Addison (The Mitchell/Healy Family #6)(64)

“It’s not a castle. It’s just a big white house.”

“Maybe for you.”

“Are you overwhelmed?”

He snickered. “No. I’m more petrified. I feel like I’m going to mess something up.”

“You’ll be fine.

“And you’re sure this is cool with your dad?”

“Cole, you were with me when he insisted we move home. What are you stressing about?”

“Being a family.”

I got in the truck and took his hand. “How many times have I told you that you weren’t alone?”

He rolled his eyes. “Too many.”

“Stop worrying. It’s just a house. If you don’t like it there we’ll move into one of the trailers.”

“I’m sure I’ll get used to it.”

“That’s what my dad said about you,” I teased. “Now you’re actually friends.”

“I wouldn’t go that far. He’s coming around. I still think I have something to prove to him, but I’m working on it. One day he’ll know I’m in this for the long haul. There’s no place else on this earth I’d rather be than with you. Wherever you go, I go. I love you, precious.”

“And I love you, Cole.” I looked toward the road leading back to the ranch. “Let’s get going. There’s a bubble bath calling our names.”



No one really knows what their future may hold. We need to take one day at a time and try to be the best person we can be. Life is short. There are no guarantees. I knew now how important it was, and what I’d taken for granted. With the love from Cole I knew I’d have a future free from drugs and addiction. He’d saved me in more ways than he knew, and in many ways I’d done the same for him. Whatever brought us together, whether cosmic or coincidence, we were blessed and happy it happened. Cole finally had what he’d always wanted.

A family.


THE END