“Hi guys—oh! And Jordan too. Oh my goodness, do you know what time it is here?”
“Let me guess: early?” Katie shook her head. “But this is an emergency.”
Liv straightened. “Why? What’s happened? Are Mum and Dad okay?”
“It’s EJ,” Elinor said, leaning in. “She’s in a pickle, and we need to up the brains trust, seeing as our sister is not using hers.”
“What’s going on?” Liv asked. “Why is Jordan there?”
The next minutes passed with the sisters filling Liv in about what EJ had been up to. Then the photo they discovered.
“Oh my goodness!” Liv held her cheeks. “I don’t know what to say.”
“Well, that’s not very helpful,” Katie grumbled.
“Jordan? You’re closer to her than anyone. What do you suggest?”
“I don’t know. I can’t call myself impartial on this one.”
“He certainly can’t,” murmured Elinor.
“What was that?” Liv asked.
“Nothing,” he said firmly.
They discussed strategy for a few minutes, but it seemed to keep circling back—by Elinor’s design—to somebody finally talking to EJ. Someone like him, Elinor insisted.
But he shook his head. “I can’t talk to her. She won’t listen to me anyway.” He explained to Liv about his argument with EJ the previous day. “I still need time.”
“Yeah, don’t be so pushy, Ellie,” Katie said. “It must be hard when he likes her and she’s off with another man.”
Wow. He scowled as the three sisters giggled. Good to know someone found this situation amusing.
“Somebody needs to talk to her,” Liv said. “I’d do it, but I really feel like it needs to be face-to-face. And it’ll be at least a few more weeks until I can do that.”
“You’re coming to visit?”
“That’s the plan. Both Liam and I think we’re due a little break.”
Katie squealed. “Does this mean what I think it means?”
Liv smiled. “It depends on what you think it means.”
“Oh my gosh! He’s proposed?”
“Congrats, Liv,” Jordan said. It was good to see someone get their happily-ever-after.
“Hey, nothing is locked in yet.”
“You mean he hasn’t?” Katie’s disappointment was palpable.
“Don’t you think they’ll tell us when they want us to know?” Elinor poked her sister.
“It’ll be good to see you again soon,” Jordan said.
“Please don’t say anything to Mum yet. I’m waiting to get details locked in before telling her. You know how she’ll get.”
He echoed Katie’s and Elinor’s nods.
