Highlander Ever After

Honeymoon for Three

Jer

Gregor was pacing the floor of the hotel room and I wanted to throw him off the balcony. I glanced at Daniel, pleading with him to do something, but he was busy staring at his phone and frowning. Sighing, I threw my hands up and figured I would have to do something myself.

“First of all, why the hell did you come with Daniel and me on our honeymoon?” I put my hands on my hips and glared at him. I know he was shaken when I read Alexei’s will to him. I was a little stunned myself.

“To Gregor Mackenzie, I give you part of my assets and my home in St. Petersburg. I also hope that one day you and Anna will take the wedding funds I put aside and use them to get married. All I ask is that you wait and give it time. You both need to heal and you both need to build your bond together.”

“I loved her but you loved her first and I can never forgive myself for taking her from you. The next few months will be hard, but please just be there for each other and I also ask that you be a father to Caleb. You can teach him everything I will not be able to.”

We both stood in silence and stared at the paper shaking in my hand. He was giving Mack permission to date Anna and then marry her. I don’t understand what his hesitation was all about.

“Jer come on, let the man just have a moment to think about all that happened.” I glared at Daniel, how dare he take Mackenzie’s side.

“Don’t give me that look. Mack we’re going to head out and go snorkeling. I hope you’ll take advantage of the spa. You need a massage.” I glowered at the moping Mackenzie and wanted to tell him he needed to get laid.

I reached for my phone and Daniel plucked it out of my hands. Was that grounds for divorce? I would make it grounds for divorce.

“I know you want to call Anna, I know she isn’t well but she also has Baba there and if anyone knows anything about grief it is the old lady. You and I are on our honeymoon so let us go have fun.” I felt like something snapped in me and I snatched my phone back.

“You should have thought of that before you invited the third wheel over there to come along.” I stalked out of the room and slammed the door as hard as I could. A maid was in the hallway and she was staring with wide frightened eyes.

“My husband invited his boyfriend to our honeymoon. Can you believe that?” I wanted to laugh at the appalled look on her face and the way she crossed herself. I stalked to the counter and waited for the man working to notice I was standing there.

“Yes sir, how may I help you?” He looked bored and I wanted to slap his face.

“I need another room.”

“Is there something wrong with the one you have?” He was examining his nails and I just knew he was going to give me an attitude.

“Yes, my husband invited his boyfriend along on our honeymoon.” That got the little weasel’s attention. He sidled closer to me and I reared back. The boy needed to lay off the designer imposter cologne.

“Oooh spill the tea.” I narrowed my eyes at him, he was making me feel like I was some ancient gay and I hated that feeling.

“Just give me another room please, Rodrigo.” Uggh even his name was cliché. The man pouted and typed up some things on his little tablet and grabbed another key, he dangled it from his fingers and gave me a saucy smirk.

“Honey, if you are lonely, you can always come down here and I will cheer you up.” I snorted and rolled my eyes.

“Baby boy, you are not my type but thank you for the offer.” I snatched the key away from his sulking form and headed for the new room.

I know I am being unreasonable and I should be more understanding, I just wanted to be there with Anna. I know she is in pain; I’m hurting too. I sniffled and wiped my eyes. He was my only friend through college and he was the only one who would room with a gay black man.

There was even that time I had to bail him out of jail because he beat a couple of rednecks up so badly. Why, because they were attacking me and they defaced my car. They were let off with a warning because the chief was friends with them but Alexei raised hell and had the man ejected from his position.

He wasn’t perfect and none of us are but the man was damn near perfect. I just wish he had told me he was sick so he wouldn’t have had to go through this all alone.

“Take care of them Jer, there is a storm coming and I don’t know if they are going to be able to recover from it. I just want them all to be happy and I won’t be around to help them through this. Also, try to stay out of trouble. I always thought of you as my brother and so has my father. When the time is right if you want to talk to him about the family history, go ahead. I hope you don’t mind that I made you my brother in name even if we aren’t brothers in blood.”

I cried, I held his hand as his eyes fluttered shut and the machines beeped while he coded again. His body was fighting and trying to hold on but I wasn’t sure how much longer he had.

I let myself into the room and fell face down on the bed, my heart felt hollow and I could only imagine this was how Anna was feeling only ten times worse. I grabbed my phone and pulled up her number.

“Jer, how are you? Is everything ok?” I hated the anxiety in her voice, the poor girl probably believed that every time the phone rang now she was going to receive bad news.

“I’m fine, just that Mackenzie is here on my honeymoon with us.” There was the sound of neighing and I stared at the phone, was she out riding horses?

“I can only imagine the look on your face, I had to drag myself out of bed Jer. Baba went horseback riding and Caleb wanted to see his dad.” Her voice choked up and I shook my head. I hated that I thought she was enjoying herself.

“I’m sorry, I’m just being a bitter b***h today. Do you know the guy at the front desk was hitting on me? He was probably in his teens.”

“That’s because you are a sexy cougar, why is Mack there on your honeymoon did you convert him to the dark side.” I snorted and realized this was what I needed.

“I wanted to stay.” She sighed and I heard her talking softly to the horse.

“I wanted you to stay as well, but you know the Russian wouldn’t have wanted that. Tell Mackenzie to go home and let you enjoy your honeymoon.” I rolled my eyes. I didn’t think he was going to leave.

“If only it were that easy.”

“Well, if that won’t work, start making out with Daniel and tell him if he doesn’t want to be the salami in your sandwich, to go the hell home. I gotta go. I finally caught up with Baba and oh my god she is topless!”

I started laughing and shook my head, “OK baby girl, stay strong and I will too. I’m going to go reclaim my husband.”

“You do that and tell Mackenzie to come the f**k home. I can’t handle his grandfather and my grandmother all by myself. Sullivan said he wasn’t going to help anymore when he caught the two of them ass naked in the hayloft.” I laughed and bid her goodbye.

I needed a few minutes to myself and realized this was how she was dealing with her grief. I was being a salty b***h and she was just going through the motions.

I looked up at the ceiling and swiped tears away again. “Alexei, why the hell did you have to go and leave us?”

I knew he wouldn’t answer and I knew he wouldn’t have left if he could have. I needed to go take back my honeymoon and spend some time with my husband. While I had fantasies about Mack, I did NOT want him joining me in bed with Daniel.

I also couldn’t shake the feeling that something was horribly wrong, but maybe it was just the depression talking.