A Father's Kiss is a short story written by Colleen Hoover for The Kiss: An Anthology of Love and Other Close Encounters.
Summary[]
This short story serves as an epilogue to the Slammed series. It's told from Eddie's point of view.
The story starts off with Eddie as a child in the foster system, her foster mother at the time Mrs. Katie is saying goodbye to Olivia King (Eddie's real name) as she is going to another home. Eddie loves Mrs. Katie and doesn't want to leave her home but Mrs. Katie is retiring as she is old and is even having trouble taking care of herself, so her daughter will take care of her and Eddie will go to new parents.
The story returns to the present with Eddie and Gavin who have a three year old daughter named Katie in honor of Mrs. Katie. Eddie, Gavin and Katie are going to visit Layken and Will who now have a two week old daughter named Julia after Layken's deceased mother Julia Cohen.
Characters[]
- Eddie
- Mrs. Katie
- Gavin
- Katie
- Julia Cohen
- Kel Cohen
- Caulder Cooper
- Julia Cooper
- Layken Cohen
- Will Cooper
- Kiersten
- Ariele Simpson
- Joel