Total pages in book: 62
Estimated words: 57499 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 287(@200wpm)___ 230(@250wpm)___ 192(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 57499 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 287(@200wpm)___ 230(@250wpm)___ 192(@300wpm)
My family was already chomping at the bit to have us over for dinner or even just drinks, but I'm putting them off for now.
I didn't want her becoming overwhelmed this soon in our relationship, and knowing my mom, all the talk would probably be about weddings and babies.
I'd sorta picked up on that when I'd told her about the change in our relationship and her response had been it's about time, right before she'd launched into her pitch for grand kids.
It's one thing for me to tell my woman we're getting married after such a short amount of time, but quite another for my mother to start pressuring her. So now I'm facing her brothers who decided to launch a blitzkrieg.
"Just great Justin why?"
"Well she came to the house yesterday..."
He didn't say anything else, just left it hanging there while he looked at me with his chin propped on his hand.
Meanwhile, the others were lined up on my wall, arms folded, and one leg on the wall behind them; yeah, okay, I know what this is.
"And?" I rolled my finger in the air in the universal sign for go on.
"Where's the ring dude?"
I busted out laughing; I couldn't help it, he looked so irate, like I should've known what he was getting at all along.
"Sorry, didn't mean to laugh in your face but you should see your faces."
"Well, what's the deal bro, you don't plan on shacking up with our little sister and expect us to just let that shit slide do you? I mean this is Shania."
I reached into my inside jacket pocket and just threw the velvet box on the table.
Justin's chair legs hit the floor at about the same time his brothers left the wall.
"Fuck bro; the candies and flowers and all that other shit was bad enough, but you put this boulder on her finger what's the rest of us chumps supposed to do to follow in your footsteps?"
"That's not my problem brother; so what do you think, think she'll like it?"
"She's a female, of course she'll like it." Matt took the six and a half carat solitaire out of the box to study it closer.
"Fucker just likes making the rest of us look bad." Derrick studied it as it was passed to him for inspection.
"Yeah you shit, we don't all have the Chase billions behind us, how are we supposed to face our women with our inferior dime store shit when the time comes?"
"You're so full of shit bro, in fact all of you are. I happen to know how well your construction company is doing, since I'm the silent partner, so go sell that shit somewhere else."
"Okay forget that, why is the boulder in your pocket instead of on her finger, you chicken shit, I thought you already asked her?"
"I did and she said yes, but it's just that the timing's all wrong with this murder thing and now Carter being here. I don't want anything to mar our happy moment you know."
"That shit's whacked bro, give your girl her ring, nothing will mar that trust me. I know my sister, nothing's gonna take away from this for her, not to mention the fact that dad will be the next one in here."
"Fuck I hadn't thought of that."
"Yeah, and since we're all still pretty pissed that Carter the fuck got in under our radar he's a little raw.
Only reason he's let things go on for so long without saying anything is because it's you bro and like I told you that first night, we all pretty much know where you stand even if you're too lily livered to man the fuck up."
"Take it easy with the insults will ya Jus." Fucking guy has always been a pain in my ass. I should’ve known though, to expect a visit.
Friends or not, I was a little surprised they’d let me have her before the wedding night, damn annoying asses.
"So we clear here, you'll give her the ring and forget about this waiting shit? Cause trust me bro, dad will not think twice about coming to your house and taking her out."
"I'd hate for him to try that because she's not going anywhere...so I guess I'm giving her-her ring sooner than later."
"Good man. Now where are we with the case?"
"What you didn't pick your sister clean for info?"
"Come again?" Matt bent over and into my face; Uh-oh looks like someone forgot to let the overprotective males in her family in on her new interest.
"She didn't tell you?"
"No you tell me."
"Listen Matt, this wasn't my idea and you know how your sister is. If I didn't let her, she would've gone behind my back and worked the shit anyway, so I figured it was best to work with her ya know."
"Fuck, she's working the case, I thought you had better control of the situation than that bro?"