Total pages in book: 113
Estimated words: 109086 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 545(@200wpm)___ 436(@250wpm)___ 364(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 109086 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 545(@200wpm)___ 436(@250wpm)___ 364(@300wpm)
“My plan is to go in there. You start recording and I’ll take a knee.”
“This should be good. I’m shocked her family’s not here for it.”
I held back my grimace because he didn’t know they were waiting not far from here. They’d taken it upon themselves to arrive early, and they went to Tab’s house to introduce themselves to EJ’s mom and two sisters. Tab didn’t know, but she’d never follow through with her threat against my sister. If she did, I was going to let loose Clara on her. Clara and Maude, because the two had bonded. Sawyer said there was retribution against a retired teacher. She wouldn’t tell me the details, just saying it was better if I didn’t know. I left it alone.
Feeling some nerves kick up inside of me, I opened the door and stepped through.
EJ moved around me, saying under his breath, “Lists, Dad. Lists.”
I suppressed my laugh until I met Sawyer’s eyes.
She was taking in EJ as he pulled out his phone and began recording, aiming at her.
She started to say, “What—”
I knelt before her, pulling out a small box in my hand.
Her eyes widened. She gasped, breathless, as I opened the box and held up my mother’s ring. If she didn’t like it, I’d get a different one. I didn’t care, but it felt right to do this with a part of my mom with me. With us.
I held it up. “Will you marry me?”