Here We Come (Aggie's Inheritance) (96 page)

The
server
brought
their
check
and
Aggie
sighed
as
Tina
snatched
it
first.
“For
once
I
can
afford
to
pay
,
and
you
still
beat
me
to it
.”

“Tradition.
Now,
what
about
accessories?”

“What?”

“Necklaces,
earrings,
hair
‘pretties’…
what
do
you
want
for
those?”

“I
don’t
know!”
Aggie
gathered
her
purse
and
removed
her
coat
from
the
back
of
the
chair.
“I
don’t
care
what
you
guys
wear,
but
it
might
be
good
for
me
to
pick
mine.
Your
tastes
are
a
little
more…”

“I’m
not
going
to
choose
tennis
bracelets
and
ropes
of
diamonds, s
illy.”

Tina
signed
the
receipt
before
they
hurried
out
of
the
restaurant
and
into
the
frigid
air.
“I
smell
snow.”

“I’d
better
go,”
Aggie
said,
tempted
to
stay
,
but
knowing
she
shouldn’t.

“Text
me
when
you
get
home.”

“Ok.
While
you’re
at
it,
think
about
what
we
can
do
for
food.
I
don’t
think
limiting
them
to
cake
and
punch
will
be
sufficient.”

“And
we
need
a
place
or
you
won’t
have
anything
to
put
on
the
invitations
that
you
need
to
order
last
week,”
Tina
reminded
her
pointedly.

“You
know
what
?
You
know
what
we
can
afford.
Find
the
place
and
book
it.
I
don’t
care.”

“Oh,
I
found
a
photographer
I
think.
She’s
getting
back
to
me
tomorrow
about
the
date.
She
had
a
cancellation
and
then
got
an
email
saying
they’d
changed
their
mind
about
changing
their
mind.”

“Well,
that’s
one
thing
she
wouldn’t
have
to
worry
about
with
me.
I’m
not
changing
my
mind.”

“Good.
I
think
William
is
slightly
terrified
that
you’ll
kick
Luke
to
the
curb
and
agree
to
his
prior
proposal
for
Kenzie’s
sake.”

Aggie
reached
her
rental
car
and
unlocked
the
door.
“Kenzie
will
have
to
settle
for
Luke.
As
for
me,
it’s
not
settling
at
all.”

~*~*~*~

Luke
waited
at
the
bottom
of
the
steps
as
she opened the car door
.
“Find
anything?”

“Yep.”
Aggie
popped
the
trunk
before
she
shut
the
door
and
then
locked
it.
It
was
a
strange
sensation
to
lock
a
vehicle
again,
but
it
seemed
necessary
with
someone
else’s
property.
She
dragged
the
large
garment
bag
from
the
trunk
and
slammed
it
shut.
“I
can’t
get
used
to
this
thing.
I’ve
been
slamming
everything
too
hard.”

“The
van
doors
weigh
more.”

“Yeah.
Something.”

“Do
I
get
to
see?”

Aggie
shrugged.
“Do
you
want
to?”

“I
don’t
know.
Obviously
I
do,”
Luke
said
, opening
the
front
door,
“but
a
surprise
is
nice
too.”

Inside,
she
unzipped
the
bottom
and
showed
the
skirt.
“There.
How’s
that?”