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I laughed "Good one You almost had me there for a minute"

"I’m dead serious, Adareat trip"

"I’ot the penthouse suite at the George V Hotel--the Four Seasons just off the Champs-Élysées Even with all your et reservations like that at the last ood for her"

I rubbedme and I was stunned Especially because Jordan had never been supportive of my relationship with Emilia Or maybe he just didn’t like her I never knew exactly what it was But his

"You haven’t been able to shut up about this trip forto take it fro it to her"

"Well, this is a bit surprising, I have to adot the ied "I never had anything personal against her I wasn’t her biggest fan when you were going through all that bullshit with her, but…she’s handled all of this with strength and grace and I admire her for it"

I clenched h, in truth "It’s very generous of you, but--"

"Godda and take her It will do her so off her list"

"Two things, actually She wants to see the Venus de Milo, too That’s in Paris"

"Good Surprise her, then The trip is in teeks Do you think you’d be ready?"

I blinked "I’ll call her doctor and ask"

Jordan looked supreood deed We spent the next half an hour going over his itinerary and I made mental notes to modify it to suit our needs I also made a note to make it up to him soon

But for now I’d let hi it

I noted his secret soodbye But it wasn’t nearly as a as Ehts later ere sharing a quiet dinner at my house withto take us out, but Emilia had declined She’d clai a restaurant couldher dietary restrictions, I couldn’t blame her, but I suspected it also had to do with her self-consciousness over looking like "so that been chewed up and spit out"--her words, which she refused to take back even when I gave her one of ood for her to spend more time with her mom, I invited theluten-free, probiotic and organic It sounded worse than it actually was But I did ly brilliant and saw the restrictions as a challenge she was deterood Not h all she went through with a minimum of complaint, then I could put up eird food for her I just made sure to eat whatever I wanted when I was at work

I should have known so was up with Peter and Kim from their weird behavior Peter, who is always quiet, was even quieter and Kihter were stilted and a little strange

So it was no surprise that over dessert and coffee, Emilia’s mother turned to her and took her hand over the table "So, uh…we had solance in h"

Emilia and I shared a look and then she turned back to her et married"

Emilia i her in a big hug and kissing her "Molad one of us was I just felt like this was beyond bizarre And I couldn’t put er on why I watched Emilia’s overjoyed reaction Apparently she wasn’t weirded out by this news? Maybe it was just me…

Because this would make Emilia the stepsister to Lia ht of it was so surreal I got up and hugged Ki , I supposed I should have been preparing for it They’d been dating for seven or eight iven both their pasts, they deserved some happiness