Don't give loser Lisa any ideas.
I had a thought they were headed to Joel's house too, but because dad finally broke, stabbed his wife twenty or so times, and Cody would go to live with the Connelly's.
Baby steps, but now Joel knows Celia doesn’t hate him for who/what he is. His dad seems to be finding his backbone again. Cody will make it to the Connelly’s. I hope.
A nice, gentle chapter. Yes, Clint is a persistent little bugger, maybe he’ll find himself a boyfriend at some point and leave Michael alone.
Nice lottery wins. A decent chunk of change, but not a fortune. On to Christmas day!!!
I added this quote in the post-chapter notes of a recent penultimate chapter of a story of mine. I think it applies here:
I think Richard Carlson said it best in his book, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff.'
“As long as you think more is better, you’ll never be satisfied.”
I agree that Joel needs to step it up and share with Celia. Depending on what happens with Colt, he may not have a choice if they get angry with him for disappearing.
I usually have most of my characters get a HEA, but borrowing from someone of her stature wouldn't be a bad thing.
Yes, it is a vacation, I'll be in Southern California for a week starting tomorrow morning.
Life is full of choices, some are right, some are wrong, and some you don't know either way until much later. We have some control over our own fate, by not making the wrong decisions.