Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 33230 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 166(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33230 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 166(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
“I don’t want to take over anything. I just want us to be a family and everyone have what they want.”
“You’ve already done that, babe.”
“We’ve done that,” I correct.
“I think your grandparents did some too?” I laugh. Mom too. She started the ball rolling.
“Yeah, but I have no doubt we would have found our way. Nothing stops you when you want it.” He puts the car into park. I lean over, kissing him. My grandpa made things easier but I’ll never doubt for one second the lengths that Brad would have gone to in order to make every woman in his life that he loved happy. He would have sacrificed everything to make sure that we got what he thought we needed. It’s who he is down to his core. He’s the definition of what a true man should be. As a matter of fact, he’s what every human being should be that has loved ones.
I get out of the car and look up at the place that I’ve lived in for all of my life. One would think that I’d be sad but I don’t have any of those emotions. I never truly felt as though this was my home so it doesn’t bother me that we’re leaving it behind. Well, I guess we aren't truly leaving it behind. We’re rebuilding. That’s what you do. You rebuild together from the mess that was left behind. I’ll take a life full of love in a small place over an empty life in a big house like this. Brad reaches over, grabbing my hand. I look over at him and smile because he’s my home.
“Want to fool around one last time in this mansion?” I don’t have to ask him twice before he’s dragging me into the almost empty house. Everything could be split once my mom filed for divorce from my dad. She’d donated most of her stuff. She was starting a new life. No one has really heard from Dad after his initial threats. He didn't have much ground to stand on and I think he knows I could go after him if I truly wanted to. The last thing I heard was that he was trying to run for re-election but was having a hard time finding funds without sucking from ITM.
“Maybe I should pretend to be the tech billionaire and you could be my maid that’s doing everything wrong.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me, causing me to burst into laughter. “I’ll have to show you how to do it the way that I like.” I know that Brad is trying to make my last memory in this house a good one.
He lifts me, pinning me to the wall while kissing me deeply. “We had our first kiss here,” I remind him.
“It won’t be the last one you’ll have here.” My mom comes strolling in with her new boyfriend in tow. I like him actually. Retired cop who’s now a PI. He’s utterly in love with my mom and that’s all that I care about. “I’m sure we’ll be having a wedding here once construction is done.” She looks around at the house as Brad puts me back down onto my feet. “Out, you two. The demolition team is here.”
“You really going to level this place?” I laugh.
“Of course. We will rebuild anew.” I smile, walking over to my mom, who has the biggest smile on her face. I pull her in for a hug.
“I never thought in my whole life I’d say this.” I pull back to look up at her. She towers over me in her heels. “I want a giant ass wedding.” My mom throws back her head and laughs. It echoes into the empty house.
“I think the new house is going to be filled with that sound.” I step back. Brad puts his arm around me, kissing me on top of the head as we all head out of the house.
We stand together outside. Belle and Brad’s mom pull up just in time. “This is going to be awesome!” Belle shouts as she runs over toward us, her eyes on the giant crane that is about to murder the house.
“Jim!” My mom shouts to the man inside the giant machine. “Belle would like to help.”
“Oh shit? Really?” Belle's eyes go wide.
“Why not?” My mom shrugs.
“Mouth,” Brad’s mom, Helen, reminds Belle before she nods for her to have at it. Belle takes off toward the crane. Helen gives us all hugs. She and my mom are pretty much best friends now as much as they work together. I smile, resting my head on Brad’s chest as Belle climbs up into the crane. Moments later she’s knocking the house down. I think Brad is right. The four of us women might be able to take over the world but I have a feeling it’s Belle who will lead the way.