“Yes!” she squealed.
Bella smiled. “So did he get the gig of boyfriend or what?”
“We’ll see. We’re crazy about each other.”
“I’m so happy! He’s a great guy! So you guys finally hooked up? And he left his mark?”
“Yep.”
“I know how much he loved you. I bet he’s getting that small package all ready for you.”
“Small? I think not!”
“I’m talking about a present. You know…”
“There is one gift a woman does not prefer to come in a small package.”
Bella laughed. “I’m talking about an engagement ring. So yes, you want a small package!”
“I don’t want to get married. I’m carefree and single. But we’ll see. I know he’s wanted to marry me since high school.”
“Don’t play coy. I bet you guys get married in Las Vegas by the end of the weekend.”
“Enough. Let’s focus the attention back to the sister who seems to be hiding something.”
“Harvey took over the firm I work for.”
Her jaw dropped. “What are the chances you’d ever run into him that way? Are you sure he didn’t plan it?”
“It was purely coincidental. Maybe even fate.”
She was completely stunned and the look on her face said it all as she tried to process my words.
“Shit!” she said.
“I know.”
“You’ve got to quit. We’ll move somewhere else! Like Florida. I’ve always wanted to go to Florida! But Ted won’t want to be uprooted like that. And we just got together. We could be star crossed lovers.”
“Hey! Before you come up with a ridiculous plan to relocate us and label yourself a star crossed lover, Harvey already knows I’m here.”
“Does he know about the kids?” she asked in a shocked tone.
Bella nodded. “Yes.”
“What? You told him!”
“I had no choice. He saw them. It wasn’t hard to put two and two together. They look just like him.”
“And how did he react?”
She blew out a long breath. “He was devastated.”
“He’ll call Mama. And Mama Bear will rear her ugly head roaring and clawing. She’ll get her army of lawyers to tear you apart.”
“He told Mama to stay out of it. But yes, that was her first reaction.”
“So he’s on your side?”