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In my own defense, the decision to hire a husband wasn’t actually a bad one.
Pasting a polite smile on my face, I turned to face my first … contestant? Option? I wasn’t quite sure what to call them yet.
This is hilarious
“Have you ever been willing to do something insane … just to make someone you love happy?”
“That one of his biggest regrets is that he won’t be able to walk one of us girls down the aisle. See us get married.” A tear slid down her cheek, and she immediately brushed it away. Like if she rid her face of the evidence, it never existed. “He started crying. Then my mom started crying,” she ended on a whisper. “He’s going to miss so much. There will be years of events and moments—big and small—when we talk about him. What he’d say if he was there. How he’d feel. How much we miss him. And if this is my chance to give him even one of the moments off that list, I’m going to do it.”
“Haven’t you ever had someone you love so much that you’d risk anything to bring them happiness?”
The only thing I knew was the man who cleaned our scraped knees and helped pull our hair back for ballet recitals and who taught us how to shoot a .22 and throw a punch.
A father’s love for his daughter. What a powerful, unique thing.
They watched us grow and wanted to protect us. They wanted to make us strong and confident and brave, and be by our side when it mattered. I thought about Tim, and how the only time I heard him break down about his cancer was because of this specific moment he’d miss.
“She’s fearless,” I said. “Some people are too afraid to love that way, undaunted by whatever might come next, which might look like sweetness to some. But I just see a big, brave heart.”
“You and your sister and your brother are some of the best gifts I’ve ever been given. It’s always been my honor to step in as your dad where you’d let me.”
“Is that like, a thing people do? I don’t know if they meant now or for future reference or if there’s an actual”—he swallowed, his face getting red and blotchy—“demonic possession happening. Maybe you should take some holy water out there just in case.”
I rolled my eyes. “Glad to know your promise to keep this a secret doesn’t extend to Jax.” The man in question gave me an inscrutable look. “I know,” I said. “You don’t care, and you won’t tell anyone.” “Nope.” That was all he said. Cameron smiled at the tersely spoken reply. “You know how when someone tells you a secret, you get an unspoken pass to tell your spouse?” Cameron said. “Is that how it works?” I asked. He ignored me. “Jax is the spouse I get to tell.” “Thanks,” Jax said dryly.
“You’d ruin me, if this goes wrong,” I admitted. Her face went slack with shock. “And I can’t afford to be ruined right now. No matter how badly I want to try.” I didn’t wait to see what my words did to her. I couldn’t.
