Total pages in book: 50
Estimated words: 45548 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 228(@200wpm)___ 182(@250wpm)___ 152(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45548 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 228(@200wpm)___ 182(@250wpm)___ 152(@300wpm)
She elbowed me in the side when she gained enough strength to move and I slipped off to the side, still with my dick stuck inside her. That’s how we fell asleep until I slipped out of her sometime during the night and hauled her into my arms.
16
The next day was sunny and bright and we had the inevitable first fight. I had to go back to our hometown, which was an hour and a half away and didn’t want to leave her behind. She needed to stay here and take care of things with the ex and I wasn’t too jazzed about that shit.
In the end I reminded her I had the place wired and she’d be in a world of hurt if I saw anything hinky on the tapes when I got back. She called me a stalker and some other choice things, which I ignored because hey, she was kinda right.
I left a little after eight in the morning after he’d gone, with the hopes that I’d be back before he came back that evening. I don’t know what purpose that would’ve served, but I did not want her anywhere near him. I didn’t feel threatened or anything, it’s just the principle of the matter.
By the time I pulled into the town limits of my childhood home I’d put one thing out of my mind to focus on another. I headed straight to my attorney’s office to start the ball rolling there. I needed to make sure that my name was still legally on file as the owner of the shop.
Since Doug had no money for the startup I’d sunk everything I had into with the understanding that he’d buy in at some point if he so chose. Half an hour later I knew enough to know that I had a damn good attorney and that yes, my cousin had tried to make an end run around me to cheat me out of my place.
When I asked why no one had informed me of this, he explained that Doug had couched his concerns in such a way as to not send up any red flags. He’d supposedly only been interested in safeguarding the business against anything having to do with my criminal record. A record that he was solely responsible for.
Next step was the accountant, which took much longer and it was decided we’d do an audit when things just weren’t adding up. Now I had a decision to make. One that a few weeks ago would’ve been inconceivable, but now, not so much.
I dropped in on my parents but didn’t tell them any of what was going on. I did tell them that I’d ran into Mallory and we’d talked and cleared some shit up. Mom was not happy and I knew it would take some work to bring her around to accepting my girl, but I was sure once everything was out in the open things would fall into place.
I called Mallory on my way back. It was getting late and I knew there was no way I was going to make it back in time. She assured me that she had it under control, but still she was going to stay in his house tonight. “No, you’re not.”
“I have to. I’ll sleep on the couch but I need time to break the news to him. He had nothing to do with this whole mess and it wouldn’t be fair to just drop this all on him and leave. He has no one here Todd. His family’s halfway around the country, please understand. If I don’t handle this right I’ll probably spend the rest of my life trying to live down the guilt.”
Knowing her penchant for self-conviction, she might have a point. Still, I didn’t like that shit one fucking bit. “Fine, I guess I’ll watch you until he goes to bed, but then you’re coming next door to me.” She started to argue before I cut her off.
“If you’re not there by eleven I’m coming to get you.” Click! I threw my phone on the passenger seat and wished for a cigarette. I hauled ass back to the house and sneered when I saw his car in the driveway. As a glutton for punishment I headed straight for the computer and fired it up.
They were sitting around the kitchen table talking. I came in just in time to hear her tell him she needed some space. Wait, that’s as far as she’s gotten? He wasn’t understanding any of it and kept pressing her to tell him what he’d done wrong. I could see why she felt sorry for the guy. He was petulant and sulky. More like a little boy who was about to lose his new favorite toy than a grown man who was about to lose the woman he was suppose marry.