Contents ( 30)
- Dedication
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- Chapter Twenty-Four
- Chapter Twenty-Five
- Chapter Twenty-Six
- Epilogue
- About the Author
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“And No’s been in love with her since the second they bumped into each other again two years ago,” she continued.
“She’s not even old enough to drink,” Mike stated.
“She’s old enough to fall in love,” Dusty returned.
“She’s old enough to think she’s in love.”
“Baby,” she whispered, moving closer. “You were here at Christmas with those two. I get you’re worried. But there’s no way you could watch them and not see they’re completely, desperately, crazy in love.”
Fuck, he couldn’t say anything to that either.
Because it was true.
Mike wrapped an arm around his wife and he pulled out his phone.
He held her as he slid his thumb over the screen.
He put it to his ear.
Jonas answered on the third ring.
“Dad.”
“Got some news for me, No?”
Apparently, he didn’t because there was silence.
“Jonas,” Mike prompted.
“It’s her, Dad. She’s young, but I don’t give a fuck. It’s her. It just is.”
“Yeah, neither of you hid that from your family last time we saw you and you haven’t been hiding it from the population at large, the crazy shit you’ve both been playing out publicly.”
“You know Addie. She’s about drama.”
His son sounded like he liked that.
Then again, he married it, so he did.
“That isn’t the issue,” Mike said. “The issue is, I read about it on a goddamned tablet.”
“It was a spur-of-the-moment thing,” Jonas muttered.
“I figured that part out,” Mike told him.
“We’re gonna have another ceremony when we get back,” No assured him. “One we’ll have with our families.”
“I can do without going to another wedding, No. What I’m not a big fan of is reading something like this rather than hearing it direct from my son. You’re famous. I hear a lot about you that’s truth and a lot that’s lies. But when it’s important, when it means you’re happy, I wanna hear it from you.”
“I’m happy, Dad,” No said quietly.
Mike drew in breath.
“I’m glad, son,” Mike replied quietly.
Dusty pushed closer.
“She’s happy too,” Jonas told him.
“I’m glad about that too,” Mike replied.
“We’ve been dodging calls because we’ve been busy and because I wanted you to know first. You know now, so I gotta call Rees.”
“Yeah, your sister can bust your ass for depriving her of a celebrity wedding.”
“Last five books on the New York Times list. I’m not the only celebrity in the family.”
“Lucky for me, she’s got someone in her life who keeps her grounded, not someone who busts up hotel rooms.”
“Addie broke a vase. It was blown out of proportion by the media.”
“She broke it throwing it at you.”
“She’s excitable.”
Mike did not want to go there.
“Call your sister,” he ordered.
“I will,” No said, a smile in his voice. “And Dad?”
“Yeah, Jonas?”
“Love you.”
Mike sighed.
Then he said, “Same. Give our love to Addie. And hope to see you both soon.”