Substitute Daddy by Rose Dahlia

Author:Rose, Dahlia [Rose, Dahlia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Contemporary, Multicultural, Multicultural & Interracial
Amazon: B00HAN5PGY
Goodreads: 19449699
Publisher: Amira Press
Published: 2013-12-12T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The days began to fall into a scheduled routine, and Grace was embracing her new life. In the morning she’d get up and make the house a homey feel with things that suited her. She used the bank card that Matthew had given her, and her mind boggled at the amount the teller quoted over the phone when she was setting up the online account. The teller broke the advance down into how much each scheduled payment would be that was for Lilah.

Grace made changes that made her more comfortable. She added a savings account, and the online teller transferred payments from Lance’s estate into that account. She had to live without his money while he was alive. She surely didn’t want it now that he was gone. Anything he had she would save for Lilah so she would have a good, solid start in life. She’d never know that the man who sired her didn’t want her. Instead, she’d go to the college of her choice and have the life she deserved.

Grace still beat herself up about how stupid she was to give up everything she’d worked for in Georgia to chase after Lance. But she was a girl who had never left Savannah and when offered a life somewhere where she wasn’t stifled by her mother’s criticisms, she took it thinking her life would become so much better. Lance was her big mistake, and she vowed not to make another one when it came to love. For now, she studied the workings of the ranch and learned her job. She’d met Josef, and he’d shown her the office at the main house. Matthew gave her the full tour later on and, for the first time in a long time, she felt as if she belonged somewhere.

The days were getting colder, and as she waited for Matthew to come pick her up to go see Lilah, she impulsively picked up the phone to call her mother. She wanted to tell her the baby was doing well in leaps and bounds and even though she had an early birth she would be fine. As she waited for her mother to pick up the phone, she considered asking Matthew to take her to town to look at used cars so she could buy a car. Lilah would have doctor appointments and such, and Grace didn’t want to depend on him to always take her. Josef said that Matthew traveled to New York a lot so definitely when he was not there she’d need transportation.

Her mother picked up on the third ring. “Hello?”

“Hi, Mama, it’s me,” Grace said.

“Oh, you, the daughter who let’s strange men talk to her mother however they like.”

Her mother’s voice soured her mood but, still, Grace tried. “The baby is doing well. She’s up to four pounds already.”

“Where are you?” her mother asked.

“I have a house now. Lilah’s dad had an insurance policy and stuff to take care of her,” Grace explained. She wouldn’t elaborate because it would just feed her mother’s fire.

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