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Today was just a ghost sighting. Maybe I won’t be haunted forever.
Maybe someday she’ll leave, or maybe we will. We could get a house on the beach. I loved being at the beach.
“Do you think we’d ever move?”
Since my question comes seemingly out of the blue, Milo looks over at me. “Move?”
I nod, looking out the window instead of at him. “The boys are both old enough that they’ll be moving out on their own eventually, right? Jonathan graduates this summer, and Jet will head to Massachusetts for college in the fall. It’ll just be us in this big house.”
“Do you not like the house?” he asks lightly.
“I love the house, I just…” I trail off, realizing I’m being ridiculous. He isn’t going to sell the house he’s raised his family in and move just so I don’t have to see my mother on occasion. “Never mind. I was just wondering if it’s something you ever thought about.”
He considers it for a moment, then says, “Well, my work is here, but we have offices all over. I didn’tplanto move when the boys did, but plans can change. If this isn’t where you want to live, then we’ll talk about it, look at the places you’d rather be, see if we can make it work.”
Finally, I look over at him. “Really?”
His gaze locks with mine. “Of course. You’ll be my wife, Kennedy. Why would we stay somewhere that doesn’t make both of us happy?”
He sounds so genuine when he asks that, like it would never cross his mind to stay somewhere I didn’t want to be, even if it’s a place he’s attached to.
I really hit the jackpot with him.
“I love you,” I tell him, shaking my head in disbelief at my luck.
He glances over, startled by the sudden profession of love when a moment ago I didn’t even want to look at him. A slow smirk claims his lips and his blue eyes glint with amusement. “I love you, too.”
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When we get home, Milo helps me unpack the groceries and offers to help get dinner cooking, but I need the busywork so I tell him I don’t need any help.
I’m feeling much better now that we’re home. I just want to focus on following a new recipe for a bit to banish her even farther from my mind.
I can tell Jet’s a bit worried about me because he sticks around and helps me unpack groceries, too. I love Jet, but he lives in his own world. Before today, I don’t think it has ever once occurred to him to help someone unpack groceries without being asked to.
He does so he can keep an eye on me. Once he’s sure I’m fine, he heads upstairs to tinker for a bit before Jonathan gets home and we summon him back down for family time.
I’m checking the dinner recipe I have open on my phone to make sure I measured out the right amount of seasoning when I see Milo has airdropped me something.
I glance up with a mild frown, but he merely nods at my phone.
I tap the screen to accept whatever he’s dropping me. My phone opens up to a video of a beautiful house in Worcester, Massachusetts. It has a bold red front door and aged brick exterior. It’s nestled in the woods like a storybook home. I watch the video tour. The interior is gorgeous, but it’s huge with more bedrooms than we need.
Then I see the price listed in the description and I nearly choke.
“Why?” I look up at Milo accusingly. “Why would you show me this beautiful house we can’t afford?”
He smirks. “Who says we can’t afford it?”
“Um, the price tag.”
I don’t actually know how much money Milo makes, but I know “over budget” when I see it.
“This house is paid off,” he tells me. “If we sell it, I’ll have a hell of a down payment on the next one. That means we can up the budget a bit. What do you think of it?”
“I mean, it’s gorgeous. If those windows open up and cute little birds in kerchiefs perch on the window sill and sing every morning, I wouldn’t be surprised.”
“It’s in the same city as Jet’s school, so he could even live there with us and commute if he wanted to. There are a few colleges there. Maybe one you’d like.”
