Silver & Gold by A D Ellis

Author:A D Ellis [Ellis, A D]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942647485
Publisher: A.D. Ellis Publishing
Published: 2020-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

By the time day two of the grand opening wrapped up, I was grinning from ear to ear and couldn’t wait to replay it all with Rhys once we closed.

He was at the sales counter ringing up five final purchases. Our sales had been spectacular all day.

I winked at him before making my way over to a particular customer I’d been hoping to speak to before he left. Bay and his mom had brought Arlo in about thirty minutes earlier. I didn’t think I was going to get a chance to speak to him, but as luck would have it, Bay’s mother recognized Rhys’s sister, Caroline. The two women had been sipping tea and chatting with no signs of stopping while Bay and Arlo enjoyed the artwork, pastries, and the little children’s paint area I’d set up.

I approached Bay as he smiled at Arlo painting a picture on a little easel. “Thanks for coming in, Bay.” I shook his hand when he turned my way.

“Not a problem. Arlo loved everything he saw and he definitely wants to take lessons. Let me know when you start those and what you think would be best for him to begin with.”

“For sure. I’d love to have him as a student.” I wasn’t completely sure, but I had a feeling that Bay struggled here and there trying to stretch money to cover Arlo’s needs and wants. The little boy was well taken care of, for sure. I just wondered how much of a strain it was on Bay’s finances to become a parent with very little time to prepare. I’d be sure to price Arlo’s lessons very affordably. I pushed the thought from my mind and waited a beat before dipping my toe in the water so to speak. “Looks like you’re settling into parenting like a total pro. Arlo seems to be doing so great with you.”

Bay huffed but smiled. “Hardest job I’ve ever done. Exhausting both mentally and physically. Scary as shit. And so frustrating. I feel like I never know what I’m doing or what’s going to happen. And if I have a plan, I can pretty much only count on nothing to go as planned.” He shook his head and continued to smile. “But there’s nothing better than being his dad. Nothing harder, scarier, or more exhausting, but nothing better.”

I smiled as my gut fluttered a bit. Children weren’t something I’d ever thought about, didn’t even know if I’d ever want to be a parent. But Bay hadn’t planned on becoming a father basically overnight, and here he was doing a damn great job of it. Didn’t sound easy, but I could appreciate how rewarding of a job it was for him.

“So, this is maybe a bit forward of me.” I grimaced. “Okay, it’s a lot forward of me.”

Bay smiled and raised his brows expectantly.

“I get the feeling you and Kyson could be amazing together. I know there’s definitely attraction there.” I didn’t let him interrupt, just barreled on. “Sage, Bode, and I love watching Arlo and you know we do a good job of it.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.