Page 116 of A Moment for Us
I shake my head, my hand resting against my throat as I struggle to speak. “No.”
“You should have someone drive you, Delia.”
There’s only one person I can think of, and it’s not him. Not yet. I need to think of how I’ll ever be able to explain this to him.
“Okay. Yeah, I will.”
The doctor leaves the room so I can make the call. I reach for my phone, and she answers on the second ring. “Jess,” I say quickly. “I need you. Something’s wrong.”
“I’m on my way.” The response comes without hesitation, and I curl up on the table, crying harder than I ever have before.
Chapter 34
Joshua
While today’s meeting was great, it was draining. We secured the loan we needed by impressing the bank with the progress we’ve made with the budget we have now. I’m walking the property with Odette, addressing some changes made that weren’t approved by me or Stella.
“Who asked for that?” I gesture to one of the walls that has been pushed forward.
“That was Oliver,” she says pulling out the change form. Sure enough, there is his signature with a note on the bottom that says: I wanted this. I don’t care that I didn’t ask. Vote me off the island for all I care.
“He’s an asshole,” I mutter.
“I think he was right,” Odette says. “By pushing it back, it gives you more space here, which will help when you’re dealing with the events.”
“He’s not often right.”
“That’s not the discussion,” she says smoothly.
“You know, you do a good job managing us Parkersons,” I note.
“Do I? After squabbling with Alex during the plans, I would think not.”
“What happened with you two?”
She waves off the question. “It was nothing. I’m really happy for him. I think he’ll do great work on that project.”
“Me too, even if it means he’s now across the world.”
“That part is unfortunate, but if I got the offer he did, I would go too.” Odette smiles. “What about you and Delia? How is she?”
Her name makes my lips turn up without even thinking about it. “She’s great. We’re doing good, ready for the twins.”
“I don’t know how you’re going to handle twins and this place. It’s going to be crazy.”
I think back to how this all started, and it’s crazy. One moment changed everything, which is what it’s been for me and Delia too. A split second altered our lives.
My father’s decision that caused the riff between him and Grayson. He chose to sleep with his ex, force Grayson to make a decision, and think the rest of us would fall in line. As insane as it is, I’m glad it happened this way. I’ve missed my siblings, and had I not come back to Willow Creek Valley, I wouldn’t have Delia.
“I think we’ll manage. We’ve dealt with worse.”
“I have complete faith in you all.” Before I can respond, Samuel walks over, hand raised, and Odette turns to me. “Excuse me.”
“Of course.”
Samuel has been a great help to Odette, and I know that Jack and Stella are more than pleased he and Kinsley moved here. It means their daughter might stay in Willow Creek permanently and they get to spend more time with her.
I let them talk and head out to the back deck area. We’re going to have this connect to the restaurant, but we’re also going to build another extension off the front that will have a cozier feel. Somewhere you can read a book or sit and talk.
