No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 32



Fanny could read me like an open book. "So, where to? I'm with you, or..."

"Let's go spruce up my place," I cut in before Fanny could finish.

Her eyes widened in surprise. "You had this planned?"

"Not exactly planned, just since the day before yesterday," I gestured toward the backseat where a set of new bedding still lay unpacked.

"Bought them with Haley yesterday," I added, igniting a spark of gossip in Fanny's eyes.

On our way to my place, I spilled the beans to Fanny, who nodded vigorously and angrily. "Good that you didn't go through with the marriage license. Conrad's a scumbag, wanting his cake and eating it too."

"Scumbag is a scumbag, no matter the time," I retorted with a chuckle.

Fanny looked at me sternly. "Felicia, you don't have to put on a brave face for me."

I said, keeping my eyes on the road. "Maybe my feelings for Conrad had gone stale,

realized this kind of stale, familiar affection was like a fine wine, its true strength only apparent after a while. It was so for me and even more

my family's home. We met at school and became friends

of the way and old," Fanny never beat around the bush with me,

it," I said as I placed the bedding

against the kitchen doorway. "Not bad. It's a bit dated, but

were happy until that

it felt like a nightmare, my parents dropping me off at school talking about a contract that would let them build me an amusement park if it went through. But then, they

snapped me back to reality.

I

she

missing my parents," I felt a lump in my

knew since I entered the Wagner family that Conrad would be my boyfriend, it wasn't until three

parents' death. I was crying at their grave when he held me and promised that he'd be there

found someone to rely on,

about what you'll do next," Seeing the pain