“So, we’re actually getting ready to leave town tomorrow morning. Do you think it’ll be all right if we wait until we get back to do this? I don’t think I really have the time to add anything else on my to-do list at the moment.”
Not that I wanted to put it off any longer than necessary but I already had enough going on, at least I could wait until we got back to worry about this more, even though I know that’s what I would do the whole time.
“Sure, not a problem, Leah. I know I just dropped all of this onto your plate, it’s a lot to handle and I don’t expect you to put a halt to everything you’re doing. I gave you my business card, I travel a lot for my job but get a hold of me when you get back to town and we’ll work something out. Sound good?”
I nodded my head, looking at the lab paperwork and his business card that he handed me. Well, at least it looked like he had a pretty good job working for an advertising agency. I glanced at him again and didn’t see a wedding ring, so I assumed he was not married, so at least he didn’t cheat on his wife and Caleb would end up to be hated by a step-mother. I think I was getting ahead of myself a little bit, I just needed to put this on the back burner for now.
“And please call me Roy.”
“Okay, Roy…that all sounds good. I’ll be in contact with you in about a week or so then.” I led the way to the front door and couldn’t help but feel self-conscious the whole way. The house was nice but it was definitely difficult to keep it clean with a kid around. And it probably had to do with the fact that I was probably the world’s worst housekeeper. Roy left with a wave and made his way to a newer looking midsize car.
Roy seemed nice and like a good guy. But one thing was for sure, I would fight tooth and nail if anyone ever tried to take Caleb away from me. That was for sure.
Chapter 2
Leah
“Can you believe we’re finally on our way?” Chase’s muscular arms wrapped around my waist and I buried my face against his solid chest, wishing I could just take a nap right there. His chest was the perfect pillow for that.
We had left home super early for a six o’clock flight, leaving out of Indianapolis which was about an hour drive from us. So basically, we rolled out of bed around two o’clock and headed out half asleep to Chase’s truck that was all packed up and ready to go the night before. Luckily, I had been thinking ahead or I would have been even grouchier if that were possible.
“Yeah, it’s been so long. I mean, why did we wait this long? We should’ve just eloped or something, it would have been quicker.” My voice came out muffled against his chest and I could feel him vibrating with laughter. That man had no patience.
Just a few months ago, he had proposed to me at his graduation party in front of all his family and friends. After getting over what I think was a small panic attack, I had finally answered Chase back with a yes. A million different things had been running through my mind, but I knew that in the long run Chase was the only guy I would ever want to marry. Whether he asked me then or ten years from now, I was always going to say yes.
As soon as that simple word left my lips, Chase scooped me up and ran towards the house, leaving the party behind. I’m pretty sure it was some sort of record that he set and we ended up in his old bedroom at his mom’s house. Apparently, my answer turned him on, but I wasn’t complaining.
We rejoined the crowd that had started to disperse, leaving just Chase’s immediate family behind which was still a pretty good size with all of his sisters. Ally and Teddy had slyly disappeared, probably together. Ew. I really did not want to know what those two were doing. Like ever. But I had a very serious discussion with Ally about it after I was able to hunt her down. Those two were still doing whatever they were doing, so I guess none of my ranting about Teddy’s promiscuous ways actually got through to her.
All of his sisters pounced on us immediately wanting to see the ring; which was amazing, something that I had never imagined being on my finger. It had an antique look to it, which was confirmed by Chase as his grandmother’s, and he added a few special touches to make it completely my style.
Then, they all started questioning when the wedding would be. Really? We had just gotten engaged but it didn’t surprise me as much as it should have. Chase liked things to move quickly and apparently, so did his family. It must be genetic or something.
So after a lot of talk for a few weeks, Chase and I finally decided that we wanted a beach wedding. And what better place to have it then the all-inclusive resort trip Mary and Chris had gotten us all for Christmas?