Page 47 of Spring Break With a Baby Daddy
“We did. Well, Quade did. He offered to drive back with Hadley and Bennett but Vail said we should all arrive at the same time.”
Easton nods. “Makes it look more authentic.”
“What?”
“Us. Getting married. Adopting Cade.”
“He’s ours.” The shock hasn’t worn off.
Once Lisa left and we signed the papers, Warrington explained Lisa had it all planned. She knew Easton wouldn’t justaccept the arrival of Cade on his doorstep. He’d want to be sure it was what she really wanted.
Over the years her mother had talked a lot about the three men who’d taken a chance on a single mom over a decade ago and with a little research, she’d found all the information she needed to know he’d come looking for her.
I shake my head. For someone so young, she’s made mature decisions most adults would be incapable of.
“He’s really ours.” If I say it often enough, maybe I’ll believe it.
“He is.” Easton lets go of my hand to wrap his arm around my shoulders. “There’s no take-backs now.”
“What are you going to do for her?” I know he isn’t going to do nothing. It isn’t in him to let it go.
“Well, that apartment will be hers to use at no cost if she wants.”
“But she has her mother’s house.”
“Yes, but she can make money by renting it. She’ll want to finish school and doing that will mean she won’t have to work. Although I think QVE needs to look at offering some scholarships. For Lisa and others in similar positions to hers.”
“That sounds good. I know QVE does a lot of charity work.”
“We do. But other than the internships we offer, we don’t do much for the college age bracket.”
“Maybe we can look at what you can do when we get home. I can see what is offered elsewhere and we can decide on what the best options are.”
“I liked your idea about using the apartment for abuse victims. We should look at that area too. After everything with Van, and the situation his mother put him in, I’d like to work with those who are trying to get out of that kind of life.”
“We should talk to everyone about it.”
“We can. But I’ve got enough funds for us to do it on our own.”
“I know. I still think you should do it together. You’ve spent most of your adult life working with Quade and Vail. Why change that now?”
“I don’t want to force them?—”
“You won’t be. It’ll be a piece of cake for the three of you to run a charity foundation after building a business empire.”
I know all of them want to cut back their working hours, but like Laney and Hadley said, it won’t be an easy transition after years of working seven days a week.
“You know, you could each pick a different area of need, set up three separate arms of one larger charity under the QVE brand or a new one.”
“Your mind is a brilliant thing and I love watching you think, but for now can we concentrate on getting our son and going home?”
“Oh, yes, we can do that,” I say as the doors open on the ground floor to reveal Luna waiting for us, Cade snuggled tight in her arms.
“Hello, Mommy and Daddy.” She steps forward as we step out and seconds later Cade is cradled against Easton’s chest.
“Hey, little man.”
Leaning over, I see Cade’s wide awake. “Hey there, baby boy.”
