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Hi everyone, sorry this update took so long but a lot has happened in the last few days, so I will try to summarize for you. Not that you will believe me.

Jack and Gray came to blows, COW is now convinced it is all my fault an is refusing to speak to Jack until he comes to his senses. Like… total No Contact. Wow. I am so happy but have to hide it behind concern as Jack tries his best to get over this new tack.

He is a lovely man, despite being a bit thick when it comes to her and I know he is trying harder to make things right here. I do love him a little too much. God. If I lost him I would die.

Anyway… the reason I was radio silent the last four days is… yes. Guess who eloped.

Turns out the venue was un-Booked, the flowers I chose were unordered and when we checked the photographer, he was also suddenly not booked anymore. SOOO Cliché. Thank god the invitations had not gone out, Jack now seeing the COW for her real self and unable to face her about it… I know… he is a wus… we eloped.

I am now a married man.

God, I am so excited, still on cloud nine and I cant stop looking at our rings as they glint in the light. I will admit a Vegas Wedding was not what I wanted but the way I see it… anniversary days can be vow renewal days right? Each year a differently themed wedding. Jack loved that ide and I think I will go for some of them… the scuba diving one is a bit suss though… I don't think that will work.

We've not told her, don't want to. Why would we? Nope. We are Noping right out of that. She ahs no idea. So, it's a family meal this evening at THAT restaurant and I know she will be there, as will Gray, Rose and the Mad COW's Bestie Yvonne. I wonder sometimes if they are a little too close, ya know? But hey, Jack's dad has been gone for a while now.

Would make her homophobia more perverted though so maybe I am just reaching here. Anyway, Jack is going to announce then, he seems happy and I am too, this is now something she has no control over and I know she will blow a gasket.

Will update after the saga LOL

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UPDATE ONE

Well, it was a mixed bag of nuts… in every sense of the word. Actually some nuts were thrown at me one part pf it. Gray was pleased for us, Rose was shocked to silence and COW flew into a rage that had her face red and contorted, throwing food and plates and even the flower arrangement at me as I 'Dick trapped' her baby.

Dick Trapped. You guys ever heard of that one? I am not sure what the hell that means, especially since it's his dick that does all the work LOL… no that's not true. I have been known to return the favor but not often.

Sorry, that's crass.

Anyway, after she calmed down… yes the safe word apparently does not work in these situations and Jack is now refusing to run from the fight…. FML now he gets a backbone? …. So we settled to eat from hastily remade meals.

Then came what I knew would… the BAABYYYYY talk. Her sniffling into her plate that she had been so looking forward to a grandson, Alice a lively girl but… we all sort of went still, especially me as I had no idea what the hell she was talking about, Jack's grimace also telling me that he did.

Turns out… get this… Jack has a daughter. A sweet little girl called Alice he created with his college ex who hates him as much as he seems to hate her. He pays child support and has nothing to do with her. COW told me with open glee all about the court cases for Grandparent's rights that fell over, her disgust at her son's inability to give her a grandson and finished it with a pat to Gray's hand as she gushed that she still had him.

"Uh… what about me?" Rose asked.

Her mother roared with mirth as she explained to her that when she gets married and has a child it will not be a Harkness, it will be whatever her husband's family name is.

Cue an argument about names which dissolved into everyone looking at me. Right.

"Harkness-Jones" I finally said softly "I decided that one ages ago."

"OUR name?" COW gasped, pearl clutching employed with horror. "YOU WANT TO USE OUR NAME?"

"Packman" I said calmly.

"Mama, any kids we have will be Harkness…."

As far as Jack got as she spat that no adopted waifs or strays would hold HER name.

I looked long and hard as Jack as he sat staring at her. We had talked about a surrogate, about creating a baby with our mixed DNA. Rhiannon even offering eggs but she is not biologically my sister. Ironically, she's adopted. Sweet of her though, I know any child we have will have to be Harkness if it has any chance with Granny From Hell.

So we WERE going to ask Rose. Wow. Right now Jack's blinkers are almost transparent and it's lovely to see as he tore COW a new one for being so narrow minded about HIS FATHER'S name!

Ha!

I went home with him and we enjoyed a lot of baby conversation.

We will begin looking for a surrogate and then talk about eggs. Rose will surely give us some eggs.

Thanks for all your help, I feel like I have things under control now.