For The Love of Easton (For the Love Of #2) - A.M. Hargrove Page 0,78
Ravina has no plans to teach riding lessons. That was a ploy to throw me off and it obviously didn’t work. If she tries to manipulate you while I’m away, she’ll pay. Don’t let her get away with anything. I have an idea that she’s going to come to you and cry poor mouth. She’s older than me by almost two years and hasn’t worked a day in her life. It’s time she gets off her ass and does something.”
“Does she have a social life?”
“Who knows? She and I don’t exactly have an amicable relationship. Honestly, who would want her as a friend?”
“I could fix her up with Stuart.”
Tristian bellowed out a laugh. “That would be great, although I’d worry for the rest of humanity.”
“True. I hadn’t thought about that.”
“A word of caution—when you take Easton there, make sure Landry meets you right away. I don’t want those two women near her.”
The idea of my daughter in their hands frightened me. “You don’t think they’d try to hurt her, do you?”
“No, but I worry they wouldn’t treat her well.”
A vision of a witch feeding my daughter a poisoned apple popped into my head and I shuddered.
“What is it?” Tristian asked as he saw my reaction.
“Nothing. Just something stupid.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah. So, you leave the day after tomorrow, right?”
“Right, and do you mind going to my place? I packed for the long haul, but I’d like to switch out some things.”
“Not at all. Do you need me to handle anything for you while you’re away?”
“Not that I’m aware of, but if something comes up, I’ll text or email.”
I snapped my fingers. “Dang, that reminds me. I haven’t checked my email since yesterday. Dad is supposed to be sending me photos to edit while you all are over there. I need to see if he sent any.”
“You can check on my computer at the house.”
That got me to thinking. “Tristian, where will we live after you get back?”
“I’ve thought about it and I don’t want to disrupt anything for Easton. If you agree, I’ll move in with you.”
“That’s fine, but are you okay with living in that house? It’s not very spacious.”
“It’s fine for now. We can build something later. Do you know if there is any land available in the area?”
“I can check with Dad. Or better yet, since you’ll be with him, why don’t you?”
“Sure. I can do that.”
We pulled into the garage of his apartment building. It was near the office, and it was a high-rise. We rode the elevator up and when we entered, I was in love with the place. It was more modern than I was used to, but the clean lines worked in here. There were a lot of glass windows, giving an excellent view of the cityscape. The living room was spacious and it had an open concept with a modern kitchen.
“It’s lovely up here.”
“It is, which is why I chose it.”
“Will you miss it?”
He wandered off down the hall. “Hey, I’m in the bedroom.”
I followed his voice and was wowed by the room. “Your views are outstanding.” There was a corner window, which was all glass. Then I saw the photos on the wall. “I notice you didn’t waste time before taking pics from up here. These are spectacular.”
A laugh came from the closet. “Yeah, I couldn’t help myself. I will miss it, but life with you and Easton will be far better. You can see that even though this place is great, it’s not suitable for her.”
A sigh leaked out of me. “True. She would love coming up here for a visit, but being this far from her Boppy and Mimi wouldn’t be the best. And when she gets the dog, that would be a pain too. No doggy door here.”
“And taking the dog up and down the elevator every time he has to go out? A back yard is so much better, plus it’s better for her to play in.”
“Thank you for being so kind. Living space was one thing I never considered.”
“English, thank you for marrying me. You saved me and the family business. I can say I don’t care about my mother and sister, but my two brothers have worked very hard and I hated to see everything vanish because of an ill-designed will.”
His comments got me wondering. “Tristian, do you really have that much hatred in your heart for your mom? I know she was never there for you as a child, but she still is your mom. Maybe