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Richard wasn’t shockedthat he’d gotten a text at the end of the day from Garrett asking if they could talk. He said sure and called his friend and business partner.
“Merry Christmas,” he said to Garrett.
“Same to you,” Garrett said. “I’ve got Carolyn in here with me. Don’t suppose you got anywhere with your daughter?”
“Nothing,” he said. “I tried. She knows what you guys are doing. She said she looked around at the party yesterday trying to see if she could figure out who you might have in mind for her.”
“That’s great,” Carolyn said. “She’s open to it?”
“Not likely. She told me to pass on that there was no one there that caught her eye and to move on past her to someone else.”
There was laughter on the other end. He was glad they found this funny and maybe they were getting a better understanding of his daughter.
His headstrong daughter that he loved with every breath he had but sometimes wished he could knock some sense into her.
He’d seen the sadness in her eyes yesterday and his heart broke for it, but he couldn’t push her. Elise had never been one that did well when pressured.
“I wanted to let you know that I did see Elise by Gabe. I thought they might be talking, but when I moved in she was walking away,” Garrett said.
“My guess is she was probably telling him to get lost,” he said. “In her sarcastic way that she does under her breath.”
“The one where she says it to your face so you think she’s kidding but you know she’s not?” Carolyn asked.
His smile dropped. “She didn’t behave that way with you, did she? I’ll talk to her.” His daughter knew better.
“God no,” Carolyn said. “But remember, if she did, we are used to it. Jade is just as headstrong. No worries there.”
“Good,” he said. “I’d apologize for her if she did.”
“Never apologize for your kids,” Garrett said. “They are adults and make their own choices in life.”
“They do,” he said. “I’m not so sure this is going to help you any, but I really would like to see Elise settled down. I think she needs it. I think she wants it but is afraid for some reason. But I firmly believe Gabe is not the one. Maybe think of someone else?”
“We’ll keep that in mind,” Garrett said. “This isn’t an exact science. She’s going to the New Year’s Eve party next week, you said, right?”
“She is,” he said.
“Let’s see what happens then and we’ll go from there.”
“Sounds like a plan. Enjoy your night,” he said.
Richard hung up after that and tried to think if he could come up with anyone that could handle his daughter.
Nope, he couldn’t.
The sad part was, he was positive Gabe could, but it wouldn’t matter if his daughter didn’t want anything to do with the guy.
8
GO WITH HIS GUT
“Oh my God,” Carolyn said, slapping her husband’s arm on New Year’s Eve. “What is wrong with you guys? Why didn’t you tell us?”
“Tell you what?” Garrett said, glancing around and finding his wife looking at Roni and Trent, who appeared all cozy. “What the hell?”
“You didn’t know?” Diane asked. The four of them had been standing together at the party and greeting people as they came in.
“No,” he said and looked at his brother. “Did you?”
