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.”

goes to wrap it around my shoulders.

to touch it.

she scolds, “some kind of tree

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“I feel so bad, thinking about those little animals –“

“It’s vintage. These minks died over

taking it in. It

can say anything, tucking my hands into the little pockets at the bottom which help me keep

the closet for another sixty years.

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

I see Kent at the bottom standing with his arms

my 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, I

growl as his brow lowers, his

stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start to move again, focusing on him

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

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Gifts

– Meeting

reminded again just how good–looking my fiancé is. Both of our faces turn to Kent, though, as he snorts at

says, nodding towards the door. “The cars

out of the house. On our way to meet

the ballroom at the country club, impressed. This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak floors, brass chandeliers, and sweeping views

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 takes two glasses from the tray, passing one to me.

the room before we are bombarded with attention.

and reaching out a hand to take

him down.

Gifts

– Meeting

think I’d like to…visit the

turning with me, putting a hand on my back to show

in front of us. “I’ll take her,” he says, shaking his

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