Just Beginning: A Prequel to Just Destiny by Rizzo Theresa

Author:Rizzo, Theresa [Rizzo, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A prequel to Just Destiny
Publisher: Theresa Rizzo
Published: 2014-12-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays taught Jenny several valuable lessons—reminders, really, about boundaries and respect. Gabe had gently, yet clearly reminded Jenny of the boundaries regarding his children and past family.

He had a decades-long established relationship with his ex-wife and an unbreakable bond with his children that Jenny had to respect and tread lightly around. They all were comfortable with the status quo, and Jenny had to introduce change slowly to fit into their world. She’d instinctively known this from the beginning and naively dismissed it, thinking that her relationship with Gabe was all that really mattered.

But comfort and confidence in their marriage had Jenny naturally expanding her reach to include more people in their sphere, and therein lay the conflict and challenge. Especially when her husband reminded her of those boundaries.

Jenny’s feelings had been hurt until her conscience reminded her that she had similar intangible borders she fiercely guarded, it was just that Gabe had no idea they even existed.

Like a lie by omission, Jenny protected her family, and she fully intended to continue doing so—marriage would not change that. With that understanding in mind, Jenny regrouped and realigned her holiday expectations, determined to be satisfied and blissfully happy with whomever they had to share them with. As long as she had Gabe by her side, she had everything.

She had everything, but she was happy to use her Christmas gift from Gabe for a spa visit. Not only would she have a massage, but she’d treated herself to a makeup lesson. She needed help to look more sophisticated. Jenny wasn’t really a spa girl, but on Alex’s recommendation, Gabe had gotten it for her for Christmas, and Jenny intended to make full use of it.

After her lesson and a hundred dollars in Estee Lauder products, Jenny felt confident that there would be no more repeats of the Halloween embarrassment.

They settled into the New Year, and as spring moved toward summer, Gabe and Jenny decided to take up a new activity together, so they bought a speedboat and took water skiing lessons. Didn’t take long to find neither of them had much talent at it. Steve did. Surprise. He had been a professional athlete after all. The kids, on the other hand, couldn’t get enough of it, and they especially enjoyed tubing.

Secretly, Jenny enjoyed the power of being able to lure her stepchildren and brother over. She wasn’t making them choose her and Gabe’s house over Judith’s, so she couldn’t be accused of creating conflict. Once Jenny stumbled onto this side benefit of living on the lake, she convinced Gabe to buy a couple of jet skis for her birthday.

As Memorial Day weekend approached, Jenny waved Gabe and Steve off on their Saturday marathon ride before running off to the grocery store. She selected some fresh French bread, lemons, and asparagus, Alex’s favorite vegetable, to go with the salmon. Passing the bakery, she grabbed a lemon meringue pie, another Harrison favorite, before hurrying to the checkout counter. At home, she found Alex’s little green Volkswagen Golf blocking the garage.

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