Page 23 of Unraveling Connections

Peter smiles, “We actually haven’t got much done. I managed to give my dad a color scheme which has kept him entertained for a few weeks but honestly, he is going to be bugging me for a date for it soon.”

Kat smiles, “I don’t blame him, it’s exciting, and you kids work so hard you deserve some decent time off.”

“I know,” Pete agrees, “we will set a date for the party soon, we have just got to wait for work to calm down and for us to both be on the same schedule. He is working at the moment, and we are not sure how long he is going to be gone for. I can’t plan anything without him.”

“Of course not,” Kat agrees, a frown on her face.

“What are we talking about?” Jenny asks as she comes back into the room. Both her and Rob carrying trays of drinks. “Trick sweet, can you go and get the cake?"

Trick hops up, “Of course mom.”

“Peter’s engagement party,” Kat tells her with a grin on her face and then goes on to quickly discuss what we have already talked about.

“Ah, it’s so exciting. After all of this time, none of us have been to one of your fathers’ parties, although we have heard plenty about them. I can’t wait to see what they are like.” Jenny replies excitedly, making me smile.

Rob nudges her and says gently, “You’re assuming that we’re invited.”

Before anyone can say anything, Peter interrupts and laughs, “Of course, you’re all invited; I consider you all family, you know that.”

Jenny hits Rob lightly in the stomach and then chastises him, “You had me worrying I’d overstepped the mark or some shit then.”

“Sorry, dear,” Rob replies with a twinkle in his eye.

I try to hide my smile as he immediately stops grinning when Jenny glances up at him. I have really missed them.

“If your parents need a hand with anything, please let us know.” Kat offers a hopeful glint in her eye, as Jenny nods excitedly from where she is sitting.

Peter smiles, “I will let them know. Can I give them your numbers?”

“Yes, of course. Although, I do feel like they should have had them a long time ago.” Jenny replies.

I have a feeling that Peter is going to be having a word with his dads and getting them to find something that Kat and Jenny can do. It would be a nice bonding experience for the parents, although I do kind of feel like the four of them together could cause some major damage especially if wine is involved.

It does make me wonder why we haven’t gotten them together before but then again so much happens so regularly for us, it just hasn’t occurred to us for them to get together for something that doesn’t involve us being there as well.

After that talk is casual, as we carry on talking about Pete’s engagement party and they manage to convince him to message his fathers then and there. I get a glance over his shoulder as he types out the message and smile when I realize that I was right, and he is asking them to include Kat and Jenny.

He gets a message back while the others are talking about something else, and he chuckles, turning his phone slightly so I can see.

Dad: Please, of course, we can find something for them to do. Hell, I would love to have them involved, we know how much they mean to you, and we have also seen how much wine they can put away. They are welcome at our party planning events any time, and before you question me, yes, they are now so epic that they are referred to as full events. Tell them that we will call them tonight when work is done. Love you, tell Ever and the guys we love them too.

“I love your dad,” I giggle.

“I should have known that they would want them involved,” Pete replies with a grin as he quickly types out a reply to his dad.

“Send our love,” I tell him.

“Of course,” Pete smiles. He then turns to Kat and Jenny, waiting for their conversation to stop before he says, “Dad says that he will call you in a couple of hours once work is done with. He will conference you all in on the same call if you aren’t together.”

Kat and Jenny share a massive smile, as Jenny says, “Oh I can’t wait, this is going to be so much fun.”

For a while, we eat cake, drink coffee, and forget about work and all things serious for a while before Trick clears his throat and reminds us that we really need to get going. Reluctantly, we all get up and head to the front door, saying our goodbyes.

“When are we going to get to see you again?” Rob asks as we are standing in the open doorway.

Trick shrugs, “I don’t know dad. We are in the middle of something with work at the moment and we don’t know how long it is going to take. But we will try and arrange something soon.”

“Got it. Just stay in contact,” Rob says, looking over all of us with worried eyes. “We start to worry when we don’t hear from you for a while.”

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