Page 152 of All Too Well
“Yeah, Daddy, come lie with us.”
I’m in so much damn trouble with these two.
I turn and flop between them on the bed. “Now what?”
“I think we should tickle him,” Ainsley suggests.
“He’s not ticklish,” Rose informs her.
I smile and Ainsley makes a humming noise. “Are you sure?”
Rose nods. “I tried.”
I chuckle. “Nope, not ticklish.”
Ainsley leans over and whispers to Rose. Great, this is definitely not going to go my way. The two of them come to each side of me, and both kiss my cheek.
In this single moment, my entire life changes.
Call it stupid.
Call it cheesy.
Call it whatever you want, but it does.
I have the two women I love the most on each side of me.
They break apart and both laugh. I push up and make a large show of chasing them, and the three of us laugh, running around, forgetting about the boxes in the car.
“Well, it seems someone isn’t so stupid after all,” Miles says as we walk up Main Street toward the carnival.
Ainsley grins up at me. “Aww, did your friends think you were stupid?”
“Maybe.”
“I agree, Miles, he totally got smart.”
“I hear an official welcome to Ember Falls is in order?”
I roll my eyes. “You already know she moved in and we’re together.”
“Yes, but did she get a welcome basket?”
Ainsley gasps. “A basket? I get a basket?”
Miles cuts in. “You do, and you get to know the official town secret.”
“Just how many town secrets does this place have?” she asks, since she already knows about the falls.
“You told her about the falls?” he asks.
“Oh, please, don’t even. They’re on my land.” I turn to Ainsley. “Way to sell me out.”
“Listen, I’m not good with authority, and he’s a principal and former military. It’s just kind of the way I am. Blame the Admiral.”
“Speaking of your dad, when are you planning to tell him about your move? Maybe we should call him now,” I suggest, pulling my phone out.
She grabs it and puts it in her bra. “Not today, Satan.”
