Page 91 of Crazy for You
“Everything seems like it’s hitting me at once. Dad just passed three days ago, my aunt blows into town, and now I find the pic of my birth mom.”
Mia slid my phone over to me. “Breathe, Skyler. One thing at a time. And why are you even in school, by the way?”
A heavy sigh shot free. “Distraction. I didn’t want to stay home and stare at four walls. And I have a lot of schoolwork to make up if I want to graduate.”
Narrowing her eyes, Georgia crossed her arms over her chest. “We are graduating together, which means you’re not moving, period.”
I’d filled Georgia in on my aunt earlier. “I’m not so worried about my aunt as much as I’m wondering about the law. I tried to research trusts, but I couldn’t find anything specific to my case.”
Georgia snagged a napkin off the table and dabbed her eyes.
“Are you crying?” Mia asked Georgia.
Georgia hung her head. “I’m sorry. I can’t get Mr. Lawson out of my head. Now Skye might be moving. It just sucks.”
I hurried around to her side of the table and hugged her. “You’re going to make me cry.”
“I’m already crying,” Mia chimed in. “I didn’t know your dad that well, but he was a good man. And I don’t want you to leave either, Skye.”
The waterworks opened more because they’d brought up Dad. “As I told Colton, Nan will do everything she can to help me stay. And I didn’t get the vibe that my aunt would fight to take me, either.” She’d never come out and said that for sure.
“I know,” Georgia said through sniffles. “Can I say a few words?”
I giggled softly. “Since when do you ask?”
The three of us huddled together.
Georgia wiped her nose with the napkin. “I want to say a prayer for your dad. I need to get this off my chest.”
Georgia, Mia, and I held hands.
“Mr. Lawson, I know you’re listening,” Georgia started. “I want you to know we miss you terribly and that Skyler is courageous and determined. She has a great extended family with me, Mia, Grady, and Colton. Oh, and Colton will take good care of her. All of us will make sure she’s happy, loved, and protected, especially Colton. He loves your daughter, and I know without a doubt that the two of them are destined to marry and have tons of kids. They’re the soulmates that many of us dream to have.”
“You really believe Colton and I will marry?” My jaw was close to hitting my lap.
“Shh,” Georgia said.
“I do,” Mia chimed in. “That dude is hopelessly in love with you.”
“Shush,” Georgia snapped. “I’m almost finished. I love you, Mr. Lawson. I will never forget the fun times we had riding roller-coasters together. I hope you can ride all those roller-coasters in heaven. You’ll always be in my heart.” Georgia shuddered.
I dabbed my eyes with a hand. “That was beautiful. My dad loved you like a daughter.”
The three of us jumped when Grady slid into a chair next to Mia. “Why are y’all crying? Do I need to sever heads?”
Colton skirted the table and sat in the chair next to me. “Did something happen?”
Mia smiled. “Georgia just conducted her first sermon.”
Georgia would make a great woman of the cloth if she chose that path. She wanted to help people like her parents, who worked in the medical field.
I snuggled into Colton, feeling ten times better than I had a minute ago.
“My dad is having dinner with an old high school friend who’s in town,” Grady said. “Why don’t we get pizza and kick back at my house later?”
I was still trying to get used to the nice Grady. Mia had certainly changed him for the better.
Mia flattened her hand on his chest. “Did you not just get your ass chewed yesterday for the party you threw on Saturday?”
