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John and Karen.
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Jaylah jumped up from the dinner table and her full plate of food. "We forgot the wine."
Karen shook her head. "I made fresh squeezed juice tonight. We don't need wine."
I looked to Karen and then Jaylah as she sputtered for a response but never found one. Slowly, she sat back down in her seat. Obviously she was shocked. And she wasn't the only one. John looked mildly put out at the thought of having such a delicious dinner without a glass of wine to accompany it.
I felt my eyes search for Jace where he sat beside me and found he was looking at Karen suspiciously. Did she know somehow? I could see he shared my thoughts but neither of us was about to enquire.
Jaylah set stubborn eyes on me and I felt my face heat. I wanted to sink down in my chair and quite possibly disappear into a puff of smoky air. "Olivia, would you like juice or wine?"
I glanced at Karen who looked mildly annoyed, but I could feel Jace's eyes on me. I didn't need to look at him to know he was warning me with his eyes. "I'm fine with juice."
"Really?" Jaylah sighed. "I thought you would at least agree with me. After the day I've had, wine sounds like a good way to end it."
"That bad?" Jace asked darkly.
Her eyes flickered to his. "Yeah, it was that bad."
"Just drink the juice." Jace ordered and she frowned.
"All right, all right." She shook her head and I shoved my mouth with the lemon and herb chicken. "I'll have juice."
Jace nodded before looking back down at his plate. John cleared his throat. "When are you planning on travelling to Italy to view the property?"
Jace shifted. "I was planning for after the wedding, but something's come up and I'm not sure we'll be able to make it anymore."
I frowned. What had come up? I didn't know this, but I decided to wait until we were alone to question him.
John however, was not so kind. "What's come up?"
"We're planning on travelling to British Columbia for two weeks in the beginning of December and I cannot be away from Rush Industries for so long. We'll just have to reschedule."
"I see," John mused. "Well, who's going to view the property before you start building?"
"I'm thinking of sending Caleb, if he'll go." Jace replied almost tightly. "He did most of the Paris trip himself so I don't know if he'll agree."
"Did you book the flights?" John asked.
Jace nodded, his eyes settling on John. "Are you offering yourself for the job?"
John looked to Karen who rolled twinkling eyes. "I think I'm offering myself and your mother." He waggled his brows at Karen. "What do you think, Karen?"
She sighed. "I suppose we could go."
Jaylah grinned. "Two weeks in the house alone. I can't wait."
Karen raised a brow. "Are you trying to test me tonight?"
"Nope," Jaylah grinned a large beaming smile and I laughed. It was just so cute. I loved their relationship. It was inspiring. The mother Karen was to her children was inspiring.
Jace chuckled at me before he turned his attention on John. "I would really appreciate it if you could go. You know what you're looking for because you've done this for me before."
"We'd be happy to go." John grinned.
"Sounds good to me." Jace sipped some of the squeezed fruit. "You'll leave the day after our wedding."
Karen clapped her hands. "Ohh, we're getting a little honeymoon too!"
John winked. "We just might be."
Jace grimaced and Jaylah rolled her eyes. But I found it refreshing - that they were still so in love. I hoped that would be Jace and I later on down the road. I didn't see our love ever dimming, but I hoped it only grew stronger. I looked up to find Jace's brilliant blue eyes on me and my heart stuttered on a beat as it always did when I found him watching me with those piercing eyes. The corners of his lips lifted in the beginnings of a knowing smile as he watched me and I grinned right back at him. I was happy. I was completely and deliriously happy with this man. There was no place on earth I'd rather be then at his side. And thankfully
***
Jaylah jumped up from the dinner table and her full plate of food. "We forgot the wine."
Karen shook her head. "I made fresh squeezed juice tonight. We don't need wine."
I looked to Karen and then Jaylah as she sputtered for a response but never found one. Slowly, she sat back down in her seat. Obviously she was shocked. And she wasn't the only one. John looked mildly put out at the thought of having such a delicious dinner without a glass of wine to accompany it.
I felt my eyes search for Jace where he sat beside me and found he was looking at Karen suspiciously. Did she know somehow? I could see he shared my thoughts but neither of us was about to enquire.
Jaylah set stubborn eyes on me and I felt my face heat. I wanted to sink down in my chair and quite possibly disappear into a puff of smoky air. "Olivia, would you like juice or wine?"
I glanced at Karen who looked mildly annoyed, but I could feel Jace's eyes on me. I didn't need to look at him to know he was warning me with his eyes. "I'm fine with juice."
"Really?" Jaylah sighed. "I thought you would at least agree with me. After the day I've had, wine sounds like a good way to end it."
"That bad?" Jace asked darkly.
Her eyes flickered to his. "Yeah, it was that bad."
"Just drink the juice." Jace ordered and she frowned.
"All right, all right." She shook her head and I shoved my mouth with the lemon and herb chicken. "I'll have juice."
Jace nodded before looking back down at his plate. John cleared his throat. "When are you planning on travelling to Italy to view the property?"
Jace shifted. "I was planning for after the wedding, but something's come up and I'm not sure we'll be able to make it anymore."
I frowned. What had come up? I didn't know this, but I decided to wait until we were alone to question him.
John however, was not so kind. "What's come up?"
"We're planning on travelling to British Columbia for two weeks in the beginning of December and I cannot be away from Rush Industries for so long. We'll just have to reschedule."
"I see," John mused. "Well, who's going to view the property before you start building?"
"I'm thinking of sending Caleb, if he'll go." Jace replied almost tightly. "He did most of the Paris trip himself so I don't know if he'll agree."
"Did you book the flights?" John asked.
Jace nodded, his eyes settling on John. "Are you offering yourself for the job?"
John looked to Karen who rolled twinkling eyes. "I think I'm offering myself and your mother." He waggled his brows at Karen. "What do you think, Karen?"
She sighed. "I suppose we could go."
Jaylah grinned. "Two weeks in the house alone. I can't wait."
Karen raised a brow. "Are you trying to test me tonight?"
"Nope," Jaylah grinned a large beaming smile and I laughed. It was just so cute. I loved their relationship. It was inspiring. The mother Karen was to her children was inspiring.
Jace chuckled at me before he turned his attention on John. "I would really appreciate it if you could go. You know what you're looking for because you've done this for me before."
"We'd be happy to go." John grinned.
"Sounds good to me." Jace sipped some of the squeezed fruit. "You'll leave the day after our wedding."
Karen clapped her hands. "Ohh, we're getting a little honeymoon too!"
John winked. "We just might be."
Jace grimaced and Jaylah rolled her eyes. But I found it refreshing - that they were still so in love. I hoped that would be Jace and I later on down the road. I didn't see our love ever dimming, but I hoped it only grew stronger. I looked up to find Jace's brilliant blue eyes on me and my heart stuttered on a beat as it always did when I found him watching me with those piercing eyes. The corners of his lips lifted in the beginnings of a knowing smile as he watched me and I grinned right back at him. I was happy. I was completely and deliriously happy with this man. There was no place on earth I'd rather be then at his side. And thankfully
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