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Henry
" I 'm surprised Trevor's not doing the same thing." I jump, startled, as Will comes to stand beside me. Nina's dad grins and crosses his arms. "Sorry."
"It's alright. Just so quiet in here."
Will laughs quietly and glances out over the yard with me. "Well, it is four thirty in the morning."
I nod but frown instead of joining Will with humor. "Four thirty in the morning...So why is Nina sitting in the street? Trevor would lose his shit if he saw her right now."
Will hums. "She's fine."
His statement shocks me. "It's pitch-black outside, Will. And she's in the road ." Great, now I sound like Trev .
"There's a lamp. I can see her. And she's on the curb." My jaw clenches in an attempt to keep my cool which he notices. "Henry, Nina isn't the only one who's going to need to work through some stuff."
I deflate and drag my hand through my black curls. "I emailed my therapist to start sessions once a week again instead of our monthly check-ins."
"That's good." Will nods. "It will help me and Meg having you all close too."
I glance at the older man, seeing the soft look on his face, and I hate to upset him. "We can't live here forever."
"Of course not." He waves me off, still fucking smiling. I'm so confused. "You'll only be twenty minutes away."
What?
"Here," Will says, jabbing me in the stomach with his phone before he sits down on the porch swing.
Frowning, I force myself to look away from Neen to see what he's trying to show me. There, on his far too bright screen, is a large white house with black trim. The wrap around deck is stunning and looks sturdy, which will appease Trevor of course.
The huge ass garden out back has a short light blue fence around it and there's even a small picnic table in the center. I'm already imagining Kai helping me hang a wooden swing from the large trees around it too.
Damn, the kitchen is awesome . New appliances, double sliding barn doors, and a long wooden table in a connected dining room. The barn doors cut off view into the living room, but at least it gives us the option of an open layout.
Then there's the gorgeous real wood floor. Yes, I'm swooning .
The basement is fully furnished and looks like a blank slate. Most of the rooms do which doesn't bother me because this way we can make this place our own.
Six bedrooms, enough for us each to have our own space, a main room, and an office or two until we have kids. Wait, are we going to have kids?
Bypassing that loaded thought, I read the description about privacy and enough land that we would have a bit of a walk to get to any neighboring houses.
Will interrupts my slack jawed perusal of this amazing home. "There's a small nook beneath the stairs too. A little bigger than the last one so maybe two of you guys can fit in there with her this time."
Snapping my attention to him, I ask, "Has Nina seen this?!"
He nods, smiling at his daughter who has her head tilted back to the night sky. "She's the one who found it. I'll put an offer on it once the sun is up."
"What?!" I hiss. "You can't do that, Will."
"I can and I will," he cuts me off, glaring.
I shut up, not liking when he's mad. "Those first few months, we had many friends and family donate to her cause and to help us find her.
The money just kept coming, even after she was found.
We told our friends and family that it was unnecessary now because she was home and safe.
A select few kept adding to Nina's account all these years later. "
"No fucking way..." I breathe when he gives me a rough number of how much is in that account.
Will nods, looking thoughtful. "She's set for recovery. A true recovery, Henry. I'll use some of it for that house and the rest will stay where it is for her to do with as she pleases."
I chew on the inside of my cheek and glance across the yard again. Nina shifts, wiggles, and lays back on the grass. "Thank you," I reply from the bottom of my heart.
There are a few beats of silence before he says, "Sweet Neen is worth everything."
That she is.
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