I elbowed him playfully, and he just shrugged.
Chase cleared his throat. “Mom, Dad, is there anything you want to share with us?”
“Now that you boys mention it —” Bruce began, but Susan interrupted.
“In retrospect, darling, it was a bit naive of us to think they wouldn’t figure us out at some point,” she said.
“Nevertheless,” Bruce continued, “as you know, your mom and I have been dating for a while. Now we’ve decided to take it to the next level and rekindle our relationship.”
“What’s the difference?” Knox asked. “Actually, no, I don’t want details.”
“I do,” Finn said.
“No, trust me. You don’t want to open that can of worms,”Wyatt said, coming closer. Looking at his parents, he added, “We’re happy for you.”
“Yeah, we are,” Duncan added.
“So, what does that mean? Are you moving in together or something?” Chase continued.
“Not yet. We just spend a lot of time together at the store. We’ll see how it goes,” Susan said. “But so far, we’re very happy.” She sighed, looking around. “I’m terribly sorry if this is confusing. And for putting you through the divorce and all that fighting. I know we can’t make up for it in any way, but this chapter in our lives will be so much better.”
“Let’s toast to that,” Duncan exclaimed.
“We have champagne inside,” Chase said. “I’ll go get it. I want to check on Hannah anyway.”
“We’ll come inside with you and bring glasses out,” Griffin said.
Everyone dispersed in a flurry of activity as we went inside to get the champagne and glasses.
“There’s always something happening in your family, isn’t there?” I asked Griffin.
He grinned. “You can bet on that.”
CHAPTER 32
PHOEBE
Livingwith Griffin was even dreamier than I could have imagined. Over the next two weeks, I got so used to pampering my man in that huge house that I wasn’t even sure how I’d deal with moving out. Since public transportation wasn’t great around here, I went to work on my bike every day. It was quite the workout, but I loved it.
I tried not to dwell on my life before Griffin because what good would that do? Though it was hard not to, as I realized this was all happening so quickly. But when you knew things were right, they just were. Just because our relationship was moving at lightning speed, that didn’t mean it was wrong or that it wouldn’t work. In fact, having dated Marshall for six years showed me what Ididn’twant in a relationship, so I was even more certain that what Griffin and I had was right.
When D-Day came around, I walked toward the realtor’s office with my head held high. I’d splurged on an Uber to get here, and I was meeting Griffin after, and he was dropping me off at the office. I was happy to put all this behind me.
Just before I entered the building, my phone beeped with a message. I took it out, certain it was from Mom. I’d called her onthe way, but she didn’t pick up. She knew my meeting was starting now.
Mom: Good luck today. We’re so happy you’re finally selling the house and beginning a new, better chapter in your life.
Phoebe: Thanks, Mom. So am I.
Mom: Can’t wait to see you. And meet Griffin. And Hannah.
When I’d told my parents that I was temporarily staying with Griffin, they were a bit surprised. But they got used to the idea faster than I thought. Then they insisted that they couldn’t possibly stay with us, so I told them about Hannah’s offer. Mom was ecstatic.
Mom: Want to call us?
Phoebe: I can’t, I’m about to go into the realtor’s. Love you, Mom.
Mom: Love you too.
