Just One Kiss Before Divorcing Me (Martin and Calvin) novel Chapter 70

CH 70

Calvin

Calvin looked up from his desk where he was working at the sound of his name and smiled at his sister, Veronica, as she strolled into his office trailing her two children, his niece Bligh, who was 12, and his nephew Brighton, who was 10. Neither of them were wearing their school uniform, and he could only guess it was a non–school day for them. “Now, what do I own the pleasure of my little sister visiting my office?” It wasn’t normal for any of his family to come here to see him at his office, they would all usually just drop by his penthouse or asked him to come to them.

“The family vacation is coming up, and mum sent me to talk to you about it.” Veronica stated “This lot are on a pupil free day. So, where I go, they go today.” She motioned to her children.

He nodded and stood up, then waved them to the couch and handed them to remote for the TV that dropped down from the ceiling when he pushed a button. Calvin smiled down at them, they were good kids, and he ruffled his nephew’s hair, and chuckled when Brighton tried to dodge him and his impossibly long arms, which he failed to get out of the way of

“You’ll never get out of the way,” he smiled down at him and the frown on the boys‘ face, “put on whatever you

want.” He told them.

“Where are you going this year?” Calvin asked Vernoica as he returned to his desk, to sit down, and she sat across from him, on the other side of his desk, away from the noise of the TV.

“It’s not just Dane, the kids and I this year; all of us are scheduled for a family vacation as per your wants. Mum said I should come and remind you, that you might have forgotten about it, with all that’s gone on over the past few weeks.” She looked at him pointedly.

“Hmm, honestly I had.” He admitted, and he did have much more pressing things to attend to in his life at the moment, than a vacation. “When are we expected to go?” he asked. “1, however, do have a few things that need to be taken care of, coming up, if it interferes with that, I can certainly send all of you somewhere nice even if I can’t go myself.”

“Calvin, that is not the plan. It’s a full family holiday, all of us will be going,” she stated, staring right at him

now.

He smiled at her, nearly chuckled, and this was the very reason why his mother sent her. Veronica was stubborn and wouldn’t let it go until he agreed, whereas his mother would usually cave to him, especially if it was business–related. “I understand, but…” he had to refrain from stating his family wasn’t yet ready to come to him. “When is it?” he changed his statement to a question.

He knew that he had to let Marilyn, and the twins, Callum and Vincent, settle back into their lives and hopefully be able to forget, that it was him that had unwittingly caused harm to their mother, who was his

ex–wife.

“In about three and a half months‘ time, we all decided on a ski trip in winter, and were thinking, if you’re in agreement, of going up to Montana, to Big Sky. Getting one place for all of us to stay in together. A chalet or condo.” Veronica smiled at him.

“Alright, that sounds fine.” Calvin nodded, but he was already doing the math inside his mind as to when his

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AVO and restraining order would finish, “If you could make it early December, that would suit me more. I’ve got things to attend from the 20th of December to the end of the year, and January is going to be out

completely.”

He didn’t want to miss another Christmas with his children and was hoping that he wouldn’t have to this year elther. That AVO had started on the 19th of June and would be completed on the 19th of December.

“Calvin?” Veronica frowned deeply at him now. “Please tell me that after the 19th, doesn’t mean you’ll be off hunting one Miss Marilyn Riddley, because she looks like Marrin?”

“I will not be hunting her.” he answered simply because he didn’t need to. He had that information, so there would be no hunting, just him showing up and pressing her doorbell, likely have to take a bunch of flowers and smile tentatively as well. But it did appear that his sister was onto him. He ignored it. “Find something at Big Sky and let me know the dates. I’ll fly us all out there on my Jet.” He smiled at her, changing the subject

“Well, we were thinking the week of Christmas going into new year, when the kids are off school. Before and after that, the children’s schooling will be disrupted.”

“No, but I know you, well enough to know that a woman that looks like Marrin is in your sights and you, big brother, are a cranky dog with a bone when it comes to those that look like Marrin, as now all of Texas has gotten to see a month and a half ago.”

He chuckled softly at her lightly paid insult. “Hmm, normally I would agree with you on that, but I’ve seen her birth certificate, and she has two children of her own, two sons. I know not to harass her and them. Learned my lesson. I also understand she wasn’t coming at me, that I was the one that harassed her in fact.” He nodded. “I have learned to let it go, I believe. Wil and her lawyers made sure that I understand she wants nothing to do with me. Got that restraining order to prove it.”

He half smiled at her, “Around Christmastime,” Was all he stated. “I’m guessing exactly why mother sent you here, and why you all decided on a ski trip as well. To have me elsewhere when that restraining order ends.”

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