Damn Wright: The Wrights by Jordan Skye

Author:Jordan, Skye
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

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Dylan spread the plans out in front of them, trying to calm the turbulence inside.

Sharing those experiences had been more painful than he’d imagined, and now, with his rough memories so fresh, he felt on edge and anxious.

He wasn’t sure why he’d thought she’d given up on going overseas. With the fiancé, her friends, and her family here, he’d just assumed she would stay in the US. Now he was faced with the reality that his plan to free her from her school loans was also providing the vehicle to send her away. Again.

He couldn’t tell if he’d discouraged her from jumping at the chance to go overseas or not, but he hoped it would at least slow her down. Give them a chance to get closer.

“Miranda has agreed to be our contractor of record,” he told her, “and has put me in touch with subcontractors we may need. She’s also gotten her real estate license. She said she’d be happy to handle the sale at no cost. And I transferred money into an account. We just need to go down together to have you added.”

“You always did work fast when you wanted something.” Her gaze scanned the front page of the plans depicting a perspective drawing of the house, complete with a few roofline changes, large windows, a wide front porch, and double-doored entry. “Where did these come from?”

“Jack,” he told her. “Miranda’s fiancé. He’s an architect. We’ve been working on it all week.”

“So you pretty much ignored me when I said I didn’t want to renovate. Didn’t you learn anything from your mistakes? You don’t get to make decisions for me anymore.”

After learning her plans, he was asking himself the same thing. But it was still the right thing to do. And he was here to do right by her.

“I own half of the house,” he told her, “so my opinion counts. And I remember just how stubborn you can be, and that you sometimes need a nudge to get out of your own way.”

She laughed and pushed his shoulder with hers. “Shut up.”

“How would you rate the importance of paying off your debt, between one and ten, ten being the most important?”

Her face fell into a familiar pout that softened his heart.

“Please look at the plans and the after-repair values Miranda worked up for us before you put your stubborn foot down.”

“Fine.”

He pulled the plans forward. “And eat something before that wine catches up with you.”

They ate and drank while he explained all the renovation options. Emma’s body had gone loose and relaxed by the time he explained the last and highest after-repair value.

“That’s a lot of money to put into a house,” she said, clearly concerned.

“I’ve got it covered.”

She eyed him. “How’d you get that kind of money over the last eight years? You’ve only been a correspondent for four.”

“So you have been keeping track of me.”

She gave him that don’t-start look, so he dropped it.

“I was able to remain in long-term rehab for two years, until I was able to start outpatient therapy.

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