All Chapters of Uncle's Good Girl : Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

 BRONWYN "I'm willing to try." Those four words echoed in my head as Eudora and I sat across from each other in the coffee shop. She was willing to try and I was so thankful for the chance."I don't expect things to go back to how they were," I said carefully. "I know I broke your trust." "You did." Eudora's voice was steady. "But Eleri made me realize something. My mom would have wanted Dad to be happy. She told him before she died that she didn't want him spending the rest of his life alone." "He told you that?" "Not directly. I heard them talking one night when she was in the hospital." Fresh tears filled Eudora's eyes. "She made him promise to live, to find joy again, and not let grief consume him." I reached across the table and squeezed her hand. "I'm not trying to replace your mom." "I know that now." She squeez

  BRONWYN Three months passed in a blur of building and planning and healing. The Boston firm approved my proposal to open a Pinehaven branch with me as director. I spent weekdays in Boston managing the transition and weekends in Pinehaven scouting office locations and building a local client base. Trenton's connections helped, he introduced me to business owners and developers who needed marketing consultation, and slowly I built a reputation separate from being "Trenton Rhiggs' girlfriend." The media attention faded as new scandals emerged to capture public interest. Occasionally someone would recognize us at restaurants or comment on the age gap, but mostly people moved on to caring about their own lives. Eudora and I had coffee every few weeks when she visited from New York. The conversations were still sometimes awkward, still navigating the weird territory of best frie