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."

my eyes on the road.

a fine wine, its true strength only apparent after a while. It was so

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

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

as I placed the bedding on the couch and went to wash and boil water in

around the house, eventually leaning against the kitchen doorway. "Not bad. It's a bit dated, but it's cozy. I can tell

were happy until that

day, 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.

back to reality. "Why

say?" I

okay?" she asked, noting my

lump in my throat, sadness

the Wagner family that Conrad would be my boyfriend, it wasn't until three years ago that we officially became

held me and

found someone to rely

next," Seeing the pain in my