All Chapters of Portwood Brothers: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

Bryce had thought about the papers sitting on the table in front of him for over two weeks. The more he and Addison had talked about it, the more he realized that there was no way she had anything to do with them. When he first got them, he was in shock and freaked out. He was certain anyone would do the same. The more he looked at them, though, he knew it didn't come from her. She wasn't the kind of person who'd demand the kinds of things the divorce decree in front of him was. She'd told him that she was planning on talking with her parents about it, but that had been two weeks ago and so far, she hadn't. They had usually played by the rule, her parents, she deals with it, and if it were his parents, he would deal with it. In this case, though, he wondered what he needed to do. He couldn't see disrespecting Dan, but he wanted him to know that this wasn't okay either. Bryce also wanted his wife to know that he could fight her demons for her too, and even though Dan scared the piss ou

Walking into his parent's house the next morning was a total one-eighty from the night before. Gone was the sense of dread and uncertainty. In its place was nothing but joy, love, and pure acceptance. Bryce couldn't believe that coming clean and letting his parents in on his life would make feel it feel like his burden was lighter. It felt good to know that if he needed anything now, he could just pick up the phone."There you two are," Penny said as they walked into the kitchen. "It's about time you made it over. Just give me a few more minutes to get the coffee on, and breakfast will be ready.""Really Penny, you didn't have to do all this. We could have just grabbed something."If looks could kill, Addison would be dead. "Addison, don't you ever say something like that again. Besides if you would have just stayed here like you usually do, I would have made breakfast anyway.""Mom, I told you, we didn't want to be a bother, and we needed some alone time.""First, I'll forgive you bec

Bryce sat looking out the window in his office. It'd taken four years to work himself up to the corner office, and he was determined to love every minute he spent there. As he glanced at the view, he took in all the surroundings. He hadn't wanted to move to Arizona in the first place. He had always thought it would be a hot and dusty hell hole. He was pretty much right, but he'd grown to love it there. He and Addison had really made a life for themselves here. "Mr. Portwood?" the secretary's voice called over the phone. "Yes?""Call line one.""Thanks."Picking up the phone he pushed the button for the line one, "Good morning, this is Bryce.""Christ on a cracker! Where the hell is your phone?"Sitting up straight, the hair on the back of his neck stood on end, "What's wrong, baby?""We've all been trying to get ahold of you, Bryce.""Addison! What's wrong?""It's Jax. He was in some kind of accident. I don't know much, but I know they've stabilized him and flown him to Germany.""

"He's coming home.""Thank fuck," Bryce said as Josh gave him the news. Everyone had thought, including Jackson, that he'd be home pretty quick after he left Afghanistan, but after they first heard from him, they realized it was going to be longer than they thought. "Just keep us in the loop.""Will do."Bryce needed to call Addison, but she was in a meeting at the moment. He'd wanted her to stay with Emma. She was the only one that Emma would talk to and Addison could get her to do things the rest of them couldn't. He wasn't sure how that had happened, but he was worried what would happen when Addison left. When he suggested it, though, Addison told him that she promised him that she was coming home with him, and she meant it. Things still weren't great between them. They'd rode the crazy emotional rollercoaster after they got back, but when the adrenaline from that wore off, they both realized there was still a lot to work on. The most important thing was that they were together, an

"So you weren't kidding?" Sam's deep voice came over the phone.Addison adjusted the phone between her ear and shoulder so she could move the laundry to the dryer. "I wasn't kidding.""Wow. You're so good at it, though. Do you think you'll get bored?""Being good at a job doesn't mean you love it. My heart just isn't in it the way it needs to be.""What about being bored? I mean you were home for a few months, and you were going nuts. What's this going to do to you?""I have a feeling life's about to get really crazy. We have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow, and then I think we're going to start looking for a surrogate.""What's my boss have to say about being a grandpa?" he asked with a chuckle."He doesn't know. In fact, I'm surprised you didn't know that I still haven't talked to them since I left.""Well, I figured, but I didn't want to come out and just say it. He's been in a pretty bad mood since you left.""It's his own fault, Sam. I told them both I'd be willing to tal