The next morning Xavier and Jessie had clothes all over their bed trying to see what outfits worked well with each other. They finally decided on a nice casual flowy Dark blue dress that made her eyes pop and practically glow. Xavier got Dark washed jeans and a Dark Blue nice button down. They were taking pictures under some tees that are changed in every type of colors orange, yellow, red and green. Xavier was shocked when Ryder and Jaxon approached hi with the idea but they convinced him the three of them could make the invitations and have them made up and printed that day. They just needed a nice picture of the happy couple. Jessie was touched at the gesture and thought what the worse that could happen. She was blown away at the want to help their friend in this way. So she gave them full control, under the terms she can veto it before they send them out. The two happily agreed.
Jessie curled her hair with eyeliner on to make her eyes shine even more. Walking to the front door he finally saw her, and just stared lost in thought. "Ok baby I think that's everything. We're all set." She said looking at him. He was just starring at her with a blank face. "Babe?" She got nothing. "XAVIER GRAVES!" She spoke louder. "Huh. What? What you say?" "I said we're ready. Are you ok? Wait is this bad. Does this look that bad. I can run and change was it the hair?" She asked getting nervous. "No, baby. No you just you look so beautiful. It was just taking me a minute ot two to take it all in. You don't need to change a single thing." HE took her by the hand and locked the door behind them. Helping her into his lifted truck.
Jaxon and Ryder was waiting for them at the field they had selected yesterday for their venue. Their mouths stayed hung opened as Xavier lifted her out of hid truck, taking her hand and walking up to them. "Hey guys. Than you so much for taking the time to help us with this today. I hope it doesn't take too much of you time today." Jessie said excitedly smiling happiness just beaming off of her. Their mouths are still a little gaped open. Jaxon was the only one to snap out of it. "You look great doll. Really your just glowing. Xavier you smexy as always boo." Jaxon said blowing him a kiss. Xavier said rolling his eyes with a small playful smirk. Looking at Ryder who was still eye fucking his woman Xavier slapped him in the back of his head a little hard.
"What the hell man?" Ryder asked touching the back of his head. "Trying to help put your eyes back in your head bro. Seems to be staring at what aint you're a little too long." Xavier growled back. "I can't help she's a beautiful woman Beast. I mean look at her how do you expect men not to look? Girl you going to be the death of a lot of people coming out looking like this I mean DAMN!" Ryder said just still looking her all over. "You going to be the first in the ground boy I swear." Xavier warned. "Ok, Thank you for what I'm going to take as a compliment. Are you guys ready?" Jess asked taking Xavier's hand walking over to the multi-colored trees as they changed positions and poses. The wind decided to pick up off and on through out the whole time they spent about forty minutes taking pictures with Xavier's phone. HE refused to have Ryder use his afraid of what kind of extras he would have taken of Jess to add for his wank bank later. The leaves had fallen all around them in most making them look incredible.
"Oh my goodness you guys these are perfect look how amazing these look we need to blow these up and put them in the house." Jessie said. Xavier could feel his heart smiling looking how the love pouring out of her eyes, lost in their pictures. "I'll make sure to order some once we get to where ever these guys are taking me. Noah and Eric are here." He said nodding his head in their direction. They had come to take her to go sign for the flower order, also the arch order, the tables and chairs and color for the table clothes as wells as what the center pieces should be. Xavier and Jessie already agreed on all of it so while he was printing with the guys the other guys would be signing off on the last of it. "You ready babe?" Eric asked coming up hugging all of them and looking at some of the pictures Noah was flipping through. "These are wonderful good job you guys really. You can do ours to." Noah said making Eric just look at him blankly wondering if those words just seriously left his mouth.
They all looked at him waiting to see if they were engaged. "What? Why you looking at me like that?" Noah asked looking at him. "Uh nothing so anyway you ready honey bunny?" Eric asked changing the subject. The guy s looking between Noah and Eric. "Yes I am let's do this see you back at the house." Jessie said kissing Xavier sweetly when her phone decided to ring not knowing the number she went to pick it up in the back ground you can hear Noah talking to Eric. "What? Don't like you don't know this is going to happen eventually he said pulling him into a sweet hug and kiss making them both smile deeply.
"Hello." Jessie said as Xavier was hugging on her from behind. "Jessie? Hey its Dimitri I'm calling from the office. Sorry if the number threw you off. We all know how you get with unknown numbers." HE said with a chuckle. "Hi, D what's going on?" Jessie asked in a confused tone. "Well actually they guys and I are having a meeting with some partners who are trying to pitch new things around and we were hoping you would be able to make and send some stuff up for the meeting it's in two days do you think you can send some up and stay for like twenty minutes they had some things about restaurants and you're the only person we trust on some of the things their say. I swear it's only for business it would help us all out and we'll pay you for your time, we'll send a car anything to get you and those treats up here for a little while." Dimitri was practically begging.
"Why didn't you just call the shop and put in the order?" She asked curiously. "Well that's the other thing see Leo did try and call but that turned into like an hour nightmare because we have no idea what the hell the things we want that you made were called so you know what we like we were hoping you could put the order in for us it's for about at least forty-fifty people you know just in case they bring their assistants. You know like twelve of these little bitches are going to be the complaining about their diets too. So they can just stick to water." Dimitri said making her laugh. "Hold on a second. Hey baby." She said pulling the phone down a little bit, but Dimitri can still hear his skin crawled knowing that Xavier was there that close to her.
"Dimitri and the guys are placing an order for a business meeting and they want to know if I can stay and answer some questions for some of their clients and other partners. Do we have anything planned for the day after tomorrow?" "No baby we don't. How about I take you to dinner when you get back though have a nice little date night. That would be perfect actually because when we're done making out invites today you can take them with you for the guys and their parents. I'm sure they'll be as happy as we are to get them out so soon." Dimitri anger had crawled to the point where he though the was about to snap his office phone in his hands. The breath sucked right out of him as he could hear that little fucking twat kissing on his woman.
"Ok. Hold that thought honey. Dimitri? Are you still there?" She asked happily. "Ya, love I'm still here." HE said in his best calm tone he could muster. "I can make that just send me the time you will be sending for the vehicle to pick me up at the shop. Do I need to have a way back home, because I could always just drive up on my own. It's not to far." "No, no I'll make sure you have a way home Jess, after all you are taking time out of your day and I know putting in an order this late will not have you happy with us again. Let us show you our appreciation and make us feel better knowing you get there and home alright." Dimitri told her. "The car will be there at seven. The meeting starts at nine and with any luck we can all be out by lunch time." "That will be fine maybe I'll stick around and make sure you guy's contracts are where they need to be in these proposals. I did study hard and still have my MBA." Really, Jessie are you serious. You don't know how much we would appreciate that, seriously you know how important a fresh set of eyes can truly be." Dimitri said getting excited not only did she just agree to help him. She even offered more of her time and help in something she knew was important to him.
Knowing that this was mostly in his head he was still excited none the less. "As long as I am heading back about one thirty maybe two it should be fine. I have special plans later that evening." She said with a giggle as Xavier had his head in her neck kissing and nibbling on her. "Come on Jessie the florist is waiting for us, so is the set up crew." Eric hollered. "Wow you sound like a busy woman are you working right now?" "No I'm not working I'm going to go put in our order for our flowers, and the clothes for the tables and center pieces and all that fun stuff. We got our venue yesterday so now everything is just falling into place." Dimitri felt punched in the gut. "That's great I'm really happy it's going well for you." He said with a small tear rolling down his face. It wasn't from sadness, no he was far from said he was angry, beyond angry livid to the point he had past in furiousness. "Thank you we appreciate that. I have to go I'll see you in two days by just before nine." She said as she hung up.
"I think that it's a very nice thing you are doing for them. I'll make sure to run over and get the invites done and I know they'll be so happy to see them. They do after all just want you to be happy." Xavier said rubbing her cheek and placing light kisses on her lips. "Just like I want you to be happy." HE said kissing her a little deeper. "Ok, I'm seriously leaving right now." She said kissed him quickly one last time as he opened and shut the door for her in Erics car. Walking back the guys got into Xavier's truck seeing as Niki dropped them off their earlier. "So where is this special place you said you guys got in mind?"
"Your serious?" Xavier asked Jaxon and Ryder as he stood in front of the photo machine at the Walmart in the next town over. "Yup dead serious trust me man your going to love this. Now give me your phone so I can connect your phone to the machine. Unlock your screen and accept the transfer of files." Ryder said. Shaking his head Xavier unlocked his phone accepted and gave him his phone. "OK man here we go invitations. Now pick your favorite two pictures to go with this one it's go three different shades of blue it's perfect." Jaxon said. "Alright how about these two." They both were smiling deeply and the leaves were falling all around them it almost seemed as if the world was moving all around them, but in that moment they were there just them two, stopped in a spot in time when the world was still swirling around them. She did look breath takingly beautiful.
"Ok perfect now we just write down how Mr. Xavier Graves and Ms. Jessenia Alderman request your presents on the date and time, where it is, and the Please RSVP phone number by whenever they need to reserved by date and we are done. So here you go man what do you think?" Ryder asked showing him the preview. "I think as much as I hate to admit I think this is really nice and I think she's going to love this. Now we just need about what two hundred let's go with that." He said as he put in the order that told him to come back in about an hour. "Hey man wait what's this machine?" Xavier asked. "Oh this one prints out instant pictures." Jaxon said. "Really" Xavier walked up and started printing out a bunch of pictures." He had seen the photo albums and some really cute frames. When everything was all done and paid for he took the guys home with the two hundred fancy envelopes he got along the way and started his small little gift for Jessie.
"When she woke up the next she completely forgot about he invitations so she looked on the kitchen counter at the on the left out for her. "Are those ok?" HE asked coming up behind her placing both hands on the counter trapping her in as she turned to face him putting it down. "I love them their simple, yet beautiful, their personal, their us." She said. "You guys did great. They didn't cost too much though right?" "No where near what you would think." HE said with a smile. "What do you mean?" She asked confused. "Well that really neat place was Walmart about twenty minutes form here. It was pretty cool we got everything we needed done and it wasn't until we were getting ready to walk out the store where we were spotted and recognized we ended up signing crap and taking pictures for thirty minutes because ironically that's how long it took for the police to show up for the disturbance in the exit area. No one knew we was holding up the door but I mean we couldn't get out either so we just stayed there hoping it would have died down a little so we could leave. Got a Netflix and HULU gift card fr the trouble so you know win win." Xavier said with a smile.
"I can't wait to send start making the envelopes. I got such a long day ahead of me though." She said a little sad. "You know me and the guy s are opened today why don' t you let us do it everyone is on that list over here right? We can take care of that you just worry about what you need for tomorrow while the boys and I take care of this." Xavier said kissing u and down on her neck. "That would be wonderful. Thank you for doing so much with this honey. It means a lot to me." "Hey this is our big day baby. I've been waiting a long time for this. This isn't your wedding it's our wedding we should be splitting all the work. I'll do anything I can to make this more special for us. Anything we can make happen I wan tot make happen. I only plan to do this twice." He said. "Twice?" She said crossing her arms starring at him. "Yup twice. We are going to be doing in this in a couple weeks. Than again when we get like either our silver or gold anniversary we could renew our vows." Xavier said smiling deeply. "That sounds so romantic, and wonderful. I love that." She said hugging him around the waist closer to her. HE just held her closed and hummed resting his head onto hers.
"Ok I really have to go now so I can get this stuff get going so I am ready for this thing tomorrow." She kissed him and grabbed her things as she heard Eric honking his horn for her to hop in the car. "You go ta ride?" "Well I wanted to walk but I know how you feel about that this early in the morning, and I didn't want to drag you out there with me to walk back to get your car. I would like to walk back though. Ok bye baby." She said as she grabbed her things and ran out the door. Xavier looked and watched her get into the car, and waved them both off. Getting ready he took his little gift, wrapping it up excited to see her face. HE got his stuff go tin hi struck and went to the café.
Walking into the shop minutes before they actually open was the guys favorite part of the day. Lexi slept in late and was not coming in. The guys though loved the show. Xavier was the last one walking in as he looked at not only his four brothers, but his two dads. Laughing silently to themselves as they watched Eric and Jessie going all out. Without a care in the world, and oblivious to anything going on around them. TO the top of their heart s content singing along to the music with You've really go t a hold on me with Smokey Robinson and The Miracles doing her back up.
"I wan tot leave you, don't want to stay here." Eric sang to her. "Don't want to spend another day here. Oh, oh, oh I wan to split now I can't baby." She sang back. To have Gabe finish it off. "I love you , and all I wan you to do is just hold me, hold me, hold me, you really got a hold on me." With his deep husky voice sounding so incredible. The man could let it wail beautifully. "Wow dad, that was great." They all smiled deeply. "I can hop on this breakfast wagon if you going to have oldies every now and than." Gabe said laughing. "I used to sing her to sleep when she was a baby to that song." Cal said with a laugh. The girl behind the counter smiled at the men while her two bosses who were dancing around the back turned the radio way down. While they can still keep the work up.
"What can I get you gentlemen this fine morning." "Well that depends can you make sweet tea?" Cal asked. "I can make any drink you would like." She said smiling back she was new and not very liked in the shop she burned everything she touched so Jessie had banned her form her Kitchen and put her on counter. She just learned how to do drinks about a week ago. Ms. Ellie only hired her because she lost in a poker game and as punishment she had to give her cousins daughter a fair shot. Which was hell on Eric and Jessie. This was her first time doing a morning shift and she was forty-five minutes late. "Well I'm going to hope so." Noah said, remembering hearing about this chick form Eric. "Ok well we wan to regular coffees, two creams and two sugars and four of those fruit filled turnovers whatever flavor is fine, and two apple fritters." Callan said. "Brenda, the regular coffee is purple handle, the decafe is green." Eric reminded her. "Ok." She said as she put the creams and sugars, and the food order on the tray handing it over to him. "That will be $15.50." The dads split the bill and made their way next to the boys table.
"We want two coffees just like them. Than we going to need five fruit filled turnovers any flavor, five apple fritters, ten beignets, five of the strawberry filled cream puffs, and five cinnamon rolls. Breakfast on me this morning guys." Axel said. "Noah looked at Xavier. "I want the tea." "Me two Ryder said. "I'll get, you guys help take food to the table. " He said as they helped Jaxon and Axel carry their things over. Brenda starred a little scared of the man in front of her. She kind of locked up than realized who these guy actually are. "I'm going to need the sweet tea, with the hint of peach please." Xavier said putting the money down and his wallet back in his pocket. She took the money and started making the teas, unlike the coffee which Eric made earlier, she had to make this herself. "Aren't you guys those famous fighters from the Devil's ring?" "Uh yes, we are." He said waiting patiently wondering what she was actually doing, it didn't seem to be right in his head, but he gave her the benefit of the doubt.
"Ok this should be the best in town. If you guys need anything else please don't hesitate to ask." She said with a bunch of confidence. "Ok thanks." He walked to his table with all the guys and handed over the drinks with nods of gratitude they all took a drink and spit it straight out of their mouths to the floor. "Ugh, BABY!" Xavier hollered to Jessie. Who came running out in time with Eric and the other girl to hear other guys yelling to. "What the hell is that?" Noah said. "Oh my god is this what the devils ass taste like that seriously what the hell is in that?" Ryder asked licking anything next to him trying to get the taste out of his mouth. "What's going on are you guys ok?" Jessie asked. Everyone looking at them like their crazy. "Taste this. Xavier." Noah said as he pu this drink up to Eric signaling Xavier to do the same to Jessie.
They both spit it out immediately. "Holy fuck I almost threw up everywhere." What was that supposed to be?" Jessie asked looking at Brenda. "They ordered the sweet teas with a hint of peach." "That is so not what that is though." Jessie said. "Well it is it's just decaffeinated sweet tea with the special Splenda type like sugar and half of the peach serving you put in. Not everyone likes their drinks full of that sugar crap you guys put into it. Some people like to be healthy. Look at these guys do you think they eat the same you aren't afraid to?" She asked as she rolled her eyes at them. Snapping something inside Jessie.
"First off you little piss ant the drinks are in a special little book right there in the front behind the damn counter. Second off you don't ever get to alter the menu of the drinks or how they are made. It is our legal obligation to make sure we make the drinks exactly how they are written because that is what we have on the menu every calorie down to the T. We don't have the calorie math up on the board for what ever the hell Brenda feels like fucking up today." "Excuse me!" Brenda snapped back. "You shut the hell up until I am finished. No there is no excuse for you. All you do all day is long is undermine Eric and I who are above you about everything in this place. You almost burned down my kitchen seven times in two days. So we can't leave you in the back. You mixed the ammonia and bleach so we can't trust you to clean. You ruined seventeen peoples orders because you couldn't be bothered to mix the ingredients properly on the recipe in the back wall so can't trust you to read or make the batters." Jessie said taking a deep breath.
"I had eight people complain about the way you served them because you have some fucking fetish of telling people they don't need that much sugar because they are fat enough. You can't even read a simple way to make a sweet tea seriously. Yes, I know exactly what each man eats and drink in this whole building right now because they are MY GOD DAMN FAMILY Brenda. This is about to my damn husband who do you think cooks for these guys in the first damn place. You say they don't put nasty sugars in the body LOOK AT WHAT THE ARE EATING RIGHT NOW!! DO you have any idea how bad it is for your body to put diabetic sugar into your diet if you are not use to it or if you have a problem with the opposite of diabetes? You think you know everything else so you must know how bad that it for someone else. They didn't ask for your damn alteration of a simple fucking tea that wanted the teas that we actually serve."
"You know what your done. Get your shit and get out you have insulted us for the last time. I can't keep dealing with your mistakes believe it or not we are the most sought out bakery in over half this state right now, and I don't have time to keep putting up with your attitude and mistakes. We don't have the time to hold your hand and walk you through everything every damn day. You need to go your check will be mailed to you. Do not come back." Jessie said flatly. "You can't fire me, only Ms. Ellie can. So tough luck." Brenda said with a smirk. "Brenda your boss said your fired you fucking fired get your shit and get out of her kitchen." Ms. Ellie said. Brenda mouth draped opened. Along with everyone else. Never had they ever had so much anger come out of her on one simple person. Lexi sure but never Jessie.
Brenda got her things and stomped out. "Your next meals are going to be free gentlemen Jessie I want to talk to you in my office." Me. Ellie said smiling deeply touching her arm sweetly. "Ok." When Ms. Ellie left the room. "OOOhhhh Jessie's in trouble." Eric said playfully earning stern firm slap on the ass, and a glare from Noah. "Well thank for the food and both shows today baby girl but we are going to head out now and get our things done." "Ok bye dads." Jess said with love. "I'll just see you later tonight and you guys later." She said kissing Xavier goodbye. "Eric we still have things to make especially now since it's just us for another two hours." She said walking back to the back office. Taking a deep breathe and knocking in the door. "Just come in sweet child." She said smiling sweetly.
"There is something I wanted to talk to you about. Look Jessie since you came here you have made me a lot of money, like crazy amount of money. I have been thinking of retiring for a while now, it's just I worked hard and over half my life in this place and I don't want to see this place let go or turned into something so I just I guess my main concern is this place going to someone who won't put it to it's true potential, or who won't appreciate it. SO I guess what I 'm trying to say is do you want the shop? I want to sign it over to you. It won't cost you one thing. I will take care of everything. No one deserves this more than you, and Eric will be here every step of the way. What do you think?" "I can't believe it I mean this is so amazing are you sure this is what you want to do?" "Yes it is. I've been hookin gup with a travel agent and he got us a around the world cruise that takes a good six months and it leaves in two weeks, I have all the paper work set up just got to add who's name it goes to. Jared will handle everything. "
"Ms. Ellie would it be ok, if I asked Eric to be on it with me as fifty-fifty partners?" Jessie asked looking at her hopefully. "I think that's something we need to ask him. "Ok hold a minute. "ERIC CAN YOU COME HERE SWEETNESS?" "YES MS. ELLIE." You could here hm come down the hall. "What's going on." He said dusting off his hands. "Well I want to sign over the shop to Jessie and she wants to know if you would like to be on the deed with here fifty-fifty partners. It won't cost neither one of you a thing. And I will have the shops accounts in your names to. All the taxes are up to date for the next five years for the property. The inspection just happened for the insurance and has passed. YOU both know that. The taxes are set with the accounting firm in town you just have to email him the weekly numbers you have been doing for what the last almost ten months you've been here you two have been running this place for months. It's time for you to actually run it. It's all up to you Eric what do you want to do?" Ms. Ellie asked with a smile.
"I would love to own this shop with you Jessie. HE said as she got and jumped on him wrapping her legs around his waist. "We have a shop?" She said getting misty eyed starring into his. "We have a shop." HE said getting teary eyed too, squeezing her even tighter. HE put her down and they went around the desk and hugged her tightly. Jared stood there knocking on the door. "looks like I came right on time. I come together some signatures to go notarize the transfer of property, and this man from the city needs Jessie for permit signatures." He said with a smile. They spent the last thirty minutes out front in the lobby in case customers came. Than it was time to go. They both agreed they needed to hire about six more people just to be steady.
The walk home was very fast it was only about ten to fifteen minutes anyway but she felt like she was walking on cloud nine. She had run and been responsible for Crave's in Atheo for a long time. She was very successful and had the whole city hunting her down even this very day. Yet this, getting the shop from Ms.Ellie truly felt like she received some high honor medal. This would be like winning the lottery feeling. She was so proud and sexcited for this. She was starting to wonder if the business keeps going the way it is if maybe she expand or add on to the shop. There is not much room now for all that they are doing. Especially for the catering.
Xavier had Chinese food waiting on the kitchen table waiting for her. So how's your day babe?" HE said coming up to get a greetings kiss. "IT was incredible. Ms. Ellie is transferring the shop to me and Eric we are now he official owners of Sweet Temptations." She said as she clapped her hands together and leaned over as they fell into her lap standing up face red as a tomato glowing from happiness and excitement. "Seriously. Baby that's amazing. You guys really deserve this all the work you do. I'm so happy for you guys." He said picking her up and squeezing her tightly.
"Thank you babe. Oh I almost forgot. I ugh I got you something. I wanted to do something special so I got you an engagement present." She said as she went over to the coffee table and pulled a thin drawer open. "You didn't have to do that baby girl. Also I did not know it had all them drawers like that." HE said scratching his head taking a deeper look at the coffee table in the living room. Opening it up it was a black watch that had a wolf two wolves on the inside in a loving manner and one had claw marks on his face. On the back said I love you forever my sexy beast. -J. This is amazing the color and back ground alone this all customed baby how much this set you back?" "You don't need to worry about that. Its just I know how much you love your watches and how sad you were getting that they broke. So I wanted to give you something that made me you think of me every now and than and how much I love you." She said looking down at her feet. Lifting her chin up to look at him. "I'm always thinking of you, and being grateful that you love a grumpy, scary bastard like me baby." HE said leaning down to kiss her sweetly.
"I got you something too, same kind of thing a little engagement gift to." He said as he slowly pulled away form her going to the couch and reaching under it. "Wow it look so big." She said laughing. "Open it." He said smiling hoping she would like it. She tore it opened. It was a photo album scrap book. "Oh my goodness." She said as she flipped through their whole almost year together. You actually made little notes and stuff." She said with a little sniffle her heart truly touched. "Ya, I didn't want to be too cheesy, but I didn't want it to plain either. I also got those other pictures form yesterday blown and hanging in the frames along the hall, except my favorite one is hanging right there next to the T.V ." HE said proudly.
"This so incredible. Thank you so much I love this more than I think I could ever say." "Ya well the guys got a little jealous so instead of making out the invites, they made you this." He said giving her another album that was almost full. "From your favorite brothers. Congrads we love you both." She read the card out loud. "Wow." She said in a breath they made their own scrape book full of pictures of all of them Niki, Lexi, Eric, them anything they had, they put in with cute notes too. "I love it. Tell them that for me tomorrow." She pleaded. A little teary eyed. "Are you ok?" He asked cupping her cheeks." "It's just this day is a little overwhelming I don't think it can get any better." She said putting her arms around his neck. "Well let's just see about that." HE said kissing on her ear lobe. Xavier had proved her theory wrong about three times right there in the living room. Nothing was going to bring her down.