A Wild Ride (Jessica Brodie Diaries #3)(79)

Thomas also informed me that since I didn’t need the money, I was only going to get a symbolic raise. I replied to this by reminding him that he didn’t need the money, either, and I knew for a fact what he was making, and it wasn’t symbolic in the least. After a heated bout of arguing, I got a good sized raise. Thomas was just as good of a negotiator as I was. Well, almost.

Jane was still in L.A., but finishing up her schooling and thinking about joining us in Texas. I had a feeling Brad was helping her decide, because they’d gotten awful chummy in the last few visits. Flem was extremely distraught about that idea, but refused to join us. She was from the South and was not going back. Plus, she had met an awesome guy and they were getting along great.

Claire finally went back to school in Ireland after her stay in New York. She’d been back less then two months before deciding it was a bad mistake. Her parents, however, put her under lock and key until she finished school. It was still anyone’s guess how it would turn out.

Ami married her beau and they were living happily ever after, as far as Ami was concerned. As far as her man was concerned, the mother-in-law was a huge problem and was constantly in their hair. It was drama that I was glad to hear the gossip about because this guy seemed just as strong-willed as the mother. Each new twist was like an episode in a soap opera.

William had been right. Money does change people. For me, I had to become more grown up and responsible to deal with it all. William and I organized all our holdings and hired a top-notch investment broker and a team of accountants to keep track of everything.

Even though Lump and I had relationships were a dream, and we wouldn’t change a thing, we occasionally used the pool house to get away from the irritations that only men can create, just as Gladis used to.

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