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.”

wrap it around

touch it. “Is

she scolds, “some kind of tree hugger?”

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it. “I feel so bad, thinking about

says, taking my face in her hands, “It’s vintage. These minks died over sixty years ago. No new minks died so you could look fabulous.”

my eyes taking it in. It

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

little minks, to leave them in the closet for another sixty years. Take them out!

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

I see Kent at the bottom standing with his arms crossed, his

my chest, pressing my thighs and knees together. I’m abruptly very aware of the shortness of my skirt.

I hear him growl as his brow lowers, his eyes

at the bottom of the stairs. “Wow, you look stunning.” He gives me a big smile and I start

on his shoulder. “You look pretty cute

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Gifts

28 – Meeting

me a charming, bashful smile, and I’m reminded again just how good–looking my fiancé is. Both of our faces turn to Kent, though, as he snorts at us, shaking his head.

on,” he says, nodding towards the door. “The cars are

the house. On our way to meet my

of charm, with freshly buffed fine oak

“whiskey, neat,” and surveying the guests.

few steps into the room before we are bombarded with

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

him down.

Gifts

Meeting the Family–3

like to…visit the bathroom,” I say, “before I take that on.”

me, putting a hand on my back to show me the way.

face frustrated as he steps in front of us. “I’ll take her,” he says, shaking his head. “You’ve been kind of hovering

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