Page 89 of Grounding the Baker
“Hilarious, Dad. I literally see you most days, I just don’t sleep at home.”
They took their seats, and his dad was smiling.
“It’s nice to see you so happy, son. Your mum would have loved to see you with Austin. She always spoke very highly of him.”
“Thanks. I just wish she were here to see it.”
His dad took hold of his hand and gave it a squeeze.
“I know, but if she were here, you two might not have met.”
“I think we still would have. It’s not like I never visited.”
“Yeah, but he wouldn’t have wooed you for three months before you finally gave in.”
“How do you know that?”
“I might have been moping in the house, but I still knew what was going on with you.”
“You mean Giselle kept you updated.”
“Yes.”
They both laughed.
“You weren’t moping, Dad. You were grieving for losing your soulmate.”
“And you lost your mum.”
Liam felt his eyes water. He didn’t know they’d be having this conversation tonight, or he would have suggested they stay home.
“Hey. None of that. We both lost her, and we dealt with it in our own ways. You’re more like her than me. She would have kept going and grieved in private. She would have come to me for support when she needed it, just like you’ve done with Austin.”
“Has Giselle bugged me or something?”
His dad smiled before he reached behind himself and passed Liam an A4-sized brown envelope.
“What’s this?”
“Open it and find out.”
Liam opened the envelope. It took him a few seconds to see what it was, and he wasn’t sure what it meant.
“This is the deed to the bakery,” said Liam.
“Yes, and it’syourbakery now.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’ve been working on your mum’s estate over the last few weeks with the solicitor. She left you her half of the bakery, and when I go you’d have gotten my half as well. I’m just giving it to you now.”
“Why?” He couldn’t think of anything else to say.
“The bakery was your mum’s dream. If she was happy,then I was happy. It’s your dream now. You should make it your own.”
“But what about you?”
“I paid off the mortgage with the life insurance, and there’s some left to do something else with.”
