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.” Jenna laid out all this information and left the room while I shuffled to the bathroom for a shower and changed into the summer dress she decided on for me to wear.I shook my head.Still such a mother hen.No wonder I love her.I phoned Robert on my way downstairs.“Hello, sweets,” he said.“Hope your day is going well.I’m almost back home.I just checked in with Greta, mother’s nurse.She said that mother did well with her new medication and the physical therapist is with her now.I will see you on Tuesday for dinner at 7 p.m., since mother canceled on us for Wednesday.We can go to Fish since you like sushi.I can have a steak or something else.” Yup.Thoughtful and accommodating.Such a sweet man.“OK, Robert.Sounds good.Give my regards to your mother.I will head home shortly and will see you Tuesday evening.” The phone went dead as he ended the call.“She lives,” Aunt Suzette said as she rose up to give me a kiss on the cheek.I pulled her into a tight hug.“Good morning or afternoon, I think.” I gave her a kiss and let her go back to eating her lunch.Jenna’s housekeeper guided me around the counter to show me the spread of food she had prepared for lunch.“Oh my gosh, Juana! This all looks amazing.I love your cooking.Are you feeding the Texas 1st Brigade, or what?” She laughed and shoved a plate in my hand.Not needing much encouragement with food, I dug into the scrumptious offering and sat at the table.Just then, Mia and Veronica made their way in, fresh from their shower.“Hey, Juana… I think there is a conspiracy here.No one called us in for lunch,” said Veronica, as she piled food onto her plate, grinning at Juana.“It’s Miss Jenna.Getting pregnant, she drives us all crazy around here,” Juana said as she bustled around the kitchen.She loved to be complimented on her food and nothing pleased her more than to see everyone partake in what she prepared.We all jumped on the bandwagon, blaming Jenna for just about any silly thing we could imagine.She ate it up too, and chimed in about how much fun it was trying to get pregnant, but that it had already been three months, and she was ready to get pregnant already.We finally said our goodbyes to Jenna.I texted David and thanked him again for everything.We piled into the limo and made our way back to Houston.“So, Jordan Dawson was at your party, huh?” Aunt Suzette asked.She was as sharp as a tack.“Aunt Suz…leave well enough alone.I hope never to see him again, good riddance.”She chuckled.“So, I will have to be the one to tell you?”“Tell me what?” I sat straight up in my seat.My eyes looked around at Mia and Veronica as if daring them to know something I didn’t, but clearly they did not know much more than me since they were all ears as well.“Sweetie, Jordan apparently is moving his headquarters to Houston from Brussels,” she said calmly, as if though she were talking about the weather.“What the f—-”“Manners, dear!” she admonished me quietly as I was about to let the F-bomb fly, which would have embarrassed her and myself greatly.“Who else knows about this, Aunt Suzette, and when did you find out?” My tone of voice was frosty and I was trying not to take my frustrations out on her.“I found out last night.David told me.He asked me to tell you and I thought that since Mia and Veronica are your best friends and you would tell them…well, I thought that it would be OK to tell you now.” I saw that this has made her uncomfortable and I leaned over to her and squeezed her hand.“I’m sorry for losing it.Really, I am.”“Understandable, dear.David said Jordan told him about the move a few months ago, but David didn’t know how to tell you and he didn’t want to get Jenna involved, so he asked me to tell you.” Aunt Suzette had been there to hold my hand when Jordan’s relationship and mine went south.I imagine she knew I was still pissed at Jordan and may never get over his betrayal.I looked at Mia and Veronica and saw that they were concerned as well.Jordan and I dated for a little over six months and they were there to pick up the pieces when he cheated on me with his secretary.Someone I had only met a couple times, but she made it quite clear that she and Jordan had been around the block a couple times and they were still an item.I looked out the window of the car in dismay.I didn’t want to go through this.I didn’t want to live in the same town as Jordan Dawson [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]