sweetie. I just hate the thought of another man being around my woman. Just because he’s a rookie on the job doesn’t mean he’s a rookie in bed.” Note to self: watch this guy .
“You have issues. What about your ex, Jessica, and her pop-up visits.”
I really trust Joella. I do. I just have insecurities from what Jessica did to me. It’s not fair to assume she would do the same thing to me. I would hope that she wouldn’t.
“I hate her and she’s re-married. She doesn’t want me. She wants to be friends, so she acts like nothing ever happened.”
“Well, you have a fiancé and you don’t need her as a friend. You have plenty of friends. She does in fact want you and if you can’t see it you’re blind. And…One of these days I’m going to pop her balloons that you bought for her. The ones that she likes to flaunt in my face.”
“Let me rephrase that for you…Money that she stole from me to purchase those balloons. Listen, Sweetie, I don’t want to fight over other people. This should be a happy time for us. You’re so stressed lately. Why don’t you take the time off this weekend and we’ll go to Atlantic City with Brad and Gia? I know you told them yes, but I know you, work comes first.”
“I’ll really try. I need to work on this case.”
“You work so damn hod.”
“If I wasn’t on this case, you would have been a suspect. I’m just saying. Back off. I have wedding stuff to do, cases to solve, fiancés to make happy. I’m one person.”
“Why don’t you just hire the wedding planner and be done with it. It’s not like we can’t afford it.”
“No…first of all, my mom would die if a wedding planner took over.”
“She’s in Philly. You need someone here.”
“Who do you suggest, genius?”
“Jocelyn. She can help you. She’s great and you get along so well.”
“Maybe that could work. I do have to register for all that house crap for the bridal shower.”
We have to drive to Philly in a few weeks for Joella’s bridal shower because she has too many family members that won’t be able to travel to Boston. This should be loads of fun. I love my soon-to-be in-laws but they come up with the craziest ideas.
“Uh, I’ll call Jocelyn tomorrow,” She said, looking somewhat relieved.
“See, I’m such a great problem solver. What would you do without me?”
Louise comes back with our drinks. We order our appetizers and Entrees. To start, we order a Caprese Salad and Fried Calamari. Joella orders chicken parmesan and I order a steak. Louise went to put our orders in.
There is something I want her to know. I never told her this. It’s kind of corny, but it will show her how much she truly means to me.
“Sweetie, did you know that I eat here all the time for lunch… like every day.”
“You must really like the food…plus it’s a tax write-off.”
“It’s not the food I come here for. You see I really love the owner and I want to support her in everything she does. I pay cash for my meals and I tip the waitresses. I would never take anything from you. Yes, the place is doing fantastic, but this is just another small way that I can give to you without you fighting me. I love you and want to give my all to you.”
Joella doesn’t allow me to do anything for her, like I really want to. I would spoil her and give her the world, but she feels that us being together is all she needs. She has tears falling down her face. I really didn’t think I would make her cry with just this little gesture. Normally, she either blows these kinds of things off or really gets angry.
“Brendan, I love you, more than I ever thought I could love someone... Yes, most days you irk me…in a good way, but I could never live without you. You show me you love me every