Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 102

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"It's perfect," I whispered as we pulled up the long driveway. The house sat way back from the road, and the only hint that it was even there was electric gate blocking the driveway from the main road. Patrick parked in front of the four-car garage, and we all piled out. "I love how quiet it is out here," I said as I turned in a circle, taking in the large lawn and surrounding forest. The listing says it has forty acres, so it should give us plenty of privacy."

"Yeah it looks like our closest neighbor is across the road, but all I saw was a driveway I couldn't see the house," Mike added.

"With this big garage, there should be plenty of room for all our vehicles," Josh said, approaching me and taking my hand.

Patrick had taken out his phone and was texting someone; when the reply came through, he looked up. "The realtor is less then five minutes away, She said we could walk around and check out the outside and back yard while we wait."

Josh's hand, leading the way around the side of

there's so much room. Look at all the space we have. We could put in a pool, an outdoor kitchen, and a fire pit." I excitedly listed what I wanted while

of adding a pool and some other amenities. Besides, it would take us all weekend to mow this much lawn." Drew

cut off our view, but it would keep nosy animals away and give us a little added security."

add a caretaker residence, and I know Jamie would be more than

coming up the driveway made us head back to the front of the house. When the realtor, a friend of Patrick's mother, spotted us, she hurried over, hugged Patrick, and gushed about how good he looked and how long it had been since she had

I squeezed Josh's hand harder than 1 meant to, and he grunted. Easy there, baby girl, my hand

the expression on my face, he came to me, ignoring the annoying woman. Josh let go of my hand right as Patrick got close enough to pull me into his arms

Susan gaped at us like a fish before turning and hurrying to the door and unlocking it for us. When we entered, and it looked

should have told my mom to find someone else, but she was so excited to be helping us that I couldn't stand to say no. But I promise, love, this is the only house she will be involved with, and if this is the place we choose, someone else will be handling the transaction." He swore to me, then, before I could answer, he had swept me