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."

not that upset, really," I said, keeping my eyes on the road. "Maybe my feelings for Conrad had gone stale, just like

wine, its true

know my family's home. We met at school

a bit out of the way and old," Fanny never beat around the

to change it," I said as I placed the bedding on the couch and went to wash and boil

tour around the house, eventually leaning against the kitchen doorway. "Not bad. It's a

happy until that car

talking about a contract that would let them build me an amusement park if it went through. But then, they never made

voice snapped me back to reality. "Why aren't you saying

to say?" I looked up at

okay?" she asked, noting my

missing my parents," I felt a lump in my throat, sadness

Wagner family that Conrad would be my boyfriend, it wasn't until three years

me and promised that he'd be there for me, vowing by their tombstone to love me as

naively thought I'd found someone to rely on, just like my

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