absolution (Grace Trilogy, Book Three) by Autumn Grey

Author:Autumn Grey [Grey, Autumn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Book Three
Publisher: AG
Published: 2020-05-23T18:30:00+00:00

The rest of the week goes by fast, and before I know it, the weekend is almost here. By the time I arrive in Portland on Saturday morning, it’s almost ten o’clock. After spending the past two weeks catching up with my coursework, coming home feels really good. I let myself into the apartment and drop my weekend bag on the floor. I’m just taking off my coat when Christopher appears from around the corner, a smile gracing his face when he sees me.

“Morning, kiddo. Good to see you.” He meets me halfway and pulls me into his arms.

“Hey, Chris.” I pull back and look up. There are dark circles around his eyes. “You look tired. Everything okay?”

“Your mother didn’t sleep well. She finally invited your grandparents to the wedding last night over the phone.”

I brace myself and wait for the rest of the story.

“She wasn’t expecting them to accept the invitation. She’s been a nervous wreck ever since.”

I can only imagine. “Where is she?”

“At the diner. I’m sure seeing you will ease some of the nerves.”

After telling him I’m heading back out, I zip my coat up again and dig out my purse from the bag on the floor, then leave.

When I get there, Mom and Beverly are seated at a booth near the counter with papers scattered on the table. After a round of hugs, I join my mother as Beverly leaves to take the order of a couple who just arrived.

“Chris told me the good news.” Her tired gaze snaps up to mine. “Or bad news?” I add quickly. I hate seeing her like this. “It’s your special day. Your happy day. You shouldn’t invite them if you don’t want to.”

She sighs, pulling her dreads into a ponytail and tying them together with the hairband around her wrist. “I thought . . . I mean . . . you get along quite well with them. I figured it wouldn’t hurt since you’ll be there.”

My heart aches. She invited them because of me? “It’s your wedding, Mom. Yours. I do get along with them, but I haven’t forgotten how they treated you when you needed them the most. I want you to have fun on your wedding day, and not be miserable because you’re trying to please me.”

She nods. “Okay.”

“So, just say the word. I’ll call and talk to them.”

She frowns and averts her gaze to the papers in front of her. Her throat spasms as she swallows. “We’re not uninviting them. I don’t know why I care, but I do. God, I do. I want them to see that I’m happy. That I found a good man who loves me and doesn’t care about my past.” She shrugs helplessly. “I want them to care that their daughter survived and raised their beautiful granddaughter.” Tears shimmer in her eyes. “Is that too much to ask?”

I shake my head, blinking hard to keep my own tears in check. “You deserve only the best. And if you want them at your wedding, then we’ll make it happen.

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