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."

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

kind of stale, familiar affection was like a fine wine, its true strength only apparent after a while. It was so

didn't know my family's home. We met at school and became friends after I joined

place isn't bad, just a bit out of the way and old," Fanny never beat around the bush with me, always

with my parents. I didn't want to change it," I said as I placed the bedding on the couch and went

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

we were happy until that

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

Felicia," Fanny's voice snapped me back

I

you okay?" she asked, noting my

I felt a lump in my throat,

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

me and promised that he'd be there for me,

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

dwell on them? Think about what you'll do next," Seeing the pain in my