Gifts

Chapter 28 – Meeting the Family–1

Fiona gives me a tart little smack on the butt then, breaking my reverie and laughing as she hurries over to the jewelry box waiting on my vanity. I give her a weird look and cover my ass with my hands. “What is with people today,” I murmur.

She laughs again as she comes over to me, standing behind me so that she can hook the diamond solitaire around my neck on its slim silver chain.

“You got the ring?” she asks, smacking her gum.

“Oh, yeah,” I murmur, walking swiftly over to my bedside drawer and pulling it open. I reach towards the back, fishing it out and pushing it swiftly onto my left hand.

When I look at Fiona, she’s crossing her arms and shaking her head at me.

“A million–dollar diamond,” she says, “and you shove it in your bedside drawer?”

“Um,” I say, biting my lip in response. I hadn’t even thought about it. I look around, wondering where else I should have put

it

“Nevermind,” she says, laughing at me more.

“Fiona,” I say, taking in her vintage Juicy velour sweatsuit. “Won’t you please come? I’ll feel so much better with you there.”

comfortable here.”

I frown at her, knowing that something’s up. But, she knows more about this world than I do. If she doesn’t want to go, I’m not going to push her.

“Okay,” I say, sighing as I headed for the door.

“Wait wait!” she calls, unzipping a garment bag and revealing a gorgeous mink stole.

“Oh my god,” I say, walking back towards it. “It’s beautiful

“Yeah,” she says, admiring it. “Vintage. You lucky girl.”

wrap it around my

it. “Is it…like real?

“some kind of

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protest, staring at it. “I feel so bad, thinking about those little animals –“

These minks died over sixty years ago. No new minks died so you could look

hesitate, my eyes taking it in.

into the little pockets at the bottom which help me keep it around my

for another sixty years. Take them out! Let the world

face against the wrap, enjoying the feel of the

Kent at the bottom standing with

my thighs and knees together. I’m abruptly very aware of the shortness of my skirt. I don’t break eye contact though. Instead, I bite my bottom

him growl as his brow lowers, his eyes locked

gives me a

punch on his shoulder. “You look pretty cute

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Gifts

– Meeting

smile, and I’m reminded again just how good–looking my fiancé is.

nodding towards the door. “The cars are

house. On our way to meet my

the country club, impressed. This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak floors, brass chandeliers, and sweeping views of the golf greens all along the southern

saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests. However, Daniel ist more polite, nodding and smiling as he takes two glasses from the tray, passing one to me.

the room before we are bombarded with attention.

says, hurrying over and reaching out a hand to take mine.

him down.

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Meeting

to…visit the

me, putting a hand on my back

front of us. “I’ll take her,” he says, shaking his head. “You’ve been kind

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