Finding Joy

Chapter 38

"Lauren we still having drinks tonight?" Jacob asked me as we left out of ourlast meeting of the day and heading out of the building.

"Yes and I can't wait. This week has been hell and I need a drink." I said.

"Tell me about it." He sighed.

"Oop what had happened?" I asked him.

"A lot. I'll explain later. Drinks and dinner so dress cute and leave Devin home." He said.

"I will. I'm not Kelsey or Erin." I laughed.

"Oh shade!" He said in Erin's voice causing me to laugh

"I've got to go. My mans calling me." I said feeling my phone vibrate in my hand.

"Okay bye kiss the kids, and tell Devin I said hey." He said and I nodded

"Hello." I said answering my phone as I walked through the parking lot nearing my truck.

"Hello." Devin said as I got inside.

"Hold on babe let me plug you up." I said getting in my truck

"Alright babe what's up?" I said.

"Lauren we just came from the doctors and they had said Cara is catching up with her development." Devin said excitedly.

"Oh my goodness! Really!" I yelled.

"Yes baby and I would like to say thank you. For pushing her so much and believing she could do it." He said.

"It's no problem. You know I love Cara. That's really my baby and I just want her to be the best her she could be." I stressed.

"I know. Which is why I called my mother. You, her and I are gonna have lunch together this afternoon and D is gonna watch the girls." He said.

"Baby." I warned.

"What come on." He urged.

"Your mother doesn't like me and I'm perfectly fine with that." I lied

"Well I know your really not okay with that and even if you were I wouldn't be." He said. "I'm not gonna have my family messed up especially being that we are getting married in two months." He said.

"Less than two months." I corrected.

"Pooh." He groaned.

"Hot Chocolate." I whined.

He laughed. "You know what babe. You're too much. Where do you want to meet for lunch?" He asked.

"You tricked me. I thought that we were gonna go to lunch alone." I said

"We are going alone with my mother." He said.

I rolled my eyes. "Hibachi." I said.

"Now you know." He said reminding me his mother hates hibachi

"That's what I want." I said.

"She's gonna complain." He warned.

"I'll be drunk anyways." I said.

He sighed. "Baby. I need your cooperation just as much as I need hers."

"Have I not given you complete cooperation?" I asked.

"Yes but you're saying you don't care about how my mother feels. " He said.

"I'm pretty sure your mother has said stuff about me." I said

"Yes baby and I've checked her. " He said.

"Not enough if we are still having problems." I said.