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Trust me, kid. I can spin this shit into gold.” “Okay, Rumpelstiltskin. Then riddle me this . . .
The attitude lol
I understand needing to be a responsible adult . . . but seriously. Every day? Like every single day? That seems a bit excessive.
How tall does that make him? Does it matter? Between the dark hair, baby blues, muscles big enough to make him look like he could bench-press a tank, and his delicious height, he could definitely be a book boyfriend in the making. Hmm . . .
My mother did not raise a quitter. She did, however, raise someone who has a flair for dramatics mixed with a teeny, tiny attitude problem.
She needs air to fill her lungs and books to fill her soul. —Addie’s Secret Thoughts
I’m not sure what it says about me that I just realized all the punishments I threaten my daughter with are my actual adult goals. Staying home. Going to bed early. Having to be quiet for five minutes. And my favorite . . . getting spanked. I’ll never spank her, but I’m certain I wouldn’t mind being spanked once in a while.
“No one should smell this good. You smell like my hero.” “I don’t want to be your hero, Addie.” I lay her gently down on her bed and tug the blankets back. She looks at me so confused, it’s adorable. “I want to be your everything.” I pull the covers over her and run a hand over her face. “But you’re gonna have to let me in for that, sweetheart.”
Start over. Start late. Start scared. Just start. The first step is always the hardest.
“Because Adelaide . . .” I breathe her in and slow down. “The minute I laid my eyes on you, I knew you were everything. Somehow, I just knew it. And I knew you were supposed to be mine. You and those girls. But you were never going to let me prove it. This way, I can show you why.”
“It wasn’t impulse, Dad. Mom wasn’t my first priority. Addie was . . . is. And she didn’t want a whole big thing. Her parents are dead. She has one sister, and that’s it. No other family. All of this makes her uncomfortable. So, I’m sorry I upset Mom. But I did it for my wife. And you always made sure we knew Mom was our mother, but she was your wife, and wife trumps everything else.”
