Then He Happened (The Spearman Family #2)

by Claudia Y. Burgoa

“When I find a guy worth shit,” Eileen says. “I don’t want to be worried about a wedding or where we’re going to live.” The air is thin here. It goes well with the crisp afternoon air. Eileen is cool but calloused when it comes to love. I wonder if it's a family trait and she's just a gold digger. So, I prod a little. “What if he can only afford a studio, doesn’t have a car, and can’t afford to pay for the wedding of your dreams?” “Maybe that’s why 50 percent of marriages end up in divorce,” she answers. “People get married all the time for all the wrong reasons. You do it because you’ve come to realize that someone cares enough to see your bullshit and love you anyway. If you’re too concerned about her looks, her job, where she lives... you're wasting your time.” She sighs. “I don’t think that many weddings are about love. They're a convoluted status symbol. If you want it so badly, just elope.” My eyebrows shoot up. Well fuck, I wasn't expecting that. “What if you can afford the wedding of your dreams?” She gives me an impish smile. “Then, I’ll think about inviting a few people and do something small. Ten, fifteen people from each side of the family. You seem like the kind of guy that would let her do everything, and pay for it. You like to please people.” Now she’s analyzing me. Sweetheart, you don’t know me at all. “And why the fuck would I do that?” I ask defensively. That last statement doesn’t sit well. We don’t know each other, and she just assumes—not that she’s w...