Emily gave a blissful sigh as Stephen rolled off of her. "Helping us get settled huh?"
He chuckled and kissed down her jaw and down to her neck. He was almost to her collar bone when a knock came on the door.
"Put some clothes on and come join us for dinner!"
Stephen rolled his eyes. "Thank you Devin."
"Just doing my job."
Emily giggled and snuck out of bed. They quickly dressed and made their way downstairs. The twins came out of the sun room with Stephen's sister Sabrina. Emily had clicked with Sabrina first in the Forbs family. She was small with long straight brown hair. She was quiet but also had a fun side to her. She was very loving to the twins. She hugged her brother and then Emily.
"I came by to say hello over an hour ago but you two sounded busy."
She threw them a wicked grin before leading the way into the dining room. Despite what Emily had expected when she first met them The Forbes family preferred to keep their family dinners very laid back. Despite having them at the dining room table, everyone wore whatever they felt like, and they served themselves. Emily sat down between Tierney and Stephen. When they started eating Eliot looked at his daughter.
"So Sabrina finals are coming up this week. Nervous?"
Sabrina shrugged. "Not really. I'm more nervous about graduation. What happens if I trip and fall in front of all the alumni?"
Devin laughed. "You'll go down in history as the Forbes That Fell."
She rolled her eyes. Stephen smiled at her.
"You'll be fine. Have you given any thought about what you would like to do when you graduate?"
"Like coming and working for the magazine? Grandpa has been subtly hinting that ever since I got accepted at Harvard."
Eliot shrugged. "What is wrong with working for the family?"
"Nothing. I've been thinking about it but what if I did more of the interviewing part instead of editing or publicity?"
"Well you do not have a journalism degree."
She looked a little hurt but then she smiled. "What if I head up the style section. Lets face it I have better style then all of you and no offense Aunt Mary's fashion sense is from the stone age."
Eliot chuckled. "I will talk to your grandfather."
She smiled and went back to her dinner.
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Easter Sunday arrived. Emily dressed her girls in pastel stripe tank dresses and tan sandals. She then pulled their bangs back with pastel flower clips. Emily herself was dressed in a blush pleat detail dress and nude peep toe heels. She kept her hair down and curled. When they stepped into the great room the girls gasped. Sitting on the coffee table were two Easter baskets filled to the max. They ran to them. Tierney looked at Stephen.
"Are these for us?"
"Of course they're for you. I told you the Easter Bunny would find you here."
They started going through their baskets. Josie gasped and ran over to Emily.
"Look Mommy!"
Emily looked at a pink kids action camera. "Oh wow."
"Can we play with them?"
"After brunch."
She nodded. Emily smiled at Liz.
"Thank you for doing this for them."
Liz smiled and hugged her. "They may not be blood but they are in our opinion our granddaughters."
That almost made Emily cry. They all sat down and ate. When dessert was served Emily helped the girls reach. Once they each had a slice of a lemon tart she relaxed. Stephen looked at his parents.
"Would you guys mind watching the girls for a few hours tonight? I wanted to take Emily to the water."
Liz nodded. "Of course. We can watch a movie."
Emily looked at him but didn't say anything.
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Stephen wouldn't tell her what they were doing. The only thing she knew was that they were going around the water. She dressed in navy silk camisole, brown leather jacket, skinny jeans, and navy flats. She pulled her hair into a side ponytail and grabbed her brown leather satchel bag. When she walked outside Stephen smiled. He was in jeans and a navy button down.
"I swear I didn't spy on you."
She laughed. "So matching is just a coincidence?"
"Great minds think alike."
She laughed and they slid into his silver porche. He barely ever drove it but for some reason tonight he did. He drove her out to the beach and then stopped. He slid out and looked at her.
"Come on."
She cocked her brow but followed him. She kicked her flats off and carried them. They walked for a few minutes before her pulled something out of his pocket smiling.
"Do you trust me?"
She was confused. "Yes."
He blindfolded her. He then led her down the beach a few more feet before smiling.
"Are you ready?"
She nodded. He pulled the blindfold off and Emily gasped In front of her was a heart made up of tea candles. They were stuck in the sand along with some seashells. She then saw that written in the sand were the words "Marry Me?". She turned and saw that Stephen had dropped onto one knee and pulled out a four carat princess cut diamond ring. He smiled.
"Emily Thorne will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?"
She was quiet for a minute and then smiled. "Yes."
He grinned and slid the ring onto her finger before grabbing her and swinging her through the air.
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Charlotte Grayson walked into the kitchen with her head buried in a magazine. Daniel was feeding Christopher in his highchair, Sara was eating her breakfast next to him, Victoria and Conrad were sipping their coffees. Conrad smiled at her.
"Interesting article Charlie?"
Charlotte quickly snapped the magazine shut and shoved it under her placemat as she sat down.
"Not really."
She started eating but her mind was wandering. Sara spoke to her.
"Would you just tell us?"
Charlotte gave a nervous glance at Daniel. "You're not going to like it."
He raised his brows. "Just show me."
She pulled out a copy of Forbes magazine. On the cover was a picture of Emily Thorne and a handsome man. The headline read "Thorne to Forbes, Get the inside scoop on the youngest Forbes Grandson's proposal and wedding plans."
Daniel rolled his eyes. "Good for Emily."
Charlotte looked at him unsure. "She is marrying into one of the most powerful families in the world."
Conrad scoffed. "Eliot Forbes has always been very gullible."
Charlotte opened the magazine. She was flipping through it when she found Emily's article again. Something had caught her eye.
Thorne's twin daughters are equally beautiful and will make the perfect flower girls
Charlotte smiled to herself. Victoria rolled her eyes.
"Charlotte put that away."
Charlotte did as she was told. But later on when Daniel was about to leave for work Charlotte spoke to him quietly.
"She has daughters."
Daniel paused and looked at her. "What?"
"Emily. She has twin girls."
He looked at her odd and then nodded and left.
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Daniel was trying to focus on work. Margaux walked in and looked at him.
"I saw Forbes. Are you okay?"
He sighed. "Why does everyone keep asking me that? Emily was a lifetime ago."
She nodded. "Well then you won't object to Voulez doing a story on her?"
He looked at her stunned. "Why?"
"Because whether you would like to admit it or not this will be the wedding of the century. This is the last Forbes grandson to marry. Every magazine in the country will be running a story on them. We need to get an exclusive."
Daniel rolled his eyes. "Good luck with that."
"Don't worry, i'll keep you as far away from this as I can."
"Thank you."
She nodded and walked out.
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