Hunter strolled in with Blaze following him. “Wolfie?
That’s a good one.” Blaze laughed as he walked past Jill and placed the signs and a hammer down on the table. “Signs are posted all along the back of the property,” he informed Jax, still wearing a huge grin.
“If you don’t want my ‘wolfie’ biting your ass, you will never call me that again,” Hunter warned everyone in the room with a glare.
“That totally depends on what you tell us.” Jax ignored Hunter. “And until I know what it is, I promise nothing.”
Jill stared at him for a long second before sighing. “There’s going to be a huge wedding...”
“Oh, I know.” Caroline smiled. “I can’t wait for you and Slade—”
“It’s not just me and Slade.” Jill stopped her, wanting to get this over with because she was feeling dizzy again. Spotting a chair, she weaved herself to it. Blaze actually steadied her until she sat down.
“I’m calling Slade.” Jax started hitting numbers on his phone.
“Please!” Jill cried out. “Don’t.”
Jax looked up from his phone, a worry creasing his brow. “Jill...”
“I’m fine,” Jill said with irritation. “I’m fine!” she repeated louder, her voice cracking.
Hunter and Blaze shared a look, but Jill ignored it. Her eyes shot back to Jax with a plea that couldn’t be missed.
“Jax.” Caroline shook her head.
Putting his phone away, he frowned. “I won’t call Slade, yet,” Jax stated. “But I’m not letting you out of my sight until you’re back with him.”
Jill nodded, too damn tired to argue. She had to get her plan set in motion and soon. “I’ve asked Damon, Jared, Sid, Duncan and Adam if they would share this day with me and Slade. They agreed. Damon and Nicole are already married, but they are going to renew their vows.”
Caroline slapped her hand over her mouth with excitement. “Oh, Jill, that is...” This time, it was Caroline’s voice cracking as her eyes filled with happy tears. “Lana and Sid are getting married. I’ve got to call her.”
“You can’t.” Jill shook her head. “Lana doesn’t know. None of them know.”
“What?” everyone in the room said at the same time.
“It’s something I want to do for them because of how they’ve treated me. They’re my sisters,” Jill replied, leaving out the other reason...for now. “And I need your help to pull this off.”
All four of them were looking at her as if she’d lost her mind. Caroline was the first to speak. “You know I’ll help. So when’s the wedding?” Caroline laughed, almost bouncing up and down. “Weddings?” she corrected herself.
“A week from today.” Jill stood when everyone started talking at once, except for Jax who just stared at her as if he saw right through her.
“A week!” Caroline gasped. “Jill, how in the world is that going to happen?”
“Adam’s sick now.” Just saying those words made her stomach twist painfully. “It will happen and in a week.”
“Fuck!” Understanding flashed across Jax’s face.
******
Caroline stared out the window, so many emotions swirling through her body. She peeked in the backseat where Jill sat, her head tilted back, eyes closed. Her eyes met Jax’s, but they remained silent. The whole time Jill had been inside her house, the little dead boy had been by Jill’s side, his small face staring up at her, and Caroline knew what that meant. She and Lana had learned that when a spirit attached itself to someone who was sick, they were waiting to guide them into the afterlife. Jill’s time was limited and it broke her heart.
Caroline now understood Jill’s haste in pushing the wedding forward. Jill had given them all orders any leader would be proud of. She was precise in what needed to be done, down to what each woman would wear, including their dress sizes, shocking Caroline that Jill had done so much research. A sneaky smile had spread across Jill’s lips before she explained that the women had already been sized for their bridesmaid dresses. Instead of bridesmaid dresses, Caroline was to pick out simple wedding dresses for each.
A dog barking brought Caroline out of her thoughts. A huge black German shepherd stood outside Jax’s window.
“Sable,” Jill said, her voice groggy with sleep.
Another smaller dog joined in, barking excitedly as Jill opened the door. Jax climbed out as did Caroline, hoping to God the huge black dog didn’t attack her. Walking around the car, she knew her fear was unfounded when both dogs excitedly welcomed Jill home.
“Hey!” Jill laughed, giving each dog attention. “I’ve missed you, too.” Jill accepted the licks each dog happily gave.
When the large dog became too excited jumping up on Jill and bumping her into the car, Jax whistled loudly, snapped his fingers, and pointed to the ground. Both dogs stopped immediately. Their eyes traveled to Jax, but their tails still went a hundred miles an hour.