Chapter 54

Emily's POV

"Good day, ladies."

My brows scrunched in confusion, but I offered them a warm smile in response.

They were provably there for Joanne, so I turned to her, but she looked quite as confused as I was.

"Good afternoon, young men," she responded. "Do you need something?"

They shook their head with their lips pressed together, and one of them spoke up.

"Actually, we are here for Mrs. Wilson."

My brows dipped into a frown.

My response was sharp and irritated. "Why?"

"Your husband has asked us to convey you to the location of the place where you both will hang out for today."

He placed a small paper on the table before standing squarely at the table again.

The small message of the paper read:

'To my dearest wife, I want us to have a romantic getaway today. I didn't tell you earlier because it is a surprise. See you here when you arrive...'

My knuckles turned white as my hands clenched into a fist under the table.

Gosh! What was Eric's deal exactly?

I contemplated telling them to