Broken Vows (Domestic Discipline Romance)
carrying Fuzzy earlier, you would have lost him. Tomorrow, he travels in the suitcase. There will be no arguments and no screaming because we do not want to lose Fuzzy, do we?"
    "I wish she would," Jenny said softly when he rose and took her arm.
    Josh met her eyes. "She will. This is a new start for all of us."
    * * *
    "Mr. Mitchim." Josh shook hands with his attorney, who met them at the airport in one of the Land Rovers from the property. "This is my wife, Jennifer Grayson, and my daughter, Emmie, and son, Adam."
    "Very pleased to meet you," Mr. Mitchim said, smiling at his clients. "Let's get you loaded, you can drop me off at my office on your way through town. I heard this is your first trip west, Mrs. Grayson."
    "Jenny, please," she said, shaking the hand of the attorney whom Josh had said represented their new employer and would act as his go between. "It is my first trip west, and I am looking forward to it. Have our things arrived?"
    "Yes, ma'am, the freight was delivered to the house the day before yesterday," Mr. Mitchim nodded. "Your surprise has arrived too, Mr. Grayson."
    "Good," Josh said, grinning.
    "Surprise?" Jenny questioned.
    "A surprise is a surprise. I am not giving any hints," Josh said firmly as he carried suitcases out to the vehicle in the parking lot. They dropped Mr. Mitchim at his office downtown and then stopped at a convenience store for fresh milk, bread, and a few other items. It was enough to stave off starvation if they found the cupboards bare, although Mr. Mitchim had assured them the guest quarters were cleaned, stocked and prepared for occupancy.
    "Worried?" Josh asked as he turned off the main road.
    "I can't help it," Jenny admitted, looking anxious. "We have never lived out in the country. It is beautiful though."
    Josh drove onto a long gravel lane, which twisted and turned as they climbed, and suddenly they were in a clearing.
    Jenny's mouth nearly dropped open as she got out of the Land Rover. They were in front of a mansion. It actually appeared to be a series of three connected houses. There was a massive lodge-like structure in the middle with two smaller houses on either side. A massive deck ran along the entire front of all three houses.
    "We're living there in the guest house," Josh pointed to the two-storied house on the right of the main house. "Turn around, Jen."
    Jenny turned around. This time, her mouth did drop open. She was looking at a picture-perfect magazine cover… a magnificent expanse of mountain meadows, impossibly tall trees, and a large lake, surrounded by the San Juan Mountains.
    "It is something, isn't it?" Josh asked.
    "It is incredible," Jenny exclaimed.
    "Okay, on to the next reveal," Josh said, opening the back doors of the vehicle to unload his children.
    * * *
    Jenny was in shock as she stood in the living room space of the guesthouse surrounded by boxes. The 'small' guest quarters were twice the size of any apartment she and Josh had ever occupied in New York during the early years of their marriage. The living room had a cathedral ceiling, and a stairway led up to two loft bedrooms with a shared bath. The kitchen was small, but filled with modern stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops. A little breakfast nook was off to one side. There was a half bath on the first floor, along with a closet containing a washer and dryer.
    "Is it too small?" Josh asked in concern.
    She shook her head and laughed. "We will get along great here. If the guest house looks this good, what does the main house look like?"
    "We got the best of the three," Josh admitted, secretly thinking of the exorbitant cost to get the guesthouse livable in his short timeframe. "We'll check out the main house later. The place on the other end was the housekeeper's, it looks as if it were decorated in early 'garage sale.' I can't even describe the main house. Will there be enough room for Emmie and Adam to share the small bedroom?"
    "Josh, everything is wonderful," Jenny

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