If they couldn’t agree on where to put a couch, Jaggerdidn’t want to be anywhere near when they discussed a full-store overhaul.
“Uh…” Joany cut in.“This is new to the debate, but I willadd at this juncture you can’t overhaul a store without breaking a nail.So, ifthat’s the vote, I’m sitting that work out as a conscientious objector.”
“That’s not what a conscientious objector is, Jo,” Fabe toldher.
“It is so,” she shot back.“I amveryconscientiousabout my nails.”
“Can someone either kill me or let me and Archie go so wecan get the fuck out of here and start our weekend?”Jagger asked.
“We’ll decide what we’re doing with the store on Monday,”Archie decreed.“And we’ll talk to the kids on Monday too.”
“Maybe we should poll the kids about the couch,” Lafayettesuggested.
“That’s actually a good idea,” Fabe agreed.
“Have fun doing something I would not be caught dead doingfor two whole days and two whole nights,” Joany bid to Jag and Arch.Shefinished with, “Or one whole night for that matter.”
“You don’t know what you’re missing,” Archie told her.
“I also don’t care,” Joany said.
She gave them a finger wave, a wink, and with the two guys,she wandered away.
Thank fuck that was done.
He looked down at Arch and gave her a shake against hisbody.
“You ready?”he asked.
“Am I dreaming, or is my man really going camping with me?”she asked back.
“My father loved camping.”
That bought him warm eyes, a soft look and her melting intohis side.
Then she said, “I justgottagrabmy bag.I brought it down.It’s in the office.”
“I’ll text Dutch and let him know we’re on our way.”
She smiled up at him, curled into him, rolled up on her toesand tipped her head way back.
Jag didn’t need any more of an invitation.
He gave her a proper hello kiss.
And then they headed through her store to get to her officein order to grab her stuff and get on the road.
Halfway there, he stopped them.
Archie looked up at him curiously.
Jag sighed.
Then he asked, “Where’s this couch?”
She started laughing, her black eyes alight, her expressiongentle and happy and ridiculously beautiful.
Then she tagged his hand and they made a detour to look at acouch.
