Page 35 of Keeping My Wife
“Her inheritance is crazy. She has to protect herself. I don’t want her for her money.”
“Then why?”
“Because I love her, jackass.”
“Just like that? Having the hots for her as a kid is a damn big difference from forever.”
“I know that. We just click.”
“Tab a and slot b?”
“Jeeze, Gus. You loved Eloise all your life and we didn’t say anything about your choices.”
“That’s a little different. You never actually got to know Max.”
“I know enough. And we’ve been spending every minute together since the funeral.”
“She’s feeling a lot of emotions. Grief can make you do crazy things.”
“Why the hell are you trying to talk me out of this?”
“I’m not. Okay, not really. I’m just worried about you.” He shook his head. “A freaking prenup.”
“It’s five million dollars, Gus.”
A tray crashed to the ground.
My head swiveled to the sound.
Ripley was holding a half empty tray from his toolbox. “How much?”
“It’s a trust for the house. Not just a bunch of cash.”
“Millions.” Ripley shook his head. “That number doesn’t even compute. And she gets it all.”
“I’d let her have every damn dime.”
“Oh, yeah you’re really gone for her.” Ripley pulled out his screwdriver and an outlet plate from the pile.
“I am. So, you all can stop worrying.”
I wasn’t the one with cold feet.
A bubble of unease sat in my gut.
I just had to hope she didn’t either.
Chapter 10
Maxie
“Areyou sure you don’t want me to drive you over to the Murdock house?”
I shook my head. “I just need a few minutes to myself, El.” I squeezed her hands. “I can’t believe I’m marrying Cam.”
Eloise grinned. “You two look good together. And he really loves you. I thought it was crazy fast, but he’s a smitten kitten.”
I still didn’t trust that he loved me. Everything moved so fast.
