Page 119 of Blind Date
“I’m sorry, Sam. I really am. You’ll never hear from me again.” He turned and headed for the door.
“Actions have consequences, Scott. Remember that.”
He walked out and shut the door. Wes walked over and wrapped his arms around me.
“I’m proud of you.”
“For not killing him and making you help me dispose of the body?”
“Yes.” He chuckled.
Zoey and Maya flew down the stairs.
“He left?” Zoey asked.
“Yes, sweetheart,” Wes said. “And he won’t be coming back.”
“Good.”
“Are you okay?” I walked over and hugged her.
“Yeah, Mom. I’m fine. I don’t care about him, and I don’t want to get to know him. He’s nothing to me. My family is here, standing in front of me.”
“That’s my girl.” I kissed the top of her head.
She looked at Wes. “I’m sorry if I caught you off guard with the whole adoption thing.”
“You didn’t. I’ve been thinking about it for a while myself.”
“Really?” She smiled.
“Yes.” He walked over and hooked his arm around her. “You’re my daughter, and I want to make it official.”
“I love you, Dad.” She hugged him.
“I love you too, sweetheart.”
“Come on, Maya. Let’s go. I’ll see you two tomorrow.”
“You never told me you were thinking about adopting her,” I said to Wes.
“I wasn’t sure how the two of you would react. I was waiting for the perfect moment.”
“The fact that Zoey said it without knowing you were thinking about it says something.”
“I know, and nothing could make me happier.” He kissed my lips.
Charlotte began wailing in her swing.
“One crisis averted. Now, onto the next.” I smiled.
Chapter Forty-Seven
ONE YEAR LATER
Weston
“Can someone explain to me why we’re bringing an entire apartment to college?” I asked as I loaded the last of the boxes into the back of the SUV. The boxes were piled so high that I couldn’t see out the back window.
