breaking up with me!”
  That’s my nine-year-old self, bellowing my agony at nine-year-old Calandra, my girlfriend, my
  soul-mate, my life.
  She gazes at me sorrowfully, her dark brown hair in pigtail braids that I thought the coolest style
  ever. “I’m sorry, Ryan. I just need time.”
  “Time for what?” My heart hurts so bad I want to rip it out of my chest. “I asked you to marry me.
  I thought you loved me.”
  “I do love you.” Calandra reaches a small finger to my cheek. “It’s you and me. Always. But I’m
  not ready for that kind of commitment. I just need …” She huffs a breath and swings her arms. “To
  figure things out.”
  “But I love you! I don’t understand what the problem is.”
  “It’s …” She shrugs, stuffing her hands into her