Page 35 of Big Catch
I glance at the clock and stretch after a very long day treating patients who truly need my care. But I’m so happy here that what I’m doing doesn’t feel like work. I push from my chair and step into the main foyer.
“Heading home, doc?” my receptionist Dani asks as she puts the last of the files away.
Home.
My heart fills as I think about home and the two men I share it with. We’re all still living in the villa, and the new guests arrive tomorrow. I frown at that. I like having the place to ourselves between guests. We’ve been searching for a house, one big enough to accommodate Ty’s family when they visit, and my parents and brother when they do, but we’ve yet to find something suitable.
“Heading home,” I say. I hike my purse up higher. “Have a great weekend.” I give a little finger wave. “See you Monday.” I make my way outside as the sun sets, the sky beautifully bruised with pinks and purples. It was a busy week, but a rewarding one. Here I get to practice the way I want to and take my time with the patients, who truly appreciate having a full-time doctor in the village.
I slide into the driver’s seat of the little car I bought and make my way home to Bray and Tyler. But on the way, I spot their van outside Mrs. Jackson’s place. I catch Bray lounging in the doorway, excitement on his face. Eager to know what’s going on, I slow and ease my car in beside the van.
“Hey, what’s up?” I ask as I close the car door and head toward him.
“We have a surprise,” Bray says.
“Oh, and what might that be?” I ask and angle my head.
What are my two favorite guys up to now?
Ty comes around the corner of the house, and my heart melts when I see him. “Well, you know how you wanted to get a place just for us, away from the villa so we could have more freedom,” Ty begins then casts a glance Bray’s way.
“And?” I ask, a bubble of excitement welling up inside me as Ty ushers me up the stairs.
“Well, we think we found the perfect place,” Bray finishes for Ty when we reach the stoop.
“Really? Where?”
Bray waves his hand. “Right here.”
I gasp. I’ve always loved this home, admired it when we all visited Mrs. Jackson. But it was never for sale.
I look left at Bray then right at Tyler. “What’s going on?” My heart sinks. “Has something happened to Mrs. Jackson?” She has been a patient of mine, but at seventy she has been as fit and healthy as a thirty-year-old.
“No, no,” Ty says quickly. “She’s moving in with her daughter in Arizona. She’s there now, getting herself settled, and we’re going to pack the place up for her.”
I exhale a relieved breath. “Really?”
“She knows how much you love it, Aly, so she wanted to give us the first chance at it.”
My heart beats faster. “Oh my God. You’re kidding me. I love it. I’ve always wanted to live here.”
“Then it’s yours,” Bray says.
“It’s ours,” Ty says. “My family can visit and your family can visit. All at the same time if they want.” Bray reaches for my hand to guide me inside, but I plant my feet and stop. Worry mars Bray’s features as he assesses me.
“Are you okay?” Ty asks, his brown eyes moving over my face with concern. God, I love how sweet and caring he is.
“Aly, what is it?” Bray asks and puts his arm around me.
“Well, this house…it’s so big, with so many rooms. It’s too big for just the three of us.”
“You think so?” Ty asks.
“Yeah, I do, which is why…”
“Why what?” Bray says, worry in his tone.
“Why I think we need to fill it with a few kids someday.” I touch Bray’s face. “And give you the family you’ve always wanted.”
