Life has been crazy in the last couple of months. We are in the new year and the holidays were actually nice this year. I’ve never been a holiday person. My bio mom and step dad were not holiday celebrators and would usually work on holidays for extra money. If they weren’t working they were drinking and neglecting any responsibilities. Gail has always been great at making the holidays nice, but this year was nice because Rosie was with me. She really adds that sunshine in my life I was missing. Rosie is working hard on her classes while working at the precinct with Julia and Blake who she has built a great bond with. I love how Rosie has settled life with me. I can’t even believe there was a time I was worried about it. I’m working on my monthly assignments for my squad. Sometimes it recon missions for high profile cases other times it’s the execution of a target. Either way, these jobs have to get done. I wasn’t sure I would like to be a commander and in charge of my own squad beca
“Up here, Witch Doctor.” I call as I approach the top of the stairs. I’m in a black silk robe and I have a dagger strapped to my right thigh for him to find. Turns out I do indeed like playing with knives when it comes to sex. Shane comes into my view at the bottom of the stairs. “We have about an hour before our food gets here for date night.” I inform him as his gaze narrows in on me. He knows we have the house to ourselves tonight, and he knows I planned an indoor date night. Shane isn’t clued into the type of indoor night I have planned, or maybe he does. He knows me well. “Is that so?” He inquires, stepping onto the first step. Shane’s dressed like he was the night he hunted me which means he probably just got done killing someone. That really should bother me that my husband is a hitman, but it doesn’t. Not one bit. I’ve come to learn that the justice done in the underworld is not usually done without meaning. Senseless deaths are not as common as they used to be or so I’ve b
It’s October and Halloween is around the corner. It’s always been my favorite because it’s surrounded by everything I enjoy. Shane I used to love trick or treating. I’m lucky my parents even let me trick or treat, but I don’t think they could deny me something so basic, especially because other catholic parents let their kids do it. Shane and I also love horror, which is why Gail has made our wedding party a very fancy Halloween themed. I can’t believe they are having the party on Halloween. It’s going to be so much fun. Gail, Toni, and Nat have helped me pick out a pretty black one shoulder chiffon A-line dress. I have shoes, jewelry, and a pretty black headpiece with a short black veil attached. Gail hired Toni’s aunt’s catering service for the party and Toni is promising a wonderful cake and other cookie and cream goodies. I invited a few old co-workers, but I’m not sure if they are coming. As for my parents, I haven’t heard if they are coming. I sent them the details. I know it s
Rosie looks adorable in her burgundy corset dress with a handkerchief skirt and black ankle heeled boots. Toni and Max are hosting a dinner party so Rosie can meet all my main friends before the wedding party Gail is throwing us. Toni had the idea to throw the dinner party ahead of time so Rosie can enjoy her day. I’m thankful I have some friends that are women because I would not totally know how to help Rosie with some stuff. I think I would look like an idiot if I didn’t have some feminine guidance where Rosie was concerned. A couple days after tha dinner with Dale and Gail where I picked up on Dale’s plan, which I knew he wanted, I reached out to Toni. Toni is probably the easiest of my female friends to talk to and I think that’s because she is tough as nails yet very feminine at the same time. Sometimes, Toni feels more like one of the guys which also adds to easily talking to her about female shit when I need too. Rosie and I arrived a little early before the rest of the group
It’s been a couple of days since the bridal ceremony. Shane took off some days to help me adjust and we have been viewing listings of properties his real estate agent sent over. It’s been fun trying to figure out what type of place we want to build our home in. Gail helped me start a registry for the upcoming wedding party. I just hope we have a home to full all the presents with sooner rather than later. It’s exciting and I finally feel like my life is taking off in the direction I always dreamed it would. I even have a day I’m going to go meet Dale’s nephew and wife who work in the police precinct to start my forensic science degree that they are going to help me with while also letting me get some hands on experience. I’m so stoked to start that part of my new life because I wasn’t sure if I would get to do it mainly because of money, but money is not an issue anymore. I’m thankful money isn’t an issue I have to stress over because I was starting to feel like I was killing myself
The drive out Rosie and I talk about our life we want to build together. It’s actually nice to talk about the future with Rosie like we used to when we were kids. She would talk like a regular kid simply just wanting to explore the world, and I was simply wanting to get away from my terrible home life. However, talking about the future with Rosie was comforting back then and it’s still comforting now. Of course as adults our picture of the future is a bit different, but it’s good. So, good I have something to look forward to which I haven’t had in a while if I’m honest. We arrive at the place where the bridal ceremony will take place. There’s an altar in the woods and all the elders, who basically are in charge of the secret society, are here as well as many other members. Dale is here along with Gail, but they are masked. Everyone is except for the brides. They earn their masks during the ceremony as it represents them becoming faceless. Giving our bride a mask is like exchanging r