A Paper Trail by Magan Vernon

Author:Magan Vernon [Vernon, Magan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: My Paper Heart
Publisher: Beautifully Broken Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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After going through a half a dozen cupcakes and two smoothies between the two of us, Mom and I headed back to her and Dad's condo.

I'd grown up in their huge house in an affluent suburb and they'd only lived in their condo in Trump Tower for a few months. The last time I was there, I found it sort of cold and not as inviting, but when we opened the front door and heard Dad and Blaine laughing, I immediately warmed up to the place.

"What's so funny?" Mom asked.

Dad and Blaine were camped out on the leather sectional in the living room with some sports show on the TV, but it didn't even look like they were paying attention to it. They both looked our way when we came in.

Dad pointed at Blaine. "Well, it seems that our future son-in-law has stolen my dog's attention."

I peeked around the corner and saw their French bull dog, Sally, completely passed out on Blaine's lap with her paws in the air and audibly snoring.

"Does this mean you want to take her back with us?" I asked Blaine.

Blaine laughed and shook his head. "As much as I like dogs, I think we should find a place and get used to having a kid around before we add a dog to the mix."

"That seems reasonable," Mom said and took the seat next to Dad.

"Speaking of a place to live, how is the search coming?" Dad asked.

I sighed and plopped down next to Blaine. "Don't ask."

Dad raised an eyebrow. "The market that bad down there?"

I shook my head. "No. Just haven't found anything we've really liked. Everything is too far from either our works or school."

"Are you guys buying or renting?" Dad asked.

"Renting, for now. Someday we'll buy a place, but it's just not in the cards right now," Blaine said.

"Now don't get all pissy with me, Libby, but have you thought about the future past your associates? Are you going to get your bachelor's?" Dad asked, hesitantly.

I opened my mouth to speak, but Blaine put his hand on mine and spoke first. "We've talked about this a lot, sir. I've told her that I can stay home at night with the baby if she wants to take night classes. Her finishing school is a top priority. She came south for some higher education and nothing is going to stop her."

Dad nodded. "That makes me really happy to hear. Kathryn and I have been talking about all of this and though we weren't thrilled at first with everything, we both think that you're doing the best things. You're both more responsible than we ever were at your ages and we want to help you any way we can."

"What your father is saying," Mom interjected, "is that we want to still pay for the rest of your tuition, Libby, and if you do need any help with the down payment of a house, we'll do that for you. Any wedding expense, we have it. You don't have to be afraid of us and what we're going to think.

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