The wedding

Chapter 3: My best friend finding out

(In Jo's point a view)

I was getting myself dressed but I could feel as if the nerves were piling up again. As soon as we had breakfast we were going to tell everyone that I had said yes to Virgil's marriage proposal.

Just as I was thinking about Virgil he knocked on my bedroom door.

"Come in!" I yelled.

"Hi, you ready to tell everyone?" asked Virgil. Just by looking at me he could tell that I was nervous about this because he knows that nothing like this has ever happened to me before.

"Nearly," I said while looking at my mobile and smiling when I see that Louise is calling me back, as I called her this morning to let her know about me getting married.

"Why did you ring me this early for? You know I don't wake up properly without my coffee!" said Louise irritably.

"Sorry Lou, but I phoned you to let you know that I am getting married," I said to her while smiling at the same time.

"Since when Jo?" asked Louise.

"Oh, since I went to that high school reunion, which you were also meant to be going to as well, by the way!"

"Sorry Jo, I can't really help it if I'm working," said Louise.

"Yeah, so what do you work as now?" I asked Louise after all she lived next door to Penny plus she is Robyn's babysitter from time to time.

"I am Jeff's Tracy new P.A" said Louise.

As soon as Louise said that I let out a shocked breath.

"Well the guy that I am marrying is Jeff Tracy's son plus he is Robyn's father" I replied as I never let on to anyone who Robyn's father was. Not even my best friend. Not that I was scared or anything like that and I thought Penny would have picked it up once she had seen that Robyn was the double of her father.

"Are you telling me that one of the Tracys is Robyn's dad?" asked Louise in shock.

"Yes,"

"The one you are always talking about, what's his name? Virgil?"

"Yep that's the one!"

"Wow Jo, you sure know how to pick them don't you?" asked Louise merrily.

"Thanks Louise, look I got to go, boyfriend alert," I told her as Virgil came to sit on the bed with me.

"Look Jo, call me later with the details!" said Louise happily.

"Ok phone you later Lou, bye" I replied .

"Who was that talking to you?" asked Virgil as he pulled me into his waiting arms for a hug.

"That was my best friend Louise phoning me back!"

"So you do have other friends then?" Virgil asked me with a smile that could only match mine. We still couldn't believe that we were getting married and I am sure that Penny and Jeff will want to play a big part in planning it. It sort of has me thinking now about maybe moving over here with Virgil. But I don't think I will be ready just yet and if I had to leave my job then I would need to give at least 4 weeks' notice.

"No, I do have other friends but Louise is my best friend and she'd babysit Robyn from time to time and take her when I needed a break, that sort of thing!"

"She would?" asked Virgil curiously.

"And I have just found out that she works for your Dad on the mainland, full time!"

" Yeah, Dad said that he was taking someone else on to help with the paperwork and that sort of thing," Virgil checked his watch, "You know, I think we better make a move to go downstairs before someone comes looking for us!" he said finally, I agreed because I knew if we didn't go down someone would probably come and get us, most likely Alan or Gordon.

"You might be right about that Virg," I said to him as I moved over to give him a kiss on the lips, so we made a move downstairs and arrived in the kitchen.

"Good morning you two, I trust that everything went to plan last night then?" asked Grandma.

"Everything went really well, thanks Grandma!" replied Virgil.

"Well Jo, are you going to join this crazy family or what?" asked Grandma with a big smile that we knew would not be lifting anytime soon.

"You think we should tell her?" asked Virgil, who I knew wanted to tell her because I could see that look in his eyes.

"Yes I think we should!" I replied, just giving into Virgil there because I know that Grandma will back us up the whole way.

"Well?" asked Grandma who was waiting on an answer.

"Jo said yes!" Virgil said to her with a really big smile on his face and I was sure it wouldn't be lifting anytime soon.

"Oh I am so happy for you both!" said Grandma as she pulled us both into a hug.

"Does your father know about this, my dears?" asked Grandma.

"Yeah, he was the first person to find out along with Penny last night after we came up from the beach!" I said.

"Well I think I need to do a special breakfast to celebrate this" Grandma said with a smile

"Really Grandma, you don't have to!" said Virgil, but I could tell from his defeated tone that he really didn't believe that he could argue for long.

"I want to my darlings; I never thought I'd see the day when one of you gets married!"

"I guess you're right Grandma," replied Virgil with a smirk.

We all looked up as the others began to drift downstairs.