ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ | ᴄᴏɴʀᴀᴅ ғɪsʜᴇʀ [1]

Lᴏᴠᴇ Fᴇsᴛ

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"It's sold ? You-you sold this house in the last 12 hours ?" Conrad says

"Yes. To a-a lovely family with three children and some kind of a poodle mix." She smiles. Liz chuckles humorlessly

"Well, it can't just be over." Jeremiah says

"It is. Uh, I'm gonna need your keys, please."

"I'll bet you're really enjoying this." Conrad says as he takes the key off of his chain. Julia holds her hand out to Jeremiah.

"Mom, don't do this."

"Skye, really ? I told you two that I was selling the house. You just refused to believe it. And I'm not enjoying it, but I will admit that I'm relieved it's finally over. Come on, Skye. Excuse me." She says as she brushes by Jeremiah and Conrad.

Liz takes a very deep breath as she shakes her hands out. Dakota watches her carefully.

"You okay, Lizzie ?" Everyone looks back toward her as she paces. "Liz."

"I'm fine." She says as she pushes her hair back. "I'm good." She says. They watch as she steps onto the porch and opens the door.

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"Okay. So, I know things aren't going so great right now, but it's always the darkest before the dawn, right ?" Jeremiah says as he leans on the counter.

"Yeah, not this time." Conrad says as the door
opens.

"Um... I'm-I'm sorry. I-I tried to get her to call off the deal." Skye says

"It's not on you, Skye."

"I know, but she's my mom, so I would get if you guys were angry with me, too. I just can't deal with her right now."

"Hey, no one's mad at you, Skye." Jeremiah says as he hugs her.

"So, what ? We're supposed to go home now ?" Dakota shrugs

"Yeah. It's over." Conrad says. Liz puts her head in her hands as she leans on the counter facing away from everyone.

"No." Belly says, "Our-our last memory here can't be this. Everyone miserable and defeated. I mean, this place deserves a better goodbye than that."

"Like what ?" Dakota says

"Megan and my mom came to the beach house with Susannah for the first time after her dad died. And it was supposed to be just the three of them, but Susannah hated how empty the house felt, so she decided to throw a huge party. Everyone was dancing and drinking, and they went swimming at midnight. And Susannah said it was like Gatsby or something." Belly chuckles

"I remember that." Dakota smiles

"Hmm." Conrad hums

"So I say that we throw a party, too."