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"By having an office in California , and one here in Hawaii ."
Nick's dark brows rose in surprise. "I thought Leila was set to move to California after the wedding. What changed your mind?"
"Leila is willing to move to California ," Jason said, wanting to make sure that Nick understood that Leila had nothing to do with this business inquiry of his. "She has no idea you and I are having this conversation. It's a decision I came to this week, after finding out that Leila is pregnant and realizing that we really do need to live here, in Maui."
"Because of Leila's family?" Nick asked knowingly.
Jason swallowed a drink of his beer and nodded. "Yeah. For the sake of my marriage, and because I want my kids to grow up surrounded by their grandparents and uncles and cousins. It's the right choice to make." He exhaled a deep breath, and met his friend's gaze straight on. "And as much as I'd like to see this idea of mine work, I'd understand if you'd rather just buy me out and not worry about having a long-distance partner."
Nick barked out a laugh. "Are you out of your flippin' mind?"
The question startled Jason, mainly because he wasn't sure if his friend meant his comment in a good or bad way. "Maybe I am," he muttered.
"We started this Internet design business together, in the small spare room in your first apartment and we built it into the successful company it is today. The two of us, Jason," Nick said adamantly. "We're partners, and the fact that you're getting married and moving to Maui isn't going to change that."
Jason's relief was profound. "I wasn't sure how you'd feel about not having daily contact."
"That's what a phone is for, and a fax, and e-mail—"
Jason held up a hand, laughing. "I get your point."
"Good, because the beauty of our Internet business is that location isn't an issue. All we need is a computer. Besides, here in Hawaii , you can tap into a whole new territory we haven't even begun to cover yet."
Jason agreed the potential to grow and expand their company's net worth was huge, and it was exciting to think they'd have that chance.
Now that he'd settled business with Nick, Jason had one more thing left to do before he married Leila tomorrow, to secure his future with her and to convince her parents of his sincerity when it came to their daughter's welfare.
Unfortunately, he didn't think that Nyla and Keneke would be as easy to persuade as Nick had just been.
"Don't you know you're not supposed to see the bride before the wedding? It's bad luck."
As soon as Leila heard her mother's biting remark to the person who'd knocked on the door of her parents' house, she knew the visitor was Jason. Her first instinct was to rush out and see him, to smooth over her mother's less than pleasant greeting to the man who was going to become her husband in a few short hours. But she was standing in the back bedroom wearing just a white, lacy slip, and her mother's comment about seeing the bride before the wedding kept her rooted to the spot.
"Don't worry, I didn't come by to see Leila," she heard Jason tell her mother. "I'm here to speak to you and Keneke. What I have to say shouldn't take long."
That certainly grabbed Leila's attention and aroused her curiosity. It also brought on a swell of apprehension that made her insides twist into a huge, gigantic knot of anxiety.
It was obvious that Jason thought she was down at the cottage getting ready for the wedding, when in fact she'd spent the past few hours with her mother up at the house. She'd needed her mother's help to style her long hair into a softly-curled top knot. But there had been an emotional price to pay for her mother's assistance, since Nyla had taken advantage of their time alone together to ask her if she was certain that marrying Jason was what she truly wanted, and to make sure Leila knew that it wasn't too late to change her mind, despite the baby.
Angered that her mother would still be so uncaring, Leila made it very clear that
"By having an office in California , and one here in Hawaii ."
Nick's dark brows rose in surprise. "I thought Leila was set to move to California after the wedding. What changed your mind?"
"Leila is willing to move to California ," Jason said, wanting to make sure that Nick understood that Leila had nothing to do with this business inquiry of his. "She has no idea you and I are having this conversation. It's a decision I came to this week, after finding out that Leila is pregnant and realizing that we really do need to live here, in Maui."
"Because of Leila's family?" Nick asked knowingly.
Jason swallowed a drink of his beer and nodded. "Yeah. For the sake of my marriage, and because I want my kids to grow up surrounded by their grandparents and uncles and cousins. It's the right choice to make." He exhaled a deep breath, and met his friend's gaze straight on. "And as much as I'd like to see this idea of mine work, I'd understand if you'd rather just buy me out and not worry about having a long-distance partner."
Nick barked out a laugh. "Are you out of your flippin' mind?"
The question startled Jason, mainly because he wasn't sure if his friend meant his comment in a good or bad way. "Maybe I am," he muttered.
"We started this Internet design business together, in the small spare room in your first apartment and we built it into the successful company it is today. The two of us, Jason," Nick said adamantly. "We're partners, and the fact that you're getting married and moving to Maui isn't going to change that."
Jason's relief was profound. "I wasn't sure how you'd feel about not having daily contact."
"That's what a phone is for, and a fax, and e-mail—"
Jason held up a hand, laughing. "I get your point."
"Good, because the beauty of our Internet business is that location isn't an issue. All we need is a computer. Besides, here in Hawaii , you can tap into a whole new territory we haven't even begun to cover yet."
Jason agreed the potential to grow and expand their company's net worth was huge, and it was exciting to think they'd have that chance.
Now that he'd settled business with Nick, Jason had one more thing left to do before he married Leila tomorrow, to secure his future with her and to convince her parents of his sincerity when it came to their daughter's welfare.
Unfortunately, he didn't think that Nyla and Keneke would be as easy to persuade as Nick had just been.
"Don't you know you're not supposed to see the bride before the wedding? It's bad luck."
As soon as Leila heard her mother's biting remark to the person who'd knocked on the door of her parents' house, she knew the visitor was Jason. Her first instinct was to rush out and see him, to smooth over her mother's less than pleasant greeting to the man who was going to become her husband in a few short hours. But she was standing in the back bedroom wearing just a white, lacy slip, and her mother's comment about seeing the bride before the wedding kept her rooted to the spot.
"Don't worry, I didn't come by to see Leila," she heard Jason tell her mother. "I'm here to speak to you and Keneke. What I have to say shouldn't take long."
That certainly grabbed Leila's attention and aroused her curiosity. It also brought on a swell of apprehension that made her insides twist into a huge, gigantic knot of anxiety.
It was obvious that Jason thought she was down at the cottage getting ready for the wedding, when in fact she'd spent the past few hours with her mother up at the house. She'd needed her mother's help to style her long hair into a softly-curled top knot. But there had been an emotional price to pay for her mother's assistance, since Nyla had taken advantage of their time alone together to ask her if she was certain that marrying Jason was what she truly wanted, and to make sure Leila knew that it wasn't too late to change her mind, despite the baby.
Angered that her mother would still be so uncaring, Leila made it very clear that
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