Page 18 of Colby (Tucker’s Pride #5)
“Dearest Emma and Colby, My grandparents died. Don’t be upset with finding out.
I didn’t know them at all, as they were my mother’s parents.
They were making it up to me by leaving me this money because I had to put up with their daughter.
It would have been nicer to me had I gotten some kind of warning about her, but there is nothing I can do about it now.
Anyway, I don’t need the money. Nor do I want it.
It feels like it’s dirty. I want you two to use it to fill out your home.
” Emma asked him how much it would cost to fill out a home .
“I don’t know, but I’m betting that there will be leftovers from it.
Let me finish this as it’s not that much longer. ”
He paused like he was reading it ahead of her, and she nearly told him to read it to her, too. However, he explained how he was working too and couldn’t wait to get the fishing trip finished so that he could go home.
“I know it’s a great deal of money, and I know you two will use it wisely.
I want you to take this dirty money from me and make it clean again by giving new life to your home.
I want to do this for you, and Jack thinks that if anyone would use it wisely and for good, it would be you two.
Then she signed it, love Taylor and Jack. ”
“No matter how you look at it, that’s still a lot of money to fill out a house with.
” He said that he knew that too and wouldn’t be surprised if she came over and looked at the house when they were finished.
“To check up on us? No, she’d not do that.
Even if we were to spend the money on anything but the house, she’d be pleased that she didn’t have to deal with it. Don’t you think?”
“I do. I also have a feeling that if we were to tell her no, we didn’t need the money, she’d find some other way to give it to us.
She thinks like that, too.” He also told her that he didn’t want to piss her off by turning her down.
“That might cause some trouble with her and Jack, and I want to be able to eat in the restaurant again. Not to mention him helping me on the boat when I need it.”
“Yes, to tell her no wouldn’t be smart.” While she didn’t know how much money Taylor and Jack had, she was sure that it was quite a bit more than what she and Colby had for sure.
And Taylor grew up with lots of money, too.
She just seemed to be really good at it.
“How do we thank her for the money then?”
“To do what she wants us to do with it and move on. I don’t want her upset with me by going all gushy about things either.
I think she sent it to us in the form of a letter so that no one else knows.
Not that I’d go around telling them, but I have a feeling that she wanted to do this just for the two of us, and I love her for it.
” Emma said that she had a feeling that Jack really did know about it and would be proud of himself and her for doing it this way.
“Yes, I told you that we can’t lie to one another.
She’d tell him so that we could thank him too without causing any trouble. ”
They talked a bit more about the check and what they were going to do with it, and decided that she was in a better frame of mind than when she spoke to him at first. Sometimes in the middle of the night, she would reach out to him just to hear his mind at work.
It was no less than he’d done to her when he’d been in her mind, but for some reason, she didn’t feel the need to get snippy with him about it.
Instead, she told him what she had been doing, and he laughed.
“You should talk to me. I mean, I’m more than likely awake pining for you anyway.” She asked him if he really was. “Yes. All I can think about is loving you and making you mine. I’m not going to rush you into anything, but I did want you to know what I’m feeling. I miss you too.”
“It’s funny you should say that because I miss you as well.
Very much so.” He asked her if she was all right with that.
“I am. And I’ll tell you something else.
I’m falling in love with you, too. Every time I talk to you, it’s all I can do not to blurt out my feelings for you. And I have a lot of them.”
“I don’t want to make you mad at me or anything, but all I can think about is making love to you.
Tasting your body and feeling yours next to mine.
” She said that she’d been having the same thoughts herself.
“Good. Maybe while we’re both home this time, we can talk a little more about that part of our relationship.
I know that I’d like to have your thoughts on it. ”
“My thoughts are that we should buy us a big bed for the house and break it in. I’ve no problem whatsoever in telling your sister-in-law how much that money helped us to be a better couple, do you?
” He laughed, and she felt it all the way to her toes.
It wasn’t a humor-filled laughter but one filled with promise and need.
“I want you, Colby. Like I’ve never wanted a man before. ”
“My lust-filled brain has made my cock hard. And the thought of what you look like naked has my cock dripping too. I’m going to have to take another cold shower or jack off again with your words in my head.
” Christ, she thought, this was a dangerous topic while she was driving.
She told him that. “I never thought of that. I’m sorry, babe.
I’ll behave myself. If you will. For now. ”
For the rest of her trip to the next store, she told him what kind of furniture she wanted in their new house.
The first thing they were going to need was a bed, but they skipped over that for now.
A kitchen table with chairs was something that she noticed they needed as well, since they’d been standing at the counter while eating pizza the other night.
Their first meal in their new home together had been the best pizza that she’d ever eaten. And she loved it.
By the time she was being unloaded at the next store, she was exhausted.
The sexual talk got her worked up, and now here she was driving a big rig while trying to get her body to quiet down and behave itself.
She would know better next time in talking like that over the link they had, and it would be best if she were to have a hint as to what his body looked like.
The next store was nearly closing time when she got there.
Almost as soon as she was getting ready to leave to find a place to park, she saw them locking up their doors.
One more drop off in the morning and she could get back to home base and be off for the next three days.
Having enough crew around to take some of the loads was certainly making her life better and easier, too.
After parking, she made herself something to eat.
Since she had a full-sized refrigerator, she had a nice-sized freezer compartment as well.
Pulling out one of the meals that her mom had made her had her homesick again.
The pasta and sauce hit the spot for her in more ways than just filling her belly.
It made her think about how much she missed her mom, too.
Getting ready for bed, she left out some treats for Crumble.
He didn’t make an appearance right away, but she wasn’t worried about him.
He had enough magic that he could pop in and out of the rig whenever he wanted.
And she was sure that he had a family that he missed as well.
Just as she was settling into her big bed, she thought of Colby.
He answered her just as if she’d called out for him.
“I love you very much, Emma Tucker. We are married in the name of the law. Someone had it filed away so that we didn’t have to mess with it if we didn’t want to.
But that doesn’t mean that we can’t do the deed later down the line.
” She thanked him for that and told him good night.
“Good night, love. I’ll see you tomorrow for a fun-filled day of shopping for things for the new house. ”
“We need to make a list.” He agreed and said that he’d started it off with the number of bedrooms. “Good idea. And whatever things we’ll need in the kitchen as well.
Tea maker for sure, and I noticed that you don’t drink coffee either, but we should have one just in case my mom comes by.
She doesn’t drink it often, but enough that she needs it once in a while. ”
While talking to Colby again, she started to drift off.
She really was tired and just wanted to get home to be with him.
So when she yawned for the fifth time in as many minutes, he told her again that he loved her and closed the connection.
One more drop off and she’d be going home.
It had never sounded so good before meeting Colby.