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"You think?"

"Yeah. Have you thought about talking to someone about this?

Alexis nodded her head. "Jack wants me to see a therapist. Especially now that the nightmares have started."

"Maybe it's something you should think about doing."

"Maybe."

The waitress came with their food. They sat and talked about mundane things until she got a text from Jack. "Jack's out of his meeting. Do you want to come hangout in the office for a while?"

"Naw, I gotta get going. I've been up since five this morning. I need a nap."

Alexis laughed, "Okay, talk to you soon."

Jack sat at his desk when Alexis arrived back at the office. He smiled at her when she walked through the door. "Did you have a nice lunch?"

"I did," she said, walking around the desk and planting herself in his lap.

"I have a wonderful idea," he said, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Oh yeah, what's that?"

"I think we need to forget all our troubles for a while. We need a change of scenery, so I booked us a two-week stay in a tiny bungalow on the island of Maui."

Alexis sat up straight. "What?"

"Yep. We leave for our honeymoon tomorrow morning."

Alexis laughed. "We aren't even married yet."

"Something I plan to rectify right now."

"Married. Now. Jack, we can't. It needs planning."

"We're in Vegas. What's to plan? Chapels line the strip. Hell, there's even one in this hotel."

"But, what about your parents? They'll be so upset if they miss our wedding. You're their only child."

"They'll get over it. They can throw us a big party when we get back."

Alexis started to get excited. She wiggled in Jack's lap.

He held her hips still. "Careful, sweetheart. The honeymoon hasn't started yet."

"I don't know what to wear."

"You have a hundred dresses in your closet."

"Okay, let's do this." She jumped off his lap. "I can't believe it. In a few hours, I'm going to be Mrs. Alexis Cole." A smile stretched her cheeks.

Jack stood and engulfed her in his arms. He put his face in her neck and breathed in deep. "I really like the sound of that."

She tilted her head back to look at him. "What, my new name?" she ask with a big smile.

"No. Your happiness."

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