Episode 721: I Need You

And what thanks did she get for that? She had to brave her first encounter with his parents all on her own.

"Hi," she forced a smile.

"How are the wedding plans coming along?" Katherine asked. "You will let me know if I can do anything to help, won’t you? I promise I won’t let Lila anywhere near it."

Though Ava and Lila still occasionally had issues, Ava didn’t like Katherine taking a swipe at her employee, especially when Ava had seen Lila only minutes before, scurrying around, hard at work.

Ava opened her mouth to defend Lila, when Phillip piped up with, "what we’d really like to know is when this wedding is finally going to happen."

"A firm date would be helpful," Katherine agreed. "We’re all together right now, why don’t we compare schedules and-"

"It’s hard to schedule anything just now since we promised to be available for Tansy and Hero duty if Quent and Justine need us. You know, family first."

At that, Sebastian’s parents made quick exits from her vicinity. Ava felt horrible, knowing the affect her statement would have on them. Odds were they hadn’t even known they had a new grandson. "I shouldn’t have gone there to get them off my back," she muttered.

"No," a hand touched Ava’s shoulder. It was Sarette Jordan, Ava’s biological mother. "They were being pushy; sometimes you need to push back. I should have pushed back more in my life."

"There’s still time," Avalon pointed out.

"There you are," Adria said, stepping up beside her brother. "Tell me one of these wedding dates you keep texting me about will stick soon." Attending a romantic ceremony might be just the thing her own marriage needed.

Sebastian didn’t say anything, he stormed off. Adria frowned, first in her brother’s direction, and then in her husband’s, Riley couldn’t seem to stand far enough across the lawn from her. She was lonely of late, to say the least, which maybe explained why she answered her cell, though she promised herself it was just to tell him off.

Before she could get a word out, right there in her ear, her former director said, "I need you."

Episode 722: I Need A Hero