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Auteur: Bigbaby
last update Date de publication: 2026-02-22 12:04:00

TRENTON

My phone rang as we left the hotel. My boss Sarah.

"Bronwyn, I just watched the press conference."

"And?"

"And I owe you an apology. You handled yourself with grace and professionalism." She paused. "The board wants to meet with you when your leave is over. They have a proposal."

"What kind of proposal?" I asked, tucking my bag over my shoulder.

"The kind that

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  • Uncle's Good Girl    40

    After he left I returned to work, unable to stop smiling. The rest of the afternoon was productive meetings and planning sessions with my team. By the time I closed the office at six I felt accomplished and exhausted and completely satisfied.At home I found Eudora in the kitchen with wedding magazines spread everywhere."Perfect timing," she said. "Calliope sent over dress options and we need to narrow them down.""Now?""Yes now. The wedding is in three months and you haven't even tried on dresses yet."She was right. Between launching the office and dealing with Margaret's drama, wedding planning had taken a backseat."Fine. But I'm changing out of work clothes first."An hour later we sat surrounded by magazine cutouts and printouts from bridal websites. Eudora had opinions about everything."No ball gowns. You're not a princess.""What's wrong with princess?""Nothing if you're marrying Prince Charming. You're marrying my dad. You need something sophisticated.""So mermaid cut?"

  • Uncle's Good Girl    39

    Building FoundationsBRONWYNThe morning of the grand opening I woke with butterflies in my stomach. Today my Pinehaven branch officially opened for business, and half the town would be there to see if I could succeed on my own merit or if I was just riding Trenton's coattails."You're going to be amazing," Trenton said, watching me change outfits for the third time."What if no one shows up? What if everyone thinks this is just a vanity project funded by my rich fiancé?""Then they'd be idiots." He stood and pulled me close. "You earned this. The lease, the clients, the team. All you.""You introduced me to half my contacts.""I made introductions. You closed the deals." He kissed my forehead. "Now stop spiraling and let's go open your office."The space looked incredible. Sadie and the two other employees I'd hired had spent the week setting up furniture and hanging artwork.By ten the place was packed. Local business owners, marketing professionals from surrounding towns, reporters

  • Uncle's Good Girl    38

    MY WOMANTrenton's POVAfterward she lay with her head on my chest, tracing patterns on my skin."Feel better?" she asked."Much." I kissed her hair. "Thank you for talking me off the ledge.""That's what partners do." She yawned. "Though you owe me for dealing with your spiral.""Name your price.""Ice cream. The good kind from that place downtown."I laughed. "Deal."My phone buzzed on the nightstand. Jericho.*Need to discuss prenup before wedding. When can you meet?*I showed Bronwyn who wrinkled her nose."Do we really need a prenup?""Probably." I set the phone down. "I want to protect you financially.""Or protect yourself from me taking your money in the divorce?""We're not getting divorced." I pulled her closer. "But if something happened to me, I want to make sure you're taken care of. The prenup ensures that.""I don't need your money, Trenton.""I know. But you're going to have it anyway." I kissed her forehead. "Let me do this. It's not about doubting you. It's about pro

  • Uncle's Good Girl    37

    OVERTHINKINGTrenton's POVInside, Bronwyn was in my study working on her laptop. She looked up when I entered."How did it go?""About as well as expected." I poured myself a drink despite it being barely noon. "She thinks I'm having a midlife crisis.""She's wrong.""Is she?" I drank half the scotch in one swallow. "I'm forty seven years old marrying a woman twenty two years younger. That's pretty textbook midlife crisis behavior.""Trenton—""And maybe she's right about the rest of it too. Maybe I am just trying to escape grief, to feel young again, to avoid facing my own mortality."Bronwyn closed her laptop and stood. "Do you actually believe that?""I don't know what I believe right now." I sank into the couch. "All I know is that my dead wife's sister thinks I'm dishonoring Isolde's memory and maybe she's not wrong.""She is wrong." Bronwyn sat beside me, her fingers tracing lines on my bare arms in a way she knew would comfort me. "You're not dishonoring anything. Isolde wante

  • Uncle's Good Girl    36

    Ghosts of the PastTRENTONI woke to an empty bed and the sound of voices downstairs. Bronwyn must have already gotten up. Ichecked my phone and saw it was almost nine, later than I usually slept.The engagement party had run until two in the morning thanks to Margaret's dramatic exit. I'd stayed up even later with Bronwyn, both of us processing the confrontation. I'd reassured her again and again, telling her that Margaret could never be the reason why we both broke up.I put on a clean pair of shorts and went downstairs, maybe Bronwyn was making breakfast and I wanted to help her in any way possible. I knew that she must have been stressed out from yesterday's party and catering to all those guests. However when I went downstairs, I didn't see Bronwyn, but I found Calliope and Fionn cleaning up the last remnants of the party.They greeted me and I nodded absentmindedly. "Where's my wife?" I asked, still groggy from sleep. Fionn nodded to the kitchen and I saw Bronwyn sitting at the

  • Uncle's Good Girl    35

    MY SISTER'S WIDOWERBRONWYN'S POVI gripped the edge of the desk as his mouth found me, his tongue working magic while our engagement party continued just down the hall.The risk of being caught made everything more intense. I had to bite my lip to stay quiet as he brought me to the edge and over, my body shaking with the force of it.He stood and kissed me, letting me taste myself on his tongue. Then he turned me around, bending me over the desk as he entered me from behind."My fiancée," he growled in my ear. "Soon to be my wife.""Trenton—""Say it. Tell me you're mine.""I'm yours." I pushed back against him. "Only yours."He gripped my hips and drove into me harder, both of us chasing release. When it hit we came together, his hand covering my mouth to muffle my cry.Afterward we straightened our clothes and fixed our hair, looking semi-presentable before rejoining the party."Think anyone noticed we were gone?" I asked."Probably." He grinned. "Don't care."We slipped back into

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