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"So Ethan put you on guard duty today, didn’t he?" I asked Jonathan between bites of soood chicken salad I’d have to remember the dried cherries and the dill the next tihtly, but I didn’t know if it was because ofto terms with my father’s death Either way, I could now look at food without the urge to turnabout that, hter to lunch is all," he said with a shrug, brown eyes glea, "and Ethan told hed "I know his tactics by now, Jonathan Ethan doesn’t let his guard down easily, or without very good reasons" I sipped my juice "I know he’s very protective and he does it because he loves me"
"You understand him so well In fact, I’d say that you have transforht become someday, but feared I would never know" Jonathan sreat deal of kindness and absolutely no judg very bad happened to him in the army, but I don’t knohat He can’t share with ently "Well, that makes two of us then I don’t knohat they did to my son either I just know he cae to him that wasn’t present before But I do know that he is er now that he’s found you You’ve brought it out in him, Brynne I can see how he looks at you and how you comfort each other" He took a drink of his beer "In short, you’ve reatly relieved"
"I feel the same way about him in a lot of ways Ethan really saved me from myself"
Jonathan listened carefully and pointed atabout your children no et"
"I’ve heard that said a lot" I sighed heavily "I worry nowabout hi happens to mewell, then--I can already sort of see hoorks"
"Nothing’s going to happen to you, my dear Ethan won’t allow it and neither will I The next feeeks will find you extremely busy and your schedule filled with plans and events, but soon things will settle and the two of you will be figuring out randchild"
He smiled at me and I wholeheartedly returned it with one ofto care about Ethan’s dad He would be a loving grandpa for our baby and itfor our little fae Jonathan was giving to ive--the si our fa out of the restaurant when I spotted Karl rushing in, looking soh school
"Brynne! God, I’ot your text, and then it was one delay after another" He held up his hands "I got held up ork business" Stepping closer to embrace me, he kissed me on the cheek affectionately
"Karl, this is myfather-in-law, Jonathan Blackstone Jonathan, Karl Westman, an old friend froether back in the day"
They shook hands and we all three chatted for a moment Karl seemed frustrated he’d missed our lunch and "reconnect," as he’d put it I wasn’t so sure Ethan could handle a connection of any sort between Karl and ainst an old friendship, but in this case there was a great deal of added ehtly unco all the way to London and then notthe time to catch up with you even a little," he said to ret I et valuable in-the-know tourist tips from you, Mr Blackstone"
"If you’re interested in Hendrix history and locales, I can share what I know I drove hundreds of tourists around for more than twenty-five years in this city I think I’ve seen theave Karl his card "Email me and I’ll send you what I have You’ll want the Samarkand at nuine"
"Absolutely right" Karl took Jonathan’s card and put it in his pocket "Thank you for any suggestions you can give reat deal of tiain "Soany chance we can arrange soht now, don’t you?"
"Yeah, I have a photo shoot in a little over an hour and I need tiht for a ht? Ethan will have tickets for just about any event you could possibly want Why don’t we plan to meet up for one of the athletics events like hurdles or the hundred et excited to see some competitions now"
"Perfect," he said "We’ll be in touch, then"
Karl hugged ain and we parted ways
Jonathan was quiet in the car while drivingand I wonderedHow did he feel about the nude ? What had Ethan told hiuess I wouldn’t know if I didn’t ask hiet into with people My otiation
In no ti Hill and waited formy photo shoot today I waved to hi smoothly to what I’d been hired to do
The inane questions people ask during conversations are so ridiculous at tie not to leap on the table and shout, "How can you be so fking stupid and ?!" AlasI’ve learned to keep reatly to do so