Share
Wedding Planning
After dad gave us his blessing I ran out of the study to go and share the news with Nicolene.
Forgetting that she might not even be aware of anything and that she might not even know what is going on I ran out of the study, hugging her, and kept on repeating the words " He said yes, I'm getting married."
Jack and dad came out of the study and informed her that Dad had given us permission and that Jack and I were also now engaged to be married. After she was informed she was more than happy to hug me back and also be happy along with me as I had been when she had told me that she and dad were getting married.
After this, we went back to planning and talked the two men's heads full with everything that we had chosen and thought of to get for the weddings and what we did not like and did not want at either one of the two weddings. I must admit they were either fine with listening to the two of us babble the whole night or they were able to keep their po
Related chapters
Happiness Takes Time Wedding Bells
Finally, after going back and forth between planning and thinking we decided on a date for the wedding that suits everyone. The rest of the planning took forever but finally, we had everything planned and everything was ready for the 23rd of November.The wedding gowns were the only thing not yet in our possession because they were still being made by none other than Nicolene's sister herself, one of the best designers that I know of and believe me in my years I have met and worked with quite a few of them.We have a fitting today and then the final fitting two days before the wedding to make sure that the gowns will fit perfectly and that nothing can go wrong between the final fitting and the day of the wedding.As always we were met with a glass of champagne each when entering the store. I have wondered if she treats all of her customers this way or if it is only done because Nicolene is her sister. I haven't had the courage to ask yet,
Happiness Takes Time Finally alone
After cutting the cake and smearing Jack's face full of cake he suggested we take an early leave before anyone noticed us gone and go about our honeymoon to be alone for the next three weeks of heaven as he called it. Who was I to argue?We said goodbye to dad and Nicolene only and asked them to enjoy the rest of the evening since they would not be going on honeymoon but staying here and finally moving in together now that they were married. Nicolene also mentioned that she wanted to go back to school but that she had not yet decided what she was going to be studying. She was between healthcare and law which were both very good choices and with either, she would be set for the future if she wanted to practice either one.I was also thinking of going back and getting some other degree since Jack and I, well mostly Jack, decided that I would not be returning to the office after the honeymoon at all. I don't think I would be able to sit at home the whole day or even
Happiness Takes Time Time flies
Three weeks went by as if we were only here for 3 days. We did almost everything that was available to do and we had so much fun here. I almost didn't want to pack up and go back again. We could just both resign and be simple folk living off the water and the land here. We could even build our own cabin like most of the locals here and just live peacefully.I still haven't talked to Jack about me either going back to work or going back to study. It just never felt right when we had some quiet time before going to bed. I also didn't know if it would be the time to discuss it when we were on the plane flying back because Jack looked tired and would probably try and get some sleep on the plane back.I just knew that I needed to discuss this with him before he went back to work the week after we return. He would get caught up with work and then not concentrate when I would ask him something.Back homeOnce back at home, Jack said th
Happiness Takes Time Back to the real world
After the last week we had off from work together, spending it just doing everything we wanted and could together it was finally time for us to return back to work. I don't know why but I was nervous to go back to the office. It wasn't like it was a new job with new people to get to know in the office. I was just scared that they would think that Jack used his connections to get me the job back after I resigned and that they would hold it against me because other people in my situation would have had to go through the whole interview processbefore they would possibly be hired back.Walking into the office hand in hand with Jack was the only thing keeping me from running away. Why did I want to come back here again?"You came back because this is what you love doing and it is what you are good at. If there is anyone that is mean to you or not respecting you then you tell me and we make them do the cases that nobody wants to do."Jack's words had
Happiness Takes Time Serving the people
Eight Years Later Jack and I are still going strong in our marriage and we are both still working at the office together. He has given hands-on managing a new definition with his approach to being the director and also an agent whenever needed. Ever since I moved more or less over to the undercover squad I haven't been on that many cases where I was able to just be involved when there were clues available and I was on duty in the office. Jack might not have been too happy when I made the decision to be part of the undercovers and if he still hasn't fully accepted it then he is a really good liar.I was currently undercover and I truly was hoping that my suspicions that I was pregnant were wrong. I haven't been able to sneak off to go and get a test or even if I would have been I wouldn't have had the privacy to be able to do it. Also if I was indeed pregnant or even if there is a chance that I am I would need to be extra careful and even more protective
Happiness Takes Time The end of the line
Opening the floor as usual so that the sick perverts could come here for their own enjoyment felt so routine-like. It's as if I was operating on autopilot just out of habit as I have been doing for the past two weeks just until I could finally go home and not have to be here. Safely back in Jack's arms where I know I am safe and I don't have to keep looking over my shoulder or sleep with one eye open as I am doing here. I didn't know whether there would be an extraction soon or if I would have to stay here until the end of the sting which could be going on for months to allow for information gathering from all sides. According to me the information that I had managed to gather from here would have been enough to get this whole section of the operation and have them tell us who the rest of the guys in the operation was but it did not seem that the higher-ups thought so. I haven't received any correspondence from them since I did the last drop of information. I wanted to let them know
Happiness Takes Time A mother knows best
The young officer took me to the back door where Lawrence was waiting with a smile on his face. Waiving goodbye to the officer I climbed into the back of the SUV standing outside waiting to take me to the office. Lawrence climbed in and sat next to me in the back seat."The debrief won't take that long and we should be able to handle everything on the way to your home. If you don't mind of course. We can always go to the office and then take you home afterward?""No, I don't mind doing the debrief in the car but if at all possible could you drop me somewhere other than home?"He nodded in agreement and I gave the address to the driver. Lawrence was right when he said that the debrief would not take long because we were done even before we reached Nicolene's office. Lawrence looked concerned when he saw where I wanted to be dropped but he didn't ask anything. Getting out of the car, I walked straight into the building.Nicolene's receptionist k
Happiness Takes Time Companionship in pain
Turns out Dad wasn't calling because Nicolene told him that I was pregnant but because she told him that she was expecting a baby. She didn't even drop any hints when I saw her this afternoon. I guess she has wanted to tell Dad first before telling anyone else as I had wanted to tell Jack first before telling anyone else about it. I knew Dad was not that old but I did not think that he would be young enough to still be a new father.I was scared out of my mind and worried that I wouldn't know what to do but having Nicolene tell me that we were in this together lifted a lot of that burden. I didn't have a mother in my life whom I could ask and although we might be going through this together I really did see and accept Nicolene as my mother as she is the closest thing to what a mother needs to be and mean to her daughter.Turns out I was two weeks farther along than Nicolene. She realized that she had more or less felt the same as I had described to her the
Latest chapter
- Happiness Takes Time Happy at last
- Happiness Takes Time Homecoming
- Happiness Takes Time Hospital bound
- Happiness Takes Time Holding out hope
- Happiness Takes Time Discharged but still hospital bound
- Happiness Takes Time Finding Jack
- Happiness Takes Time He never breaks his promises
- Happiness Takes Time Late Nights
- Happiness Takes Time Adding another sibling to the mix
