it, but Ailin didn't want me to use my trust money because we were planning on traveling for a month with it already. The new owner wants them to be involved. The Bar is in good hands."
Thinking about The Bar and all my special memories there, I couldn't help wishing Ailin hadn't talked her out of it. If Sophia had bought it, it could have stayed the same. Now, it was going to have a new name along with its new owner and who knows what they would do to the inside. It wouldn't look the same or smell the same inside and whether Gus' boys where there or not, for me, it wouldn't be The Bar anymore.
Finished with th eir game, Jackson and Ailin walked back to us.
Quickly grabbing the pool stick from Jackson, Sophia reminded, "I called next!"
Latching onto Ailin, she pulled him back to the table to take her turn playing him.
Shaking his head and smiling, Jackson said, "That kid beat the pants off me."
Raising an eyebrow at him, I blurted, "Well I'm jealous."
Giving me a shocked expression, he replied, "There are so many things wrong with what you just said, I don't know where to start."
Laughing, I nudged Jacks, saying, "You know what I meant." Then unable to get it off of my mind, I asked, "Hey, who bought The Bar?"
"Where did that come from?" he questioned with a curious look.
Shrugging, I replied, "Sophia was telling me that the boys are all going to be involved with it and I was just wondering why someone would buy it to let them run it."
"Maybe the new owner thought it should stay in the family," he offered before saying, "Come on, let's dance."
Leading me to an area beside where the band was playing, we joined two other couples who were already dancing.
Wrapping his arms around me, Jackson pu lled me close as the music continued to play.
Looking up at him, I said, "You didn't answer me."
"What brought on this sudden interest in The Bar's new owner?" he asked.
Sliding my hands up his chest before lacing my finger behind his neck, I replied, "I was asking Sophia when they might start having kids and she said they were waiting awhile because they wanted to see how Ailin and Braden's band worked with the new owner."
Nodding, he smiled at me, saying, "Already pressuring for grandkids, you spend too much time with my mom."
"I wasn't pressuring, I was just curious and you are avoiding my question," I said, growing more suspicious by the moment.
Smiling, he replied, "I am not and there is no reason for Ailin to worry, I'm sure everything will work out for them."
Narrowing my eyes, I asked him directly, "Jackson, did you buy The Bar?"
The soft expression on his face was the 'yes' I expected before he said, "It was supposed to be a surprise."
"Wait, if you bought it why is it changing?" I asked.
With a sigh he answered, "Gus always talked about remodeling and maybe having bands come and play but there was never enough money. It was in the negative when he took it over from his dad and never made it out of debt."
"So you bought it and gave it to the boys?" I asked.
Leaning down, he gently kissed me before saying, "Sort of. Old Lou is still going to work in the back running the kitchen. Auggie's going to tend the bar and William will manage it. I'm planning on booking some outside bands here and there but it will be a steady gig for Ailin and Braden."
"That's so sweet Jacks," I said, thinking about how much he loved his family.
Smiling, he shared, "It's a little selfish too." As I gave him a confused look he informed, "I'm not handing it over to them, the boys will run it but I own it."
"How is that selfish?" I asked.
Tightening his arms around me, he answered, "Sarah needed the money and the boys were sad to see it on the market but when it came to the final decision on buying it or not, it was purely selfish."
"You were close to Gus. He gave you your first job. Hell, our senior year, we were there all the time, closing it down and just spending time there," I assured.
After placing another kiss on my lips,
Thinking about The Bar and all my special memories there, I couldn't help wishing Ailin hadn't talked her out of it. If Sophia had bought it, it could have stayed the same. Now, it was going to have a new name along with its new owner and who knows what they would do to the inside. It wouldn't look the same or smell the same inside and whether Gus' boys where there or not, for me, it wouldn't be The Bar anymore.
Finished with th eir game, Jackson and Ailin walked back to us.
Quickly grabbing the pool stick from Jackson, Sophia reminded, "I called next!"
Latching onto Ailin, she pulled him back to the table to take her turn playing him.
Shaking his head and smiling, Jackson said, "That kid beat the pants off me."
Raising an eyebrow at him, I blurted, "Well I'm jealous."
Giving me a shocked expression, he replied, "There are so many things wrong with what you just said, I don't know where to start."
Laughing, I nudged Jacks, saying, "You know what I meant." Then unable to get it off of my mind, I asked, "Hey, who bought The Bar?"
"Where did that come from?" he questioned with a curious look.
Shrugging, I replied, "Sophia was telling me that the boys are all going to be involved with it and I was just wondering why someone would buy it to let them run it."
"Maybe the new owner thought it should stay in the family," he offered before saying, "Come on, let's dance."
Leading me to an area beside where the band was playing, we joined two other couples who were already dancing.
Wrapping his arms around me, Jackson pu lled me close as the music continued to play.
Looking up at him, I said, "You didn't answer me."
"What brought on this sudden interest in The Bar's new owner?" he asked.
Sliding my hands up his chest before lacing my finger behind his neck, I replied, "I was asking Sophia when they might start having kids and she said they were waiting awhile because they wanted to see how Ailin and Braden's band worked with the new owner."
Nodding, he smiled at me, saying, "Already pressuring for grandkids, you spend too much time with my mom."
"I wasn't pressuring, I was just curious and you are avoiding my question," I said, growing more suspicious by the moment.
Smiling, he replied, "I am not and there is no reason for Ailin to worry, I'm sure everything will work out for them."
Narrowing my eyes, I asked him directly, "Jackson, did you buy The Bar?"
The soft expression on his face was the 'yes' I expected before he said, "It was supposed to be a surprise."
"Wait, if you bought it why is it changing?" I asked.
With a sigh he answered, "Gus always talked about remodeling and maybe having bands come and play but there was never enough money. It was in the negative when he took it over from his dad and never made it out of debt."
"So you bought it and gave it to the boys?" I asked.
Leaning down, he gently kissed me before saying, "Sort of. Old Lou is still going to work in the back running the kitchen. Auggie's going to tend the bar and William will manage it. I'm planning on booking some outside bands here and there but it will be a steady gig for Ailin and Braden."
"That's so sweet Jacks," I said, thinking about how much he loved his family.
Smiling, he shared, "It's a little selfish too." As I gave him a confused look he informed, "I'm not handing it over to them, the boys will run it but I own it."
"How is that selfish?" I asked.
Tightening his arms around me, he answered, "Sarah needed the money and the boys were sad to see it on the market but when it came to the final decision on buying it or not, it was purely selfish."
"You were close to Gus. He gave you your first job. Hell, our senior year, we were there all the time, closing it down and just spending time there," I assured.
After placing another kiss on my lips,
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