Sapphire's Vow

CHAPTER 21

Sapphire St. Clair's POV

"Relax, will you?" I heard the gentle reminder to the man sitting beside me so sanguinely at the back of the car as we made our way to my grandfather's estate in the Hamptons. "You look like a woman who is about to face a firing squad today instead of having dinner with her family."

I eyed him sideways before focusing back my gaze on my window. "How accurate is your description of how I exactly feel at the moment."

Loukas held my cold hand and squeezed it affectionately. "Relax, I'm sure everything will be okay. It's just a dinner with your family we've done this countless times before. I don't think there's much different from the others before."

I focused my gaze on his exasperatingly. "But that was before we were still married at that time and now..."

"And now what?"

I paused for a moment searching for the right words that wouldn't start another row with him. The last thing I wanted was to have a squabble with him minutes before I joined my family for dinner.

Daniel changed the original plan last minute when he informed me before boarding Loukas' plane that he organized a family dinner and he was expecting me to be there also since Emerald and Ruby's husband were in town Daniel claims that all members of his family were in New York at once so he was happy to see them.

I never had the chance to inform him during our conversation that Loukas had joined me on this trip or that he was with me right this moment accompanying me to this dinner Granddad hosted. Honestly, I also didn't know how to bring up the topic with Daniel.

I just hope that my family would recover from their shock instantly upon seeing me arrive with Loukas, especially my sisters. I hope that they won't ask unnecessary questions that I have not yet been ready to answer over dinner.

"Sapphire...?" Loukas's concerned voice brought me back to the present time. "...are you all right?"

"I'm fine."

He didn't look convinced at my assurance. "You seem miles away from me. Care to share what's going on?"

It amazed me until now that this man knew me too well for his good. I tried to smile for his benefit but he probably guessed how slightly forced that smile was. "I'm just thinking about my sisters' reaction when they see you tonight. You know I haven't told them yet about us. I'm pretty sure they'll have the shock of their lives."

"Will they all be present tonight?" He asked, intertwining our fingers together. I'm still astounded by how my fingers fit perfectly with his large ones.

"Yes," I replied focusing my attention on our conversation. I dragged away from my eyes from our locked fingers. "Everyone would be there including Roman." When I saw the confusion in his face I added. "Ruby's husband."

He smiled at the thought while shaking his head slightly. "I still couldn't believe that your wayward younger sister is now married."

"No one can believe either at first," I admitted recalling how Emerald gathered information about her secretive twin's personal life. "Well, probably except for Daniel the moment Ruby went back to New York, Granddad knew something was up."

"That's Daniel for you."

I smiled back at him. He knew how capable my grandfather was when he wanted to know something. Besides, he has gotten pretty much close to Daniel during our marriage they even shared business ventures until now. That's one of the things that left me uncomfortable when we got divorced Granddad was still very much close to him and still doing business with Loukas.