Total pages in book: 56
Estimated words: 50561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 253(@200wpm)___ 202(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 50561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 253(@200wpm)___ 202(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
“I’ve already told you my reasons for breaking things off with Jen, and no I never mentioned marriage to her no matter what she said to you. I’ll address the situation with your daughter since that seems to be the more pressing issue for you.”
“I’m not so thick that I can’t see how this whole thing may appear to you. If I weren’t the one involved I’d probably look at it askance myself, but I am the one involved. I’m sure you’ve done your own digging on me since the other day and you would’ve found that I’m a fair and just man.”
“My name has never been mentioned in any scandal, I’ve never been known to defraud anyone, and that’s not easy in the world I work and move in. I try to keep myself above reproach, but none of that answers the question of what I’m doing with your daughter.”
“I’m in love with her, plain and simple. The age difference doesn’t bother her nor I, so I won’t let you or anyone else hold that against us. The issue here is the unconventional way in which we met, all I can say to that is that you’re gonna have to make peace with it unless you want to lose your daughter, because no matter what, she’s mine. I can tell you that I plan to make her as happy as it’s possible for a person to be, let that be enough. One last thing, if you hurt her, I will be forced to protect her.” Let them make of that what they will.
“We’ve heard enough.” He stood to shake my hand. “I’ll hold you to everything you’ve said here today, and if you go back on your word, no matter who you are I’ll deal with you. We have our own ways of dealing with such things here in the backwater.”
“I know it.” I let the threat slide, as it was his right. I felt lighter as I made my way to the door and home. She’d be pleased I was sure and I couldn’t wait to tell her. “You’ll bring her by to see us soon I hope?”
“How about you come to the house this weekend? I’m sure Ashley would love the chance to entertain you in her new home.”
“We’ll look forward to it.
I drove home with a sense of peace. Now that that was out of the way we could move on and my girl could lose that sullenness that overcomes her sometimes when she thinks I’m not paying attention. Little does she know, I notice everything about her.
She was in the kitchen buzzing around when I walked in. I guess I’ll have to soothe the cook’s feelings again. Ever since she moved in with me Ash has been taking over the other woman’s space because as she puts it, it’s her duty to cook for me. I wouldn’t complain since my girl knows her way around the kitchen, but I wasn’t quite ready to relieve the cook of her duties either. In the meantime she was helping out with the rest of the staff until we came to a truce of sorts.
“You’re home.” I doubt I will ever get tired of the way she lights up at the sight of me. Or the way she drops everything and rushes into my arms. “Yes, I’m home and I have news.”
“Tell me.” I picked her up and kissed her nose then put her back on her feet with a pat on her perfect ass. “I went to see your parents tonight.” Her face fell just a little but I hurried to reassure her.
“It’s all good baby, they’ve decided to give us their blessing.” She whooped and flew back into my waiting arms, peppering my face with kisses and questioning me in between. “I’ll tell you everything just let me get out of these clothes.”
She followed me upstairs to the master suite hounding my every step while I told her all that had transpired. I was halfway through when I noticed the difference in her and stopped. She’d gone silent on me.
I turned to look with my shirt in my hand. “What is it?” Her face was red and she just stood there staring. “Nothing.” She shook her head and turned away. Walking to her, I took her chin in my hand and studied her eyes. “Tell me.”
“It’s silly I know, but I’m a little afraid.”
“Of what?” This didn’t make any sense, it’s what she’d wanted, what we’d both wanted.
“Of being this happy.” Her answer though asinine was a relief. “Happiness is a good thing baby, it’s not something to be afraid of.”
“But now that my parents are okay with it, there’s nothing stopping Jen from finding out about us. What if she…?”
“There’s nothing she can do to us baby, nothing. Why are you so afraid of her anyway?”