Sorry this is a short filler chapter (I didn't get much writing time yesterday). There will be more tomorrow.
Thank you for all the reviews last week.
SPOILERS - this week - Erica tries to make amends, Marissa comes home at last and Scott has to choose between work and Holly.
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From the moment she came back from New York, Erica got a new focus and was busy planning their wedding with a vigour Jackson was surprised to see. But then regret always did motivate Erica into action. She had set the wedding date for the 25th November, the location was booked, she had spoken to her favourite boutique in Paris about her wedding and bridesmaid dresses and the parlour was now full of invitation cards which Opal was coming by later to help fill in.
"How do you feel about extending our stay and make it a week?" Erica asked, looking up from her laptop.
"Sorry?" said Jackson, looking up from his reading.
"The island… we can book it for a week and make it a family holiday as well as our wedding."
"Can we afford it?" Jackson asked.
"For our wedding, price is no object." said Erica, sending him a beaming smile while at the same time typing something into the laptop.
"Price within reason." corrected Jackson.
Erica looked up at him.
"Well, I think we need to make the most of our happiness." she said.
Jackson leant closer and looked hard at her.
"…As long as this is for us and not just an easy way for you to relieve a guilty conscious."
Erica smile was a little fixed this time round.
"This is not guilt."
Jackson sat back.
"Then maybe it should be." he said. "You have a lot to make up for to Bianca and her family and Scott and his family as well."
Erica sighed.
"I know."
"I'm just not sure how suddenly throwing yourself into our wedding is actually going to help them?"
"It's my olive branch." said Erica, "You'll see."
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