Chapter 112
“Td like that but you better let me know if you meet someone who you think you’ll actually have a future with. We’re only in high school right now, you never know who you’re gonna meet in the long run.”
Flynn smiles back at her. “Deal.”
-Winnic
A knock on my door startles me and I quickly shut my closet door, turning towards the door of the room instead.
“Can I come in?” Dad’s voice is muffled through the wood.
*Yeah.”
He opens the door and stops, staring at me.
Oh God, I can see him getting emotional
So much for Pebble..
“I heard what you said to your Nana earlier in the living room, but 1” he cuts himself off, getting choked up as his eyes become slightly glossy, before he clears his throat. “You look just like your mother.”
I give him a small smile, feeling myself becoming emotional as I throw myself on my dad, hugging him tightly. “Tm gonna take that as a compliment.”
He lets out a laugh, rubbing his hand up and down my back before pulling back and kissing the top of my head.
He pulls away completely, holding his arm out.
“C’mere.”
I give him a suspicious look before deciding to link my arm through his anyway.
He leads me out of my room and down the stairs to the living room where Nana, Uncle Danny, and Ben are watching Spongebob on the couch.
“Oh, my baby.” Nana immediately stands up, her eyes becoming watery as she brings her hands up to her face, covering her mouth. She walks over to me, grabbing my face gently while rubbing her thumb over my cheekbone. “You look so, so beautiful, honey.”
I smile, putting my own hands over hers, squeezing gently. “Thank you, Nana.”
“You look pretty, Winnie.” Ben’s voice chirps from next to Nana. “But I still hate you.”
Uncle Danny smacks his head, making the child whine.
I roll my eyes but can’t help the small grin on my face as I ruffle his dark hair. “I hate you, too, kid.”
“You look stunning, Winnie.” Uncle Danny’s smile is nostalgic. He presses a kiss to my temple and I squeeze his hand.
“Thank you, Uncle Danny,”
“You know what we did during that fake ceremony?” My
“My dad chimes in
in from behind me.
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1 turn around, giving him a look. “I swear to God, if you say you fu”
“I will whoop your ass.” He points a finger at me and I look at Nana with a look that says, “are you seeing this shit?” She just rolls her eyes in amusement, turning my head back to face my dad.
“Carry on father lord.”
He also rolls his eyes before continuing. “We carved our initials into the tree in the backyard. Well, I wanted to carve our initials in. Your hitchass mother had other idens.”
I can’t help the loud laugh that escapes my throat. “What does it say instead?”
He just grumbles slightly, but I catch the small smirk on his face. What the hell is up with everyone today
“Go look.”
I huff, deciding not to argue.
I walk through the kitchen and bunch the end of the dress up in my hand so it doesn’t get dirt on it during my trudge through the grass to the large oak tree, next to the fence.
It doesn’t take long to find the carving and I snort out loud when I see it.
Carter
Pebble
It all started because
of a hood.
and a punch
in the face.
Suddenly, a bunch of fairy lights illuminate the whole backyard, as well as the tree.
“The fuck?” There are string lights and fairy lights along the fence, as well as twisting around the old oak tree. There are also more lights running along the edges of the yard as well as the house, decorating everything beautifully.
I turn around to see Adonis standing behind me, dressed in black suit bottoms, black dress shoes, and a black button up dress shirt, a small sunflower tucked into the breast pocket, matching the colour of the dress.
My lips part as I stare at him. He nervously tugs at the collar of the shirt, the top two buttons undone.
“How are you so fucking pretty?”
His eyes widen slightly at my words and he steps closer to me. “Me? How are you so fucking pretty?!”
Í
I grin at him, proudly. “I get it from my mama.”
His face then lights up as if he remembers something, and he pulls a black velvet box out of his pocket.
“You’re not proposing are you?” I ask him. “Because my brain will stop working and I’ll have no choice but to say yes.”
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Chapter 112
“No, you dumb bitch!” He exclaims with a slight laugh, opening the box and showing me the gold locket sitting inside. “I saw you looking at this when we went to the mall a few weeks ago.”
I didn’t think he had noticed that.
He then flicks it open, only to reveal a mini version of the photo of mum we have hanging up. The other side is empty.
“Doni…”
“I also remember you saying this is your favourite picture of your mom. So I got your dad to print out a small version of it for the locket. And I left the other side empty so you can choose what you want to put there.”
