“It’s a toss up. They’re both magical.”
“Mom said she’ll understand if we don’t make it for Thanksgiving, but Christmas is a must.”
“So what do you want to do?”
“Think about it…so how did it go?”
“Like a roller coaster ride.” She looked at Sean and hesitated before expounding. “I told her everything.”
“Everything?”
“Everything.”
“And?”
“She was impressed with my honesty and said you and I are good for each other. I told her we weren’t having sex, contrary to what anyone says, and that’s when she said she doesn’t pay Chris much attention.”
“Baby, you didn’t?”
“I told her you keep a change of clothes here for meetings or for after church. I didn’t tell her that you occasionally sleep over.”
“Thank you.”
“She asked if you were still going to your meetings and I said yes and that I’m getting help for my problem. She was very happy to know we’ve been meeting with Mike and DeeDee regularly.”
“I guess this means, we’re getting married.”
She pulled her feet back and leaned over and kissed him. “I guess so. How about some mac and cheese?”
“I thought you’d never ask.”
Chapter 69
THE RINGING PHONE SHOCKED KYLA. It was eleven o’clock and Sean had already made his evening call. Her heart started pounding. The caller ID said unknown. She never answered unknown calls, especially unknown calls at this time of night. The phone stopped ringing and shortly thereafter, the message alert beeped. She played the voicemail and smiled at the sound of the familiar voice.
Kyla jotted down the number and immediately dialed and waited for the voice on the other end. “Is this my new sister-in-law calling me back? Screening your calls?” Zoë was full of energy.
“Hi Zoë.” Kyla felt herself smiling.
In the past few months, her life had completely changed. She no longer hung out with her old girlfriends. They were still playing the married man game and she had gladly retired. Now her best friends were a pastor’s wife, a church secretary, the wife of a prominent heart surgeon and her dog Winnie. Not exactly how she started out the year, but a good way to end it. Oh yeah, and she had a man. Not just any man, but a fiancé…a fine, Christian man who loved her.
“How did it go?” Zoë asked.
“Well.”
“Well…details please. I put Jordan and Jordy down for the night and I want details.” She laughed.
“What did you do to Jordan?”
“Let’s just say, I performed my motherly and wifely duties and now they are both asleep, and I’m here enjoying a cup of coffee.”
Sean told Kyla the reason she and Zoë got along was because they were so much alike. They shared a wicked sense of humor and great self-esteem. Kyla agreed with the self-esteem, but thought Zoë had her beat in the wicked sense of humor category.
“Miss Belinda showed up an hour and a half early, just like you said. Sean was here helping me and I quickly got him out of here.”
“I knew it.”
Kyla gave Zoë a replay of her meeting with Belinda, and then they traded stories back and forth about their meetings with the female head of the Prescott Family.