Chapter 10:
While Liam was entering Spencer Publications to talk to his father, Wyatt & Hope were heading over to her brother Rick's new house in Malibu for dinner.
"I hope Maya can cook, babe," said Wyatt with a sheepish grin. "She can. She's a great cook, & Rick helps her out a lot," said Hope reassuringly. "What does she like to make the most?" asked Wyatt. "I tried this Shepard's pie she made once, & it was absolutely delicious. She said it was one of her grandmother's recipes," said Hope who smiled at the memory. "Sounds good to me," siad Wyatt with a grin of his own.
When they pulled up to Rick & Maya's house, Wyatt was in awe. It was much bigger then a lot of homes he had seen growing up. It was simply an amazing house.
Maya was putting the finishing touches on a seafood dish when she saw Wyatt & Hope pull up tot he house. "They're here, honey!" she yelled. "OK, I got it!" yelled Rick who had just finished getting dressed in jeans and a light blue button-down shirt after a minor mishap in the kitchen. He ran down the stairs & made his way to the door.
Rick hugged both his sister & Wyatt as soon as they entered. "Maya's finishing up in the kitchen," he said smiling as he led the couple to the cozy dining room where Maya was putting the food on the table.
Maya hugged Hope & gawked at her ring. "It is gorgeous," she said which caused to Hope to gsmile. Maya then turned to Wyatt & said, "You did good, my friend." Wyatt just smiled & thanked her.
Hope went with Maya to help put plates & silverware while Rick & Wyatt talked. It was an interesting conversation to say the least.
"I know you have concerns, Rick. I understnad that," said Wyatt. "Being her older brother & having seen what Hope has gone through, I do, but I need to reassure you of one thing, Wyatt," said Rick. "What's that?" asked Wyatt who was now nervous. He wondered what Rick had to say next.
"You don't need to worry. I've seen how you are with my sister, & I see how much you love her. I just want her to be happy, & I'm glad that you do," said Rick with a smile. Wyatt breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that he had Rick's approval.
Maya called everyone to the table, and as they dug in, she had one question that she had to ask Hope about.
"Have you guys started planning your wedding yet?" she asked. Hope just shook her head. "Why not? It's not like Steffy is going to pop out of nowhere & ruin it," said Maya. "I know that, but Wyatt & I have talked about it, &...we're thinking about eloping," said Hope. Rick decided to speak up before things got too awkward.
"I completely understand why you two would want to do that," said Rick. "Hope's been burned too many times by my idiot brother," said Wyatt. "Just to let you know, Rick, we're not going to do it in Las Vegas," said Hope. "Vegas is kind of tacky anyway," said Wyatt. "So where do you two think you'll get married at?" asked Maya. That question got Wyatt & Hope thinking.
They knew that they wanted to elope but hadn't talked about where. It was something that just hadn't come up in their conversations since becoming engaged.
Rick then came up with an idea. "What about Hawaii?" he asked. "What about it, Rick?" asked Hope. "Well, Maya & I are planning a trip there this weekend, & maybe that might be a place you two could get married at," he said. Hope then looked at Wyatt, who was grinning.
"I like it. I've been to Hawaii many times, mainly for surfing and such, so maybe that might work. What do you think, babe?" said Wyatt. Hope smiled & said, "I like it. Let's do that."
Everyone was happy with that decision & went back to eating.
While Wyatt & Hope were having a great time with Rick & Maya, Liam was sitting in his father's office waiting for him to show up.
Liam was still fuming over had happened with Wyatt at the SLS Hotel earlier in the day. Just knowing that Hope was with him made Liam burn with anger.
As Bill Spencer walked in, Liam Readied himself for what he was about to tell his father.
He just hoped that his father was ready for it.