Page 125 of Grumpy Sunshine

Haven loved her some Webber.

Then again, she loved all of the Truth Tellers.

“Came to talk to you about a problem,” he said.“But I can spare a moment or two to get some lovin.’”

Chevy jerked his head toward the backyard just as Dad made his way inside.

He stopped to give me a kiss on my cheek before saying, “We seem to be missing a shoe.”

Cakes grabbed the shoe, the keys to my car, and headed out.But not before he got a kiss from his favorite granddaughter on the way.

Webber and Chevy headed out to the backyard with Haven, and I took the opportunity presented to me and went upstairs to go to sleep.

As I did, I passed all the memories we’d made over the years.

Riggens learning to swim in the lake.

Haven’s birth.

Riggens’s birth.

Dad’s marriage.

My graduation.

On and on the memories went until I got to the last one.

My marriage to Chevy.

It was us in the middle of a frozen field.

There were poinsettias all around us, and frost was literally collecting on Chevy’s beard when he dipped me in my strapless white dress.

His mouth was inches away from mine and we were both laughing.

It was my most favorite picture ever.

A smile was fully plastered on my face as I walked through my room, taking in all the things that Chevy’d gotten for me as of late.

A brand-new pair of tennis shoes.

A new bracelet sat next to my sink.

Absentmindedly I opened the drawer by his sink to shove all his junk into the drawer when a stack of papers caught my eye.

I pulled them out and frowned when I started to read.

PAID IN FULL was stamped on the papers, and I gasped.

My name, as well as my college’s name and the program’s cost were there for me to see in black and white.

Bold ink.

I read down to the bottom and tears filled my eyes.

Seven years ago today, apparently, Chevy paid for me to go to school for all four semesters.

He hadn’t even known me then!

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