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.”

to wrap it around

to touch it. “Is it…like real? Were those

“some kind

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staring at it. “I feel so bad, thinking

taking my face in her hands, “It’s vintage. These minks died over sixty years ago. No

eyes taking it in. It

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

for another

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

the bottom standing with his

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

I hear him growl as his

“Wow, you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start to move

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

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Gifts

– Meeting the Family–2

again just how good–looking my fiancé is. Both of our faces turn to

towards the door. “The cars

head out of the house. On our way to meet

This place has a grand, old–fashioned kind of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak floors, brass chandeliers, and sweeping views of the golf

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

only get a few steps into the room

plump woman says, hurrying over and reaching out a hand to take mine. “Is this our

him down.

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think I’d like to…visit the bathroom,” I say,

hand on my back to show

steps in front of us. “I’ll take

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