Many days had passed by that week and Lachlan couldn’t get over Eli's never-ending chatter. The boy had been bouncing up and down announcing Halle's birthday. Lachlan had never been big on birthdays but he wanted to make it worthwhile for her. She had been exceptionally brilliant with her work and was also a patient lover. He could get her grand access to a spa parlor, a five star one. Or better still, go on an exclusive date together. He would decide as soon as he could. There were lots of options to choose from.
He and Jake had been busy ironing out the Veronica issue. All efforts to bring along the Jerome guy had proved abortive. It was as if he knew he could get in trouble if he ever gets in touch with Veronica. Veronica had become more cooperative, she spent most of her time at Jake’
