Chapter 90 – Surprise, Happy Birthday

Simone and Emmett spent Sunday morning lazing around the house. Simone messaged Lester a happy birthday with a reply, ‘yeah, yeah; I’ll see you tonight lol.’

“Cait’s heading to the restaurant in an hour” Simone tells Emmett as she puts a navy-blue maternity dress over her head. “She said she spoke with Les this morning to wish him happy birthday.”

Caitlyn and Simone had been messaging one another the little white lies they told and conversations they had with Lester over the last two days. It was to keep up the charade she was still in London. “Lester will be here soon. I know him; if I didn’t get him to come here, he wouldn’t go” Emmett tells her, putting on his tie.

“Let me” Simone states, tying a Windsor knot in Emmett’s tie. “I use to tie dad’s all the time.”

Smiling at her handywork; the doorbell rings. “It’s showtime” he says, giving Simone a kiss before heading out of the room for her to finish her makeup.

“Where is she?” Lester calls out, marching to the bedroom. Emmett stares