good
family banter,” she assured him.
As I sat there laughing with Jayne, Brandon, and Brenda, it
occurred to me that they had accepted the fact that I was with Jack.
There wasn’t any uncomfortable tension, and we could actually joke about the
scene we had accidentally created the night before at the hotel. Today
has gone much smoother than I had imagined it would .
As if on cue, my phone began to buzz. Looking down, I
saw that it was Mom, so I chose to press the ignore button. I then waited
to see if she called right back. If she did, then I would know that she
was upset and determined to talk to me right now. I know she’ll call
me right back. She’s probably heard the news. Those thoughts
hadn’t even passed when my phone began to buzz a second time. Pressing ignore once again, I knew I would have an interesting voice mail to listen to when our
meeting adjourned. My phone beeped indicating a new voicemail, just as I
had predicted.
Within seconds, Jack reached into his jacket pocket and
retrieved his ringing phone. He muted the sound and looked over at me as
a subtle smile rolled across his face. Whoa, Mom is really pissed.
Jack
As the day wrapped up, I checked with Tim to make sure he
had retrieved my bags from The London. I informed him that we would be
spending the rest of our stay at the St. Regis. The view from the Diamond
room was good enough, and they would ensure our privacy as well. There
would be no paparazzi lurking outside our door. I have to get in touch
with my old friend Anthony Garcia. He will be able to help me take care
of the Ricci bothers. Anthony and I had gone to grade school together
back when we lived in Queens and we had played football against each other in
high school. After high school, Anthony joined the Marines and served in
both Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the Special Forces unit .
He’s such a badass. They won’t know what the hell hit them.
As Kate joined me in the limo, all of the thoughts regarding
stem cells, paparazzi, and the Ricci brothers faded into the background.
She kicked off her shoes and slid toward me across the soft leather seat.
“Damn, it’s cold out there,” she said slipping her cold feet
between my thighs.
“Yeah, I’ve had enough winter for one year. My god
your toes are freezing.” I grabbed hold of them to speed up the thawing.
“I’ve been freezing all day for some reason,” she said as if
she didn’t realize it was February in New York.
“I told you to grab your blue fox coat this morning.”
“It always makes me feel self-conscious wearing something
like that.”
“It looks so good on you, but I suppose you could go back to
wearing that old trench coat.” Ouch! I had momentarily
forgotten that her feet were between my legs. I thought back to that
first night at the St. Regis when she had been too ashamed to wear or even
carry it. She was so adorable.
Chapter 7 – A Little R&R
Kate
Checking into the St. Regis felt much different than it had
the first time. No one was giving us disapproving looks or saying things
in hushed tones. In fact, no one seemed to care whether Jack and I were
even a couple. The bellhop greeted both of us by name and took us up to
the beautiful Diamond Suite. It was strange being back there again after
only a few days. In some ways, it felt like it had been a long time since
we checked out. Neither Jack nor I had gotten much sleep since Saturday
night, so we ordered a couple of our favorites from room service. While
Jack took care of the food, I threw on a warm, fuzzy robe and began to fill the
Jacuzzi tub with steamy, hot water.
I sat along the edge of the tub and dangled my cold feet into
the steamy water. The shocking temperature difference sent a shiver up my
spine. I hope Jack still intends to work from the yacht for the next
few months. Escaping this city until May would be totally
awesome. There is nothing I
family banter,” she assured him.
As I sat there laughing with Jayne, Brandon, and Brenda, it
occurred to me that they had accepted the fact that I was with Jack.
There wasn’t any uncomfortable tension, and we could actually joke about the
scene we had accidentally created the night before at the hotel. Today
has gone much smoother than I had imagined it would .
As if on cue, my phone began to buzz. Looking down, I
saw that it was Mom, so I chose to press the ignore button. I then waited
to see if she called right back. If she did, then I would know that she
was upset and determined to talk to me right now. I know she’ll call
me right back. She’s probably heard the news. Those thoughts
hadn’t even passed when my phone began to buzz a second time. Pressing ignore once again, I knew I would have an interesting voice mail to listen to when our
meeting adjourned. My phone beeped indicating a new voicemail, just as I
had predicted.
Within seconds, Jack reached into his jacket pocket and
retrieved his ringing phone. He muted the sound and looked over at me as
a subtle smile rolled across his face. Whoa, Mom is really pissed.
Jack
As the day wrapped up, I checked with Tim to make sure he
had retrieved my bags from The London. I informed him that we would be
spending the rest of our stay at the St. Regis. The view from the Diamond
room was good enough, and they would ensure our privacy as well. There
would be no paparazzi lurking outside our door. I have to get in touch
with my old friend Anthony Garcia. He will be able to help me take care
of the Ricci bothers. Anthony and I had gone to grade school together
back when we lived in Queens and we had played football against each other in
high school. After high school, Anthony joined the Marines and served in
both Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the Special Forces unit .
He’s such a badass. They won’t know what the hell hit them.
As Kate joined me in the limo, all of the thoughts regarding
stem cells, paparazzi, and the Ricci brothers faded into the background.
She kicked off her shoes and slid toward me across the soft leather seat.
“Damn, it’s cold out there,” she said slipping her cold feet
between my thighs.
“Yeah, I’ve had enough winter for one year. My god
your toes are freezing.” I grabbed hold of them to speed up the thawing.
“I’ve been freezing all day for some reason,” she said as if
she didn’t realize it was February in New York.
“I told you to grab your blue fox coat this morning.”
“It always makes me feel self-conscious wearing something
like that.”
“It looks so good on you, but I suppose you could go back to
wearing that old trench coat.” Ouch! I had momentarily
forgotten that her feet were between my legs. I thought back to that
first night at the St. Regis when she had been too ashamed to wear or even
carry it. She was so adorable.
Chapter 7 – A Little R&R
Kate
Checking into the St. Regis felt much different than it had
the first time. No one was giving us disapproving looks or saying things
in hushed tones. In fact, no one seemed to care whether Jack and I were
even a couple. The bellhop greeted both of us by name and took us up to
the beautiful Diamond Suite. It was strange being back there again after
only a few days. In some ways, it felt like it had been a long time since
we checked out. Neither Jack nor I had gotten much sleep since Saturday
night, so we ordered a couple of our favorites from room service. While
Jack took care of the food, I threw on a warm, fuzzy robe and began to fill the
Jacuzzi tub with steamy, hot water.
I sat along the edge of the tub and dangled my cold feet into
the steamy water. The shocking temperature difference sent a shiver up my
spine. I hope Jack still intends to work from the yacht for the next
few months. Escaping this city until May would be totally
awesome. There is nothing I
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