Page 190 of His White Moonlight
A pain-free future that I shaped with my own choices.
Something slammed outside the door, and I started the shower, hurrying through the process so Bennett wouldn’t storm in.However, he wasn’t in his office when I emerged again clean and fully dressed.Miranda was, though.
She was sitting in his office chair.
“Pretty sure he’s not going to like that,” I said.
She shrugged.“Pretty sure he can’t get any madder.What did you do to him?”
“Same old, same old.Said stuff he didn’t like hearing.”
She lifted my phone from the surface of his desk.
“It’s been making a lot of noise.”
I checked and found ten missed calls from Grandma and Mom.
“This family is suffocating me,” I said without any feeling.
“Maybe it only feels like that because you’re used to thinking no one cares.”
I looked up from my ringing phone and stared at Miranda for a few seconds before answering Grandma’s call.
“Jorge’s whore house,” I said.“If you’ve got the bank, we've got the spank.Who are you calling for?”
Miranda lost it so bad that I could barely hear Grandma’s snort.
“You don’t seem to be in a bad mood,” she said as I moved away from Miranda.
“I’m not.Bennett is, though.Is he why you called?”
“He’s in with your Mom.He said you’re acting like you don’t have a family again.”
“He’s not wrong.”
“Why?”
I sighed and sat on the couch.“Because loving someone can’t be forced.Because I’m so tired of being emotionally manipulated.Because…I’m angry.All the time.I guess I’m just being a menace.”
She chuckled.
“Okay.Then carry on.I love you, my little Wren.”
“Love you too, Grandma.”
“Grandma?”Miranda asked as I hung up.“You answered like that for your Grandma?”
“Bennett’s Grandma, technically, but yes.”
“What was her reaction?”
“She was amused.”
“I know you don’t feel this way, but you are so lucky.I’d kill for in-laws that loved me like that.”
“Thanks for the warning.I’ll watch my back.”
She laughed and followed me out of the office.
