that’s why your ex wants the houses so badly. He and his people seem to know about hidden cash, but they wasted their time with my house. There wasn’t even a mouse in my basement.”
A chill went through Vicki’s body and she shivered. Wilson pulled the blankets over her. “You okay?”
“I’m okay. It was just a chill.”
“It’s no wonder, my little nudist.”
Vicki wasn’t surprised that her ex knew about the money. He seemed to sense two things – money and fear. Hearing about Wilson’s house brought the document hidden in Vicki’s purse to the forefront of her mind. In the past few months she had almost been able to forget about it. “How many houses are gone?”
Wilson didn’t want to tell her, but he knew he had to. “There are very few houses left standing, Vicki. Like dominoes, one by one they fell. We made the right decision coming out here.”
“But this is not our home, Wilson. Sooner or later we’ll have to go back.” The tears began to flow and Wilson pulled her along with his son to nestle between his broad shoulders.
“No we don’t, Vicki. My boss wants to sell this cottage and I offered to buy it. All he asks is that Mr. and Mrs. Adler are given a home here for as long as they like.”
“Why did you do that?” Vicki sounded angry and Wilson was confused.
“I did it for us, Vicki, and for Dante. I won’t raise my son in an unsafe place.”
Vicki’s heart was beating wildly and Wilson tried to calm her. “I will take care of my family,” he stated firmly.
No one had cared as much as Wilson did. Vicki had always felt as though she were on her own and alone in the world. “I like the Adlers,” she said.
Wilson kissed her cheek. That was all he needed to hear. “I just wish I knew why the houses had so much hidden money, hidden in the same manner, and yet some houses were empty.”
Vicki hated keeping secrets from her husband, especially a secret about him, but she had hoped it would all be forgotten. “Maybe some of the home owners discovered money, just like we did, and there was money in all of the houses at one time.” That made sense in Vicki’s mind, at least.
Wilson put Dante into his crib and returned to his gorgeous wife. Putting his hand on her belly, he said, “Mmm, one day Dante will have a brother.”
“Hey, don’t make fun of my belly.”
He kissed her parted lips, opening her mouth, and making her feel very loved. “I love your belly. If I had my way, there would be a baby growing inside of you all the time.”
Vicki giggled like a schoolgirl. She had never wanted children until she met Wilson. “Let me see the house just one last time.”
Wilson’s gentle teasing tone abruptly changed. “No, Vicki, I won’t do that. Everything will be packed and brought here. Perhaps one day you can see, but not now. Don’t argue with me on this issue. It won’t help.”
Vicki sighed. She knew he was right. Everything she wanted was right here anyway. When the weather was warm, Vicki and Mrs. Adler took Dante out in his stroller along the numerous walking paths that led into the woods and were a major attraction to the guests of the bed and breakfast. The baby had celebrated his first birthday and Vicki was eager to become pregnant again. She would often lie in bed after Wilson was asleep and place her hand on her pelvis as if trying to will another life inside of her. He had been watching her for a couple of months, though he never said anything, until he caught her doing it whenever she was naked. He turned onto his side, startling her, as he held her hand still.
“It will happen, honey. Remember how Dante was conceived? As soon as you stopped thinking about it, he was growing inside of you.”
“I know, but look at me. I’m thinner than I was before I was pregnant.”
Wilson kissed the dark nipple that was pointed his way. “These haven’t
A chill went through Vicki’s body and she shivered. Wilson pulled the blankets over her. “You okay?”
“I’m okay. It was just a chill.”
“It’s no wonder, my little nudist.”
Vicki wasn’t surprised that her ex knew about the money. He seemed to sense two things – money and fear. Hearing about Wilson’s house brought the document hidden in Vicki’s purse to the forefront of her mind. In the past few months she had almost been able to forget about it. “How many houses are gone?”
Wilson didn’t want to tell her, but he knew he had to. “There are very few houses left standing, Vicki. Like dominoes, one by one they fell. We made the right decision coming out here.”
“But this is not our home, Wilson. Sooner or later we’ll have to go back.” The tears began to flow and Wilson pulled her along with his son to nestle between his broad shoulders.
“No we don’t, Vicki. My boss wants to sell this cottage and I offered to buy it. All he asks is that Mr. and Mrs. Adler are given a home here for as long as they like.”
“Why did you do that?” Vicki sounded angry and Wilson was confused.
“I did it for us, Vicki, and for Dante. I won’t raise my son in an unsafe place.”
Vicki’s heart was beating wildly and Wilson tried to calm her. “I will take care of my family,” he stated firmly.
No one had cared as much as Wilson did. Vicki had always felt as though she were on her own and alone in the world. “I like the Adlers,” she said.
Wilson kissed her cheek. That was all he needed to hear. “I just wish I knew why the houses had so much hidden money, hidden in the same manner, and yet some houses were empty.”
Vicki hated keeping secrets from her husband, especially a secret about him, but she had hoped it would all be forgotten. “Maybe some of the home owners discovered money, just like we did, and there was money in all of the houses at one time.” That made sense in Vicki’s mind, at least.
Wilson put Dante into his crib and returned to his gorgeous wife. Putting his hand on her belly, he said, “Mmm, one day Dante will have a brother.”
“Hey, don’t make fun of my belly.”
He kissed her parted lips, opening her mouth, and making her feel very loved. “I love your belly. If I had my way, there would be a baby growing inside of you all the time.”
Vicki giggled like a schoolgirl. She had never wanted children until she met Wilson. “Let me see the house just one last time.”
Wilson’s gentle teasing tone abruptly changed. “No, Vicki, I won’t do that. Everything will be packed and brought here. Perhaps one day you can see, but not now. Don’t argue with me on this issue. It won’t help.”
Vicki sighed. She knew he was right. Everything she wanted was right here anyway. When the weather was warm, Vicki and Mrs. Adler took Dante out in his stroller along the numerous walking paths that led into the woods and were a major attraction to the guests of the bed and breakfast. The baby had celebrated his first birthday and Vicki was eager to become pregnant again. She would often lie in bed after Wilson was asleep and place her hand on her pelvis as if trying to will another life inside of her. He had been watching her for a couple of months, though he never said anything, until he caught her doing it whenever she was naked. He turned onto his side, startling her, as he held her hand still.
“It will happen, honey. Remember how Dante was conceived? As soon as you stopped thinking about it, he was growing inside of you.”
“I know, but look at me. I’m thinner than I was before I was pregnant.”
Wilson kissed the dark nipple that was pointed his way. “These haven’t
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