Page 91 of Secret Crush

Her mother walked away in a huff. Alice stood next to her father and shook her head. "I'm still confused."

John's hand on her back sent a warm spark through her. He studied the papers. "What's happening?"

None of this mattered. Now that she was to marry John, her life was perfect. She crossed her fingers and hoped he agreed. "Peter just renewed the contract for the farm."

Her father folded the papers. "This looks excellent, but we'll have to talk it over with Colt."

John's eyes held a sparkle though she saw both surprise and confusion. She used her thumbs to massage her wrist as he said, "That's amazing. Everything worked out."

Her stomach hardened for a moment as she reached for John's arm. "John, you offered…."

With those dimples back on his cheeks, he gave her a smile. "I still need your help with the rest of my life and where I should spend my money. You're not getting off the hook."

A huge sigh escaped her mouth. Everyone else blurred in the background as she threw her arms around John. "Deal."

He hugged her and kept her close. "I love you."

As she stepped out of his embrace, she took her dad's hand. Her mother came back toward them as Alice had John shake her father's hand. "Welcome to our family, Mr. Morgan. I hope you grow to like family."

Peter added, "There is always a job at Morgan Enterprises for my brother."

John nodded his acknowledgment and shook her father's hand. "Alice gets her eye color from you."

Her father placed his hand on her mother's back and kept her close. "Yes, she does."

John turned toward her and squeezed Alice's hand. "Thanks to you, I see what the point of a family is."

With time, her mother would accept John. The rest of the world would sort itself out.

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