Page 66 of Untroubled Heart

ME:

I can pull off anything I set my mind to!

GAGE:

Did Grams tell you that?

ME:

Jealous, cos I’m the favourite?

CALEB:

I don’t know, Gage and Iz gave her the first great grandchild, you may have been dethroned.

ME:

SACRILEGE!

BETH:

Do you even know what that word means, Mason?

GAGE:

Let’s not derail the conversation before it starts. I’m about to give B a bath. What’s up, Mase?

ME:

I like my assistant

My stomach unclenches as soon as the text goes through. Wow, it feels nice to get that out there.

BETH:

Duh… and?

ME:

What?! Why are you being so casual, this is a big deal!

BETH:

I knew you liked her from the day of her interview. You looked at her differently.

ME:

Differently, how?

BETH:

Ugh, I hate that I even know what this looks like, but you’ve got this smugness about you if you’re looking for a hook-up. With Callie, it was like you were more interested in what she had to say, and not hanging off her words, more like hanging off her existence.

I didn’t realise I’d been that obvious around Callie. With every day we spend together, she feels more embedded in my soul. Not in a way that fills the empty spaces, but like a puzzle. It was always meant to be her that completed the picture.

CALEB:

What is it you want to do that you think is a mistake?