laughed, “Which means that you are not?”
“I’m always honest about the important stuff. When people ask me if I really do like having you as a sister, I might be generous with the praise, truth is I might not like you nearly as much as I make it sound, I’m kinda generous with the good things I say about the family.”
“That’s not dishonest, that’s smart. Teagan and I could still do you some serious damage if we set our wee little minds to it.”
Sounding just like my mother he said, “There will be none of that! Now tell me, just what is it that you need our honesty for?”
“Maybe the better word would be blunt. I need you guys to be blunt.”
“I’ve a gift for it. What’s going on Cara? Are Mom and Dad okay?”
“They’re fine, it’s nothing to do with anything like that. I have a kind of weird offer to make you, and I want to make sure that you know that there would be no hard feelings if it didn’t work out and that there are no strings attached.”
“What’s going on, Cara?”
“AJ met this wonderful woman…”
“Oh, oh.” He went to a full-blown mafia B movie accent, “You want I should break his legs?”
He took my laughter for reassurance. “Not like that you dink. She has a photo studio in Old Town. They’re going to share a workspace.”
“That sounds cozy.”
Again, I laughed without a moment of concern, which really is a good thing, because it shows the world, and me, that I have complete faith in AJ.
“The woman’s name is Jovana. Think Mom, minus a few pounds, plus lots of money, minus a few kids.”
“Minus a few kids would explain the lots of money. We brought Jordan clothes shopping last night. I swear to you, the kid outgrew everything by this morning.”
“Mom used to say that the mall had some kind of special power over boys, that they would go to the mall, and that night, a growth spurt would hit. I’m convinced that’s why men hate the mall.”
“I swear Cara, if I had known Morgan a few years ago, I’d swear that Jordan was my biological son.”
“Biology is just an accident. Jordan is your son by choice, which brings us around full circle. The reason I’m calling.”
“Oh yeah, what can I do for you?”
“It’s more about what Jovana and her husband have generously offered to do for you and Morgan.”
“What?”
“You know that huge old building in Old Town. The one a few doors down from the old cigar factory thing. There’s a bar. I never really knew what the rest of the building had to offer, cause it’s huge, and that bar isn’t all that big.”
“You mean the one with the windows?”
“Yep. The one with the really ornate clerestory windows. Yeah, I looked it up. Those windows are something else. You would expect to see them on an estate in the country, in another country, not in Old Town.”
“Yeah, I know the building, what about it?”
“Jovana and her husband own it. The bar is on the front of the first floor. They have a full-fledged kitchen in the back. They have meeting rooms, I think some are on the first floor, but there are some huge ones on the second floor. They also have a ballroom.”
“Wow, I didn’t know all that was in there, but I’m still not getting it.”
“Poor Morgan.”
“Funny. What’s going on?”
“Jovana and her husband have offered you and Morgan the ballroom for your wedding, or your reception, or both, at a more than generous price.”
“You’re kidding. Why would they do that?”
“Jovana only has one son. They like to do this kind of stuff. They own it, they aren’t going to be out anything, and it’s worth looking at.”
“I think it’s kind of weird. I’ve never even met the people and they want to host my wedding?”
“I didn’t say host it, I said that they would make their building available to you for a very reasonable price. If you aren’t interested, no
“I’m always honest about the important stuff. When people ask me if I really do like having you as a sister, I might be generous with the praise, truth is I might not like you nearly as much as I make it sound, I’m kinda generous with the good things I say about the family.”
“That’s not dishonest, that’s smart. Teagan and I could still do you some serious damage if we set our wee little minds to it.”
Sounding just like my mother he said, “There will be none of that! Now tell me, just what is it that you need our honesty for?”
“Maybe the better word would be blunt. I need you guys to be blunt.”
“I’ve a gift for it. What’s going on Cara? Are Mom and Dad okay?”
“They’re fine, it’s nothing to do with anything like that. I have a kind of weird offer to make you, and I want to make sure that you know that there would be no hard feelings if it didn’t work out and that there are no strings attached.”
“What’s going on, Cara?”
“AJ met this wonderful woman…”
“Oh, oh.” He went to a full-blown mafia B movie accent, “You want I should break his legs?”
He took my laughter for reassurance. “Not like that you dink. She has a photo studio in Old Town. They’re going to share a workspace.”
“That sounds cozy.”
Again, I laughed without a moment of concern, which really is a good thing, because it shows the world, and me, that I have complete faith in AJ.
“The woman’s name is Jovana. Think Mom, minus a few pounds, plus lots of money, minus a few kids.”
“Minus a few kids would explain the lots of money. We brought Jordan clothes shopping last night. I swear to you, the kid outgrew everything by this morning.”
“Mom used to say that the mall had some kind of special power over boys, that they would go to the mall, and that night, a growth spurt would hit. I’m convinced that’s why men hate the mall.”
“I swear Cara, if I had known Morgan a few years ago, I’d swear that Jordan was my biological son.”
“Biology is just an accident. Jordan is your son by choice, which brings us around full circle. The reason I’m calling.”
“Oh yeah, what can I do for you?”
“It’s more about what Jovana and her husband have generously offered to do for you and Morgan.”
“What?”
“You know that huge old building in Old Town. The one a few doors down from the old cigar factory thing. There’s a bar. I never really knew what the rest of the building had to offer, cause it’s huge, and that bar isn’t all that big.”
“You mean the one with the windows?”
“Yep. The one with the really ornate clerestory windows. Yeah, I looked it up. Those windows are something else. You would expect to see them on an estate in the country, in another country, not in Old Town.”
“Yeah, I know the building, what about it?”
“Jovana and her husband own it. The bar is on the front of the first floor. They have a full-fledged kitchen in the back. They have meeting rooms, I think some are on the first floor, but there are some huge ones on the second floor. They also have a ballroom.”
“Wow, I didn’t know all that was in there, but I’m still not getting it.”
“Poor Morgan.”
“Funny. What’s going on?”
“Jovana and her husband have offered you and Morgan the ballroom for your wedding, or your reception, or both, at a more than generous price.”
“You’re kidding. Why would they do that?”
“Jovana only has one son. They like to do this kind of stuff. They own it, they aren’t going to be out anything, and it’s worth looking at.”
“I think it’s kind of weird. I’ve never even met the people and they want to host my wedding?”
“I didn’t say host it, I said that they would make their building available to you for a very reasonable price. If you aren’t interested, no
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