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

to touch it. “Is it…like real? Were those

scolds, “some kind of

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it. “I feel

These minks died over sixty

taking it in. It is

say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets at the bottom which help me keep it around my shoulders. “It would be

leave them in the closet for another sixty years. Take them

face against the

I see Kent at the bottom standing with his arms crossed, his feet apart. Staring at me.

shoulders up towards my ears, clutching the mink close against my chest, pressing my thighs and knees together. I’m abruptly very aware of the shortness of my skirt. I don’t break eye contact though. Instead,

hear him growl as his

calls, joining his father at the bottom of the stairs. “Wow, you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start to move again, focusing on

I say, giving him a little punch on his shoulder. “You look pretty cute

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Gifts

28 – Meeting

I’m reminded again just how good–looking my fiancé is. Both of our faces

says, nodding towards the door.

we head out of the house. On our

kind of charm, with freshly

soon as we enter, a waiter comes up to offer us champagne, Kent doesn’t make eye contact with him, merely saying “whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests. However, Daniel ist more polite, nodding and smiling as he

the room before we are

hurrying over and reaching out a hand to take mine.

him down.

Gifts

Meeting the Family–3

say, hesitating a little. “I think I’d like to…visit

says, turning with me, putting a hand on my

“I’ll take her,” he says, shaking his head.

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