and I would accompany them, call it a honeymoon, and they could show us around Ireland, but they declined.”
“I’m so far out of the loop I can’t believe it.”
“The star’s alignment is a changin’ darlin'.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means that you used to revolve around the family like we were the sun in your universe. You have Mrs. Cooper’s son AJ as your new sun now.”
“Very poetic.”
“I thought so. Been waiting for a chance to use that one. You stepped right in it. At least I got to use it before Rory.”
“Great. Well, anyway, talk to Morgan. See if she even wants to take a look at the ballroom. If she does, have her give me a call, and we’ll set up a time. If she would prefer to skip it, she can call and let me know, or she can just email me or whatever.”
“Sounds good.”
“Liam?”
“Hmm?”
“Can I ask you a hypothetical question?”
“Sure.”
“If you had a problem, and you thought that I might be able to help, but you also thought that asking me for help might put me in the middle of a pile of poop, would you still ask me for help?”
“How big of a pile?”
“Pretty big.”
“Are there any other options?”
“Well, there are always other options.”
“I’d like to say that I trust the family enough that no matter what the problem, I know that I can go to any member, and that they’ll have my back, but that isn’t the issue. Truth be told, I wouldn’t want to bring harm to the door of anyone in the family, especially my sisters, so, I’d probably go running to Rory like a little girl. He’s a cop. He has a gun. He isn’t afraid of things that go bump in the night. I’d probably run to Rory.”
“Thanks.”
“Anything I can do?”
“Nope, I’m good.”
“Are you going to run to Rory? You’re already a girl. It’s okay for you to do that.”
“I don’t need to run to anybody right now. Should the need arise, I’ll decide then. I was just kind of letting my imagination go wild, and when I do that, as we all know, no good can come of it.”
“Cara, all kidding aside, if you need anything, any time, any place, you call me.”
“I appreciate it. Go talk to your future wife.”
“Yes ma’am.”
I went into the kitchen, filled the kettle, and had just hit the button when the phone rang.
“Your brother is delusional.”
“I assume you’re talking about Liam, since he’s the one you’re about to marry, but I can’t really give you a definitive response until names are mentioned, since all of them are at least half as bad. What’s up Morgan?”
“I would love to take you up on your kind offer. I can’t guarantee that we can have the wedding in the ballroom until I see it, and until I can figure out a budget, we’re trying to keep everything reasonable, but I’d love to take a look at it. Even if we don’t use it, going to see a ballroom is so bride-ee. I can’t wait. When do you want to do this?”
“I can call Jovana as soon as I hang up. I’ll tell her you’re thrilled and would love to twirl on her wooden floors. Any time better than any other time?”
“That’s the beauty of working for yourself. My schedule is my own. Any time that is good for you and Jovana is good for me.”
“Do we need to check with Liam?”
“We don’t even need to consult with Liam. He said that as long as he gets to pick out his own shoes, he’d do anything I want.”
“Smart man.”
“That’s one way to look at it.”
I laughed, “I’ll call you back as soon as I have a date and time. I’m really excited about this.”
“Me too, and Cara, thanks.”
“I haven’t done anything.”
“You have, I’ll tell you all about it some day. For now, just thanks.”
“You are very welcome.”
When I called Jovana, I explained that the wedding was probably too soon to do anything at her property, assuming they book well in
“I’m so far out of the loop I can’t believe it.”
“The star’s alignment is a changin’ darlin'.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means that you used to revolve around the family like we were the sun in your universe. You have Mrs. Cooper’s son AJ as your new sun now.”
“Very poetic.”
“I thought so. Been waiting for a chance to use that one. You stepped right in it. At least I got to use it before Rory.”
“Great. Well, anyway, talk to Morgan. See if she even wants to take a look at the ballroom. If she does, have her give me a call, and we’ll set up a time. If she would prefer to skip it, she can call and let me know, or she can just email me or whatever.”
“Sounds good.”
“Liam?”
“Hmm?”
“Can I ask you a hypothetical question?”
“Sure.”
“If you had a problem, and you thought that I might be able to help, but you also thought that asking me for help might put me in the middle of a pile of poop, would you still ask me for help?”
“How big of a pile?”
“Pretty big.”
“Are there any other options?”
“Well, there are always other options.”
“I’d like to say that I trust the family enough that no matter what the problem, I know that I can go to any member, and that they’ll have my back, but that isn’t the issue. Truth be told, I wouldn’t want to bring harm to the door of anyone in the family, especially my sisters, so, I’d probably go running to Rory like a little girl. He’s a cop. He has a gun. He isn’t afraid of things that go bump in the night. I’d probably run to Rory.”
“Thanks.”
“Anything I can do?”
“Nope, I’m good.”
“Are you going to run to Rory? You’re already a girl. It’s okay for you to do that.”
“I don’t need to run to anybody right now. Should the need arise, I’ll decide then. I was just kind of letting my imagination go wild, and when I do that, as we all know, no good can come of it.”
“Cara, all kidding aside, if you need anything, any time, any place, you call me.”
“I appreciate it. Go talk to your future wife.”
“Yes ma’am.”
I went into the kitchen, filled the kettle, and had just hit the button when the phone rang.
“Your brother is delusional.”
“I assume you’re talking about Liam, since he’s the one you’re about to marry, but I can’t really give you a definitive response until names are mentioned, since all of them are at least half as bad. What’s up Morgan?”
“I would love to take you up on your kind offer. I can’t guarantee that we can have the wedding in the ballroom until I see it, and until I can figure out a budget, we’re trying to keep everything reasonable, but I’d love to take a look at it. Even if we don’t use it, going to see a ballroom is so bride-ee. I can’t wait. When do you want to do this?”
“I can call Jovana as soon as I hang up. I’ll tell her you’re thrilled and would love to twirl on her wooden floors. Any time better than any other time?”
“That’s the beauty of working for yourself. My schedule is my own. Any time that is good for you and Jovana is good for me.”
“Do we need to check with Liam?”
“We don’t even need to consult with Liam. He said that as long as he gets to pick out his own shoes, he’d do anything I want.”
“Smart man.”
“That’s one way to look at it.”
I laughed, “I’ll call you back as soon as I have a date and time. I’m really excited about this.”
“Me too, and Cara, thanks.”
“I haven’t done anything.”
“You have, I’ll tell you all about it some day. For now, just thanks.”
“You are very welcome.”
When I called Jovana, I explained that the wedding was probably too soon to do anything at her property, assuming they book well in
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