Jackson reaches out and squeezes my shoulder. “I can tell myself it was luck of the draw that day, but it still doesn’t make it any easier.”
“You are honoring those men in your business by helping the ones you can help. That is admirable.”
“Thanks, D. Wasn’t expecting to have a deep and meaningful at ziplining, but here we are.” He chuckles. “Just be patient with Charlie, please.”
“I will,” I reassure Jackson as he walks back to the guys.
“What are we doing here?” Christian groans.
“This wasn’t on my itinerary,” I grumble, wanting to head back to the resort to talk to Charlie.
“I know. I know, but today has been kind of awesome, and I’ve been inspired,” Finn says excitedly.
“Did you forget to buy her a wedding gift?” Evan asks.
“No, I have that. I’ve seen you fuckers go through this all. I’ve got it all covered. No, I had an epiphany while we were scuba diving this morning,” Finn explains.
“No. That’s called shitting your pants,” Oscar teases, which earns the bird from Finn.
“I love it here,” Finn states.
“Can’t deny this island is awesome. Best holiday I’ve had in a long time,” Finn’s dad mentions.
“Good. Because I want to buy this house,” Finn says.
We all fall silent.
“Excuse me, son?” Finn’s dad questions him.
“I want us to make more memories as a family. I also want to get Easton away from the whole Hollywood scene. My son will grow up wanting for nothing, and this Hollywood bubble he’s going to grow up in isn’t therealworld. I want to show him there’s more outside of all the riches of where we live.”
I had no idea the guys felt like this. They all seemed so happy in LA. Evan’s been grumbling more about maybe moving back to Australia, which is devastating for me. I can’t be that far away from Sienna and my babies. Even Vanessa agrees. I know having a family changes things, but I didn’t realize it would be this significant.
“And you think buying a multi-million-dollar home in Hawaii is going to make him realize there’s more to life?” Hudson asks his brother.
“It’s safe here. He can run around and not worry about anything. He’ll be able to immerse himself in nature. Plus, there are no paparazzi and no people trying to get photos of him or the threat of kidnapping because of who I am.”
Hudson’s eyes widen. “You think someone would do that?”
My heart sinks at the thought of someone wanting to hurt any of the Dirty Texas babies.
“The guys live in the public eye, so there are always threats,” Jackson explains to Hudson.
“I had no idea,” Hudson says, shaking his head.
“It’s not something we like to dwell on, but eventually, it would be nice not to have to be in LA,” Finn adds.
“That’s why we love being down in Australia. If I could live at our home in Byron Bay all year ‘round, I would. The lifestyle down there for the kids is great. The only things I have to worry about are the sharks in the water and stupid killer octopuses in the rock pools,” he jokes.
Axel pipes up, “That’s the same with England. We can kind of go anywhere without worrying, especially when we’re at Olivia’s family estate. You notice the difference, the clean air, the green rolling hills, no traffic, the friendly faces.”
“And the rain,” Axel’s dad adds, making us laugh.
“Yeah, the rain. But it kind of adds to the charm of it all. Now that Olivia is pregnant, the lifestyle I was chasing isn’t what I think I want anymore. Maybe I’m getting old, or maybe I just want to slow down and stop working for a while. I mean, we haven’t stopped since we were teens,” Axel confesses.
“You boys have started expanding. If you all want to live somewhere else, why don’t you set up offices in those locations and work from there? You don’t have to be in LA,” Evan’s dad advises them.Good point, Papa Wyld.
“We have already started London and New York,” Axel muses.
