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

not wanting to touch it. “Is it…like

she scolds, “some kind of tree

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feel so

minks died over sixty years ago. No new minks died so

hesitate, my eyes taking it in. It is so

says, wrapping it around me before I can say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets

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

and down the stairs, brushing my face against the wrap, enjoying the feel of

the bottom standing with his arms crossed, his feet apart.

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

his brow lowers,

me a big smile and I start to move again, focusing on him as I come to

giving him a little punch on his shoulder.

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Gifts

28 – Meeting the Family–2

is. Both of our faces turn to Kent, though,

says, nodding towards the

On our way to meet my

a little as we walk into the ballroom at the country club, impressed. This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak floors, brass

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

steps into the room before we are bombarded with

this her?” A plump woman says, hurrying over and reaching out a hand to take mine. “Is

him down.

Gifts

– Meeting

hesitating a little. “I think I’d like to…visit the bathroom,”

course,” Kent says, turning with me, putting a hand on my

his face frustrated as he steps in front of us. “I’ll take her,” he says, shaking his head. “You’ve been kind of hovering all night

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