Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 25728 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25728 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
"We'll talk later daughter I have to get out of this room before I commit murder." I had to whisper something to her before she left, to which she shook her head in resignation.
"So, whose idea was it to steal the jewels? That was a good move by the way, how you so happened to find the slip from the pawnshop Jocelyn. You knew I would be too fucked in the head to dig too deep; you knew I'd just take your word for it that she had stolen from me and ran because I considered you family. Too bad your signature is so vastly different from Amber's Jocelyn, not to mention that you're on camera pawning the goods."
"I did nothing wrong all I'm guilty of is falling in love with the wrong man."
"Bitch please."
"Terry..." I scolded her as she shrugged at me. I needed these two to talk so I could get this over with.
"This has nothing to do with you Terry, why don't you go somewhere?"
"You really are stupid aren't you Jocelyn?" She shook her head as if in wonder.
"I have nothing to do with this, Cindy asked me to pawn those things she didn't tell me where she got them.”
"Why you lying bitch, it was all your idea, you wanted to get rid of the little bitch as much as I did. I gave you the combination but you're the one who actually broke into the safe and you're the one on camera pawning them."
"Yes stupid bitch number two, but you're the one wearing said stolen merchandise." Terry was on a roll, I never knew she didn't like these two; guess I should've known when she refused to go shopping with either of them.
When the two men entered the room you could've heard a pin drop.
"Did you get what you needed Kurt?"
"Yep, these two are gonna go away for a long time."
"What? Take your hands off me." Kurt and his partner moved to handcuff the two women, Jocelyn got away and went for Amber who had been standing off to the side not saying a word this whole time, just taking it all in.
"This is all your fault you stupid b..." Amber clocked her in her face, right between the eyes.
"Holy shit, little sister, you knocked her the fuck out." Don picked Amber up like a prizefighter in the ring.
"Put my woman down bro." I went and rescued her from his clutches.
"You're gonna need some ice for this." I kissed her knuckles.
"I'll get it." Dad went to get some ice and a towel to wrap her bruised hand.
I knew my brother was putting on a good face but he was hurting. I'd confided in him from the first day I saw the tape and had my suspicions, so he'd had a few days to come to terms with what his wife had done. Surprisingly he seemed to feel relief, I never realized they were having any problems in their marriage. It didn't matter though it still had to hurt and I promised myself to be there for him.
After Kurt had revived Jocelyn to the point where she could stand on her own he took them away. He called it a citizen's arrest. Whatever, I'm just happy that shit's over, now I can focus on my life and my love.
Epilogue
Colin
It's three months since everything came to a head, three months of pure bliss. Amber and I have reforged our bond and were now stronger than ever. Our son is fat and healthy at four and a half months and she was already three months pregnant with our second. But today, today's special, it's our wedding day. I've been waiting for this day for three months. I wanted to get married right away but thanks to the women in my life I've had to wait. Amber had been on board with me of course. But mom and Terry threw a fit of monumental proportions and threatened me with bodily harm if I didn't let them plan the wedding of the century. They had a good point of course. Amber did deserve the fairy tale wedding. After everything she'd been through, waiting a couple months to make her completely mine wasn't such a hardship. I've had a few rough spots over the months, still did actually, every time I remembered what I'd set out to do to her I broke out in a cold sweat. Those two vicious vipers were behind bars. Dad had done something that had sped up the process and I was only too grateful for that. Ten years each, closing that chapter in our lives went a long way to soothing me. I do wish they'd gotten more time, for all the heartache they'd caused they'd never do enough time as far as I'm concerned.
"You ready to do this little brother?" Donald and I were getting dressed he was my best man of course. We had the kids in the room with us; Giselle doesn’t like to be away from her father still after losing her mom. She was cute as hell in her little dress while little Anthony was wearing an Armani tux; Lord knows where Terry found such a thing.