Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33691 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33691 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Mom made me come clean to her about what was going on between Asher and me. She hadn’t seemed surprised by any of it or even upset. A few times she has tried to talk to me more about it, but I changed the subject or asked her not to bring him up. It hurts too much, and I think I’m scared to face the full reality of what happened.
I do know that he apologized to her. The strange thing is that he wasn’t only trying to buy my mom off, but he was doing it in a way so that she would stay with his dad. It was both cruel and sweet at the same time. I have no clue what to make of that. When he’d done the same to his own mother, it came with the terms that she had to leave and never come back. This was flipped. I don’t know why. I try to understand it, but the one thing that comes to mind only makes my heart hurt more.
Asher is always full of surprises. I never know what I might get with him. It’s one of the reasons I’d fallen in love with him. Then he’d gone and done the one thing he said he wouldn’t. He hurt my mom and got in the middle of her and his father’s relationship.
These past few weeks have been horrible. At first, I had no clue what I was going to do. I still had a pile of college acceptance letters I could choose from. But none of them seemed to appeal to me. What is wrong with me? Why don’t I have this drive to go to college? Since I started my senior year in high school, I couldn’t narrow down what I wanted to do once I graduated. Everyone else had a plan or at least an idea of where they were headed. I was clueless. Now all I can think about wanting is a life with Asher. I could see what kind of future I wanted. Now none of that matters. Everything has been turned upside down with the result of this little test. I don’t want Asher to be with me because I’m pregnant. Hell, I’m still mad at him.
It’s been so dang hard not responding to his texts. I thought maybe he would get tired of me not responding, but the exact opposite happened. The more I ignored him, the more frequently I got messages. I wanted to scream when he told me he was going to Japan but would be back in a week. I wasn’t sure I believed him until I’d seen him pull up and walk into the guest house. I’d be a liar if I didn’t admit I’d felt a huge sense of relief knowing he was back.
“Molly,” Asher calls my name. My heart drops. I snatch the test off the counter and shove it into the back pocket of my jean shorts. Quickly I rush out of the bathroom, not wanting to be caught in there. I’m not ready to tell him about the results. We’re not even speaking at this point.
“You could knock,” I say when he bursts right into my bedroom.
“I told you three weeks, love. Time is up.”
“Don’t call me that,” I snap.
“You can be mad at me all you want, but you’re still my love.” Tears fill my eyes.
“You promised.” My voice cracks, my emotions getting the better of me.
“Baby.” He walks over, cupping my face in his hands. “I was wrong. Truthfully, I was scared.”
“Scared?”
He nods his head. His eyes close for a moment, his face going to my neck. He sucks in a deep breath. His mouth grazes my neck. I bite my lip so that I don’t whimper. I’ve missed him so much.
“I don’t know how much Grace or my dad told you, but let me fill you in. Millions of dollars have gone missing along with some credit cards. All of them were under your mom's name.”
“She would never!” I hiss, starting to get mad again.
“I know, I know.” Asher lifts his head.
“Clearly you didn’t.” I put my hands on his chest. I want to push him away, but I don’t.
“When I first heard about it, I didn’t believe it. I swear. I said I wanted more information, but they weren’t coming up with shit, so I freaked out. I thought the worst. I’ll admit that. My mom fucked with my head. It’s why I’ve never been with a woman before you.” I suck in a deep breath, shocked by his confession. “Honestly, I didn’t care anymore if Grace was after money or not. I’d give it to her as long as she stayed. And as long as she didn’t take you from me.”
Tears slide down my cheeks. That’s oddly sweet. Part of me wants to be mad at him, but another part of me understands. He definitely could have handled things better, but he was put in a shitty situation.