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thought of Bly suddenly, and she almost wanted to call him and say, “There’s this strange man who makes me feel uneasy.” Of course, that was a ridiculous thought and she shook it from her head, and she climbed in bed soaking wet and pressed herself against Finn. His body was so hot it dried her instantly, and even though he was sick he turned her beneath him, and later on they slept.
*
Bly held the jet for over an hour waiting for Bennet, but he never showed up. He and Amanda settled in for a long flight and Bly smiled at the young woman who busied herself serving drinks. She smiled back, batting her long lashes and asked if there was anything she could do for him.
“Oh, great,” Amanda said, watching the young woman hand Bly a plate of fruit and a croissant while she carefully arranged a napkin on his lap. “How is your pregnant wife?” Amanda asked loudly, looking the young woman in the eye.
“She’s good, her mother is staying with us and she’s taken Maddie in hand. She has her on a schedule of healthy meals and moderate exercise, Maddie is blossoming under her care. How about you, are you ready for little Jack to arrive?”
“I am so ready! I stopped by to see Charlotte yesterday; she had pictures taken of Atticus for his one-year birthday. Oh my God, Alex, you can’t imagine how dreamy that child is. You haven’t seen him since he was tiny, right? Well, let me tell you, if it’s possible, he is going to be even more amazing looking than Charlotte. He has her sapphire eyes and I think he’ll have her black hair, other than that he has this whole different look. He’s almost surreal looking, you know, like a computer-generated version of the perfect face, and he has this sweet little dimple in his chin. I’m telling you, that boy is going to break some hearts in his lifetime,” Amanda said, and she realized Bly was watching the young woman as she cleared away his plate. “Okay, take it to the back of the jet if you and ‘miss continental breakfast’ are about to get nasty, I’m taking a nap.”
When the jet landed in Paris, West met Bly and Amanda at the airport and said they should prepare themselves; they had just arrived at the eye of the storm. He said Evangeline and Gabby were at each other’s throats over everything. They were fighting over details of the wedding, Evangeline was bitching nonstop about Gabby being a freeloading leech, and now Evangeline had been forced to buy an airline ticket for Bennet.
“I held the jet for the dumb son-of-a-bitch, where was he?” Bly asked. He could only imagine what excuse his cousin would come up with.
Gabrielle’s son had been in and out of jails, prisons, and reform schools all his life. He was a career criminal as far as Bly and the state of California were concerned. He’d embezzled from all his mother’s former husbands and he had narrowly escaped a statutory rape charge a few years back. Bly had helped him out financially for years until the scandalous rape case; he cut him off after that, certain that Bennet was guilty.
“He was in the emergency room, evidently,” West said, “getting his head stitched up, and now he’s ready to sue the brute who accosted him. That’s all according to Gabby, of course.”
“Well, I hope someone kicked the shit out of him, I still believe he’s a rapist. His last stepfather’s money got those charges dropped, obviously. I’ve told my mother to steer clear of him, but if anyone can manipulate Evangeline, it’s that psychotic sister of hers,” Bly said.
“Well, Bennet has always acted like I don’t even exist,” Amanda said, “he told me long ago I’m not really a Bly so I don’t count. I would imagine that means I don’t have enough money for him to steal. I wish he wasn’t coming, if I never had to see his sleazy ass again it would be a day too soon. He just creeps me out with his whole ‘Larry the lounge lizard’ persona. You’re right Alex, Mother always ends up caving in to
*
Bly held the jet for over an hour waiting for Bennet, but he never showed up. He and Amanda settled in for a long flight and Bly smiled at the young woman who busied herself serving drinks. She smiled back, batting her long lashes and asked if there was anything she could do for him.
“Oh, great,” Amanda said, watching the young woman hand Bly a plate of fruit and a croissant while she carefully arranged a napkin on his lap. “How is your pregnant wife?” Amanda asked loudly, looking the young woman in the eye.
“She’s good, her mother is staying with us and she’s taken Maddie in hand. She has her on a schedule of healthy meals and moderate exercise, Maddie is blossoming under her care. How about you, are you ready for little Jack to arrive?”
“I am so ready! I stopped by to see Charlotte yesterday; she had pictures taken of Atticus for his one-year birthday. Oh my God, Alex, you can’t imagine how dreamy that child is. You haven’t seen him since he was tiny, right? Well, let me tell you, if it’s possible, he is going to be even more amazing looking than Charlotte. He has her sapphire eyes and I think he’ll have her black hair, other than that he has this whole different look. He’s almost surreal looking, you know, like a computer-generated version of the perfect face, and he has this sweet little dimple in his chin. I’m telling you, that boy is going to break some hearts in his lifetime,” Amanda said, and she realized Bly was watching the young woman as she cleared away his plate. “Okay, take it to the back of the jet if you and ‘miss continental breakfast’ are about to get nasty, I’m taking a nap.”
When the jet landed in Paris, West met Bly and Amanda at the airport and said they should prepare themselves; they had just arrived at the eye of the storm. He said Evangeline and Gabby were at each other’s throats over everything. They were fighting over details of the wedding, Evangeline was bitching nonstop about Gabby being a freeloading leech, and now Evangeline had been forced to buy an airline ticket for Bennet.
“I held the jet for the dumb son-of-a-bitch, where was he?” Bly asked. He could only imagine what excuse his cousin would come up with.
Gabrielle’s son had been in and out of jails, prisons, and reform schools all his life. He was a career criminal as far as Bly and the state of California were concerned. He’d embezzled from all his mother’s former husbands and he had narrowly escaped a statutory rape charge a few years back. Bly had helped him out financially for years until the scandalous rape case; he cut him off after that, certain that Bennet was guilty.
“He was in the emergency room, evidently,” West said, “getting his head stitched up, and now he’s ready to sue the brute who accosted him. That’s all according to Gabby, of course.”
“Well, I hope someone kicked the shit out of him, I still believe he’s a rapist. His last stepfather’s money got those charges dropped, obviously. I’ve told my mother to steer clear of him, but if anyone can manipulate Evangeline, it’s that psychotic sister of hers,” Bly said.
“Well, Bennet has always acted like I don’t even exist,” Amanda said, “he told me long ago I’m not really a Bly so I don’t count. I would imagine that means I don’t have enough money for him to steal. I wish he wasn’t coming, if I never had to see his sleazy ass again it would be a day too soon. He just creeps me out with his whole ‘Larry the lounge lizard’ persona. You’re right Alex, Mother always ends up caving in to
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