2nd Chances

Chapter 14

Roxy sat on the leather couch holding the warm cup of coffee in her hands, looking out the large window in front of her watching the sun rise. She took a drink from the cup smiling remembering the last three days. It had been the best in her life by far. Michael had proposed to Veronica when they had gone out for last night for Christmas Eve. She was the reason Roxy was up so early, Veronica had called her at five in the morning to tell her the news. Roxy smiled again thinking of the conversation as she took another drink of her coffee. She hoped it would help calm her nerves, today they were going over to Jamie's parent's house for Christmas lunch.

Roxy was running through possible ways to get out of it, she was sure they would hate her for what she done to their son. Taking another sip she sighed. Maybe she could say she was sick…no, that wouldn't work. She couldn't act to save her life and the situation it could definitely be considered life threatening. Maybe she could invent an imaginary friend in Panama City that needed her help urgently and she had to leave right now...but she didn't want to leave, she just wanted to get out of the lunch. She sighed loudly taking another drink, maybe she should get dressed and sneak out before Jamie woke up.

That didn't sound so bad, she could say she wanted to do some more sightseeing and got lost. Yeah, that sounds like a plan, she thought but Jamie came out of the bedroom and sat beside her ruining her wonderful plan. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek wrapping his arm around her waist. "Good morning and Merry Christmas" he told her resting a chin on her shoulder.

"Dito," she said a tab bit grumpy, now she had to think of something else.

"That didn't sound very good, what's wrong Fox," he asked snuggling into her neck giving her soft kisses there.

She couldn't help but start to giggle. "That tickles, you're going to make me spill my coffee and nothing is wrong," she told him pushing him away from her gently. He looked at her with a look that suggested that he didn't believe her at all then took away her cup of coffee setting it on the table, ignoring her protests.

"Confess Roxy, what's going around in that mind of yours," he told her pulling towards him till she was sitting on his lap with his arms around her.

"Nothing is wrong," she lied looking at the large window, not wanting to offend him by preferring to be locked in a room with angry hornets before facing his parents.

Jamie cupped her face forcing her to look at him looking serious. "Roxy you really but really, really suck at lying," he told her then smiled kissing her. Roxy smiled back as she returned the kiss, laying her arms around his shoulder.

"So woman, what has you up so early," he told her when the kiss finally ended.

"Oh Veronica woke me up," she said seeing a chance to avoid what he really wanted to know. "She was too excited to wait for a decent hour to tell me that Michael had proposed to her last night," Roxy finished and Jamie smiled.

"Good hear she is excited, Michael spent half the day in the damn jewelry store trying to pick the right ring," he replied and she laughed pitying Michael. Jamie gave her a hard look. "But that doesn't explain why you seemed so grumpy before," he added causing her to laugh.

"Don't worry, I am fine," she told him trying to get up but he held her in place.

"I am not letting you get up till you tell me," he demanded.

"Okay," she shrugged with a smile laying her head on his shoulder.

"Ah ha, I knew it," he said.

"You know what," Roxy asked confused and he smiled.

"You're freaking out about today, about meeting my family," he told her giving her a quick kiss and Roxy scrunched up her nose with irritation that he guessed it. Why couldn't she ever have any secrets? "You have nothing to worry about Roxy. They will love you just as much as I do," he told her and she gave him a smile but wasn't convinced. She got up from his lap and grabbed her coffee taking a drink.