Page 69 of Arranging Ayra
“Honey. Jai’s mom was pleased with the idea of you meeting him. But we both decided it was up to you kids to decide if you wanted to meet up or not. On the other hand, Naya was rather insistent that you meet her son Barnaby.”
“She was?”
“He’s constantly surrounded by women, beautiful and available women; a bunch of models and actresses. That’s not what Naya wants for her boy. She knew that you were a good girl from back home. She knew that I raised you to have values and was certain you two would hit it off.”
“Mom,” I said, smiling for the first time since seeing her. “Do you know what you’re saying?”
She cocked her head to the side. “What?”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re saying that you wanted to set me up with Jai.”
“Right.”
“Jai. Jai Doshi. He’s my Mr. Darcy. Oh, Mom. You don’t know how happy I am to hear that.”
NINETEEN
“Where are you off to?” Mom said as I suddenly jumped to my feet.
“I have to go find him, Mom. I’ve made a terrible mistake, and I have to find him and let him know.”
“Where do you think you’ll find him? He could be anywhere. Surely, he’ll come back soon. Why don’t you wait for him here?”
I shook my head, eager to see him. “I think I know where he might be. I’ll let you know how things go when I get back.”
I hurried out of my room, flew down the stairs, found the keys to Jai’s jeep and headed out to the parking lot.
His jeep was there. Could I be mistaken? Wouldn’t he have taken his jeep to go out there? After all, the employee who’d seen him had thought he’d gone into town. But I was almost positive he had not. I had to take the chance.
I got in his jeep and took the rutted dirt road out to the lake. It had rained only a few days earlier, leaving the ruts filled with chocolate colored water. Each rut left my teeth rattled and I felt certain a wheel would fall off, but I finally made it to the smoother portion of the road and sped up to reach the lake.
“Jai,” I whispered as I spotted him on the bridge. He was where I knew he would be. I just knew it, like a fact.
I killed the engine and hopped out.
For a long moment I stood there, watching him. He was looking out over Moon Manor and seemed so deep in thought.
