Page 192 of Wild Card
“No shade but she didn’t even know how to cook when she hooked up with Ace.”
“Well, now she has a magnificent kitchen.”
“Ours will be better because it will have your mark.”
“Talon, I don’t think… This is way too much.”
I knew this was coming and planned accordingly. “Okay, we’ll shelve it. But fair warning, we’re gonna need somewhere to go when Ford and Rowan’s house is ready. The Whitmans aren’t kicking me out, but they want to speed up their plans to get down here full-time.”
The last part is a lie, but it fits into my agenda.
She nods slowly, confusion in her expression. “Yes, okay, that makes sense.”
“We can consider renting somewhere, but not a huge fan of throwing away two-to-three thousand a month on rent.”
“We can go to the townhome.”
“I’ll consider it if Rosie and Lynden agree to take money.”
“They won’t accept that.”
“Just as well. Not to be a dick, but I’m not eager to live in a place where that fuckwad ex of yours stayed with you.”
She flinches, a flash of repulsion crossing her features. “I don’t want that either.”
“Then we’ll look for places this weekend after your graduation.”
“What about throwing money away?”
“Ace and Harley are about to have a newborn. Jewls and Major have their hands full. Ford and Rowan are about to be newlyweds. Not many options out there and we’re sure as fuck not going back to two separate places. You got any other ideas?”
“I, um… well, this just happened. I need to think.”
“While you’re thinking, we’ll check out apartments.”
“Apartments don’t have yards for Wolf.”
“We’ll find something and compromise.”
She nods sadly, glancing back at the papers. “This is a gorgeous house.”
Now we’re getting somewhere.
“One day it will be.”
“You own the lot on the corner next to Ford?”
It’s a statement more than a question.
“Thought you knew that.”
“You never specifically said, but I always wondered if it was yours.”
“We bought at a great deal. You don’t like it, we’ll go somewhere else.”
Her head pops up. “Why wouldn’t I like it?”
“Not sure.”
