themselves with this. I didn't see on any of the brochures that we could request a picnic," she told him.
"Oh, it's not a regular service they provide. They just do it for me, because I'm friends with the owner." Which was part of the truth. The other part was that he bribed them a more than respectable sum to do it for him. "Are you ready to get back to the real world?"
She shrugged. "I'm ready to see how my assistant did while we were gone. I'm surprised she didn't text even once." It had been everything Addie could do not to text and check in on her, but she knew that Bailey was a capable woman, and she didn't want her to think she was watching over her shoulder. "What about you?"
He shrugged. "I've had a wonderful time here. I'm glad we were able to get away to get to know one another, but I'm starting to get itchy to get back to work." He'd taken a paper and pen into the bathroom the day before, and written a couple of pages the old fashioned way. He didn't want her to know how much he needed to be working while they were on their honeymoon.
"Will you work as soon as we get home tomorrow? Or will you wait until Monday morning?"
He hadn't even considered waiting. "Would it offend you if I got to work tomorrow evening?" He hoped it wouldn't, because he didn't want to start their marriage off by sneaking out of bed to go to his other love—work!
"Oh, not at all! All of my stuff was moved to the apartment while we were gone. I'm going to have unpacking to do, and I know I'll want to call my assistant manager. No, home means business as usual." She shrugged. Just because she was married, didn't mean she could neglect her duties.
Jake breathed a sigh of relief. Good. She had the same kind of work ethic he did. They would get along just fine.
*****
When Addie unlocked the apartment the next day, she looked around in amazement. She'd asked her former roommates, sisters, and brothers to help with the move. Obviously they'd done so much more than she'd expected. She'd thought to walk into an apartment with boxes everywhere, but it was neatly arranged, even her knick knacks were out.
On the counter was a note, saying that Danielle had done it as part of her wedding gift. She suggested they use the time they would have spent unpacking wisely. Addie grinned, knowing she would do just that.
Jake had shipped a bunch of things from Montana, sending them to Lachele. The two women must have gotten together, because his things were put away neatly as well. He spotted his laptop at a desk in the corner of the room, and as soon as he saw it, he was mesmerized. He sat down, turned it on, and he forgot about everything around him.
Addie laughed as she watched Jake become reunited with his computer. She went into the bedroom and called Bailey, catching up on the happenings from the store while she was gone. Once that was finished, she went to her own laptop and did the paperwork from the week using the information Bailey had emailed to her daily.
When she was finished, she called Jake's name, but he didn't even notice, so she walked into the kitchen to fix something for supper. She frowned. There was nothing to fix. She walked back to her computer and ordered groceries to be delivered. There was no point in living in a huge city if you didn't take advantage of the delivery options there.
She went into the bedroom to call her mother while she waited for the groceries to be delivered. "Yes, everything's fine. We just got back from South Dakota. The resort was amazing. It was like stepping back into the 1870s. Truly a once in a lifetime experience."
"He didn't hurt you, did he? He treated you all right?"
Addie blushed, knowing her mother was talking about the wedding night and wanting to have no part of that discussion. "He was great. I have no complaints. Really, I think Dr. Lachele found the right man for me."
She could hear
"Oh, it's not a regular service they provide. They just do it for me, because I'm friends with the owner." Which was part of the truth. The other part was that he bribed them a more than respectable sum to do it for him. "Are you ready to get back to the real world?"
She shrugged. "I'm ready to see how my assistant did while we were gone. I'm surprised she didn't text even once." It had been everything Addie could do not to text and check in on her, but she knew that Bailey was a capable woman, and she didn't want her to think she was watching over her shoulder. "What about you?"
He shrugged. "I've had a wonderful time here. I'm glad we were able to get away to get to know one another, but I'm starting to get itchy to get back to work." He'd taken a paper and pen into the bathroom the day before, and written a couple of pages the old fashioned way. He didn't want her to know how much he needed to be working while they were on their honeymoon.
"Will you work as soon as we get home tomorrow? Or will you wait until Monday morning?"
He hadn't even considered waiting. "Would it offend you if I got to work tomorrow evening?" He hoped it wouldn't, because he didn't want to start their marriage off by sneaking out of bed to go to his other love—work!
"Oh, not at all! All of my stuff was moved to the apartment while we were gone. I'm going to have unpacking to do, and I know I'll want to call my assistant manager. No, home means business as usual." She shrugged. Just because she was married, didn't mean she could neglect her duties.
Jake breathed a sigh of relief. Good. She had the same kind of work ethic he did. They would get along just fine.
*****
When Addie unlocked the apartment the next day, she looked around in amazement. She'd asked her former roommates, sisters, and brothers to help with the move. Obviously they'd done so much more than she'd expected. She'd thought to walk into an apartment with boxes everywhere, but it was neatly arranged, even her knick knacks were out.
On the counter was a note, saying that Danielle had done it as part of her wedding gift. She suggested they use the time they would have spent unpacking wisely. Addie grinned, knowing she would do just that.
Jake had shipped a bunch of things from Montana, sending them to Lachele. The two women must have gotten together, because his things were put away neatly as well. He spotted his laptop at a desk in the corner of the room, and as soon as he saw it, he was mesmerized. He sat down, turned it on, and he forgot about everything around him.
Addie laughed as she watched Jake become reunited with his computer. She went into the bedroom and called Bailey, catching up on the happenings from the store while she was gone. Once that was finished, she went to her own laptop and did the paperwork from the week using the information Bailey had emailed to her daily.
When she was finished, she called Jake's name, but he didn't even notice, so she walked into the kitchen to fix something for supper. She frowned. There was nothing to fix. She walked back to her computer and ordered groceries to be delivered. There was no point in living in a huge city if you didn't take advantage of the delivery options there.
She went into the bedroom to call her mother while she waited for the groceries to be delivered. "Yes, everything's fine. We just got back from South Dakota. The resort was amazing. It was like stepping back into the 1870s. Truly a once in a lifetime experience."
"He didn't hurt you, did he? He treated you all right?"
Addie blushed, knowing her mother was talking about the wedding night and wanting to have no part of that discussion. "He was great. I have no complaints. Really, I think Dr. Lachele found the right man for me."
She could hear
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