“Burn those who burned me!” Chapter 100

***Gracie’s POV:***

Kai and I decided to sneaked out of the room as the family fussed over the wedding. We chuckled at being able to sneak away without them even noticing. As we made our way to the elevators, Kai had a humorous yet apologetic expression.

*“I’m sorry about all of this. I know they can be a little overwhelming.”*

I smiled brightly; to be honest, I was happy they were excited. It made me feel like I was truly apart of the family.

*“It’s okay. I’m glad they are so happy. Plus, I don’t know much about weddings so I’m glad I’ll have help.”*

Kai looked at me with an expression I wasn’t familiar with. Smiling warmly, he grabbed my hand gently.

*“As long as you’re happy. I want this to be the greatest day of your life. You deserve it.”*

I blushed slightly as my eyes averted from his; if I stared at his gaze any longer, I wasn’t sure what I might do next. Wanting to change the subject I inquired about what he had planned.

*“So, where exactly are we going?”*

*“Do you like ice cream?”*

*“I love ice cream!”*

*“Good. There’s an ice cream shop not too far from the hospital, I thought we’d have some.”*

My eyes widen with excitement; I absolutely loved ice cream! It had been awhile since I’d last enjoyed some. As we made our way to the exit, I could see Cameron standing in the waiting area.

Kai walked over to Cameron shaking his hand. Cameron had a bright smile on his face.

*“It’s so good to see you sir.”*

Cameron shook Kai’s hand with a warm gaze. I could tell he was happy to see Kai had finally waken up even with him playing it cool.

*“It’s good to see you too Cam. I’m sorry I worried you.”*

*“Think nothing of it sir. Ms. Teagues, pleasure to see you.”*

*“You as well Cameron. Thank you for coming to get us on such short notice.”*

*“My pleasure ma’am.”*

Cameron dropped us off at a parlor called “Cream of life”. As we walked into the parlor, Kai held my hand while we made our way to the front.

*“They have every type of flavored ice cream you could imagine here; and in every style.”*

Kai whispered to me as he pointed to the menu. As I looked over the menu, a memory of a time my mother and I went to get ice cream flashed in my memory. We’d gone shopping and on the way home, she decided to stop at an ice cream shop and ordered us soft-served vanilla cones with rainbow sprinkles. I could still see the smile on her face as we laughed and ate our cones together. That was one of best days she and I had. As we made our way to the front, I could feel my eyes swell. Not wanting Kai to notice, I quickly wiped my eyes. I didn’t want him to think I was unhappy; it was quite to the contrary, this day gave me that same feeling of happiness.

*“Figure out what you want?”*

*“I did.”*

I smiled brightly at Kai as we made our way to the counter. A young woman with a bright smile greeted us.

*“Welcome to Cream of your life, my name is Bri-”*

Suddenly, the clerk paused as her eyes began to widen.

*“OMG!!! Your….Your…..Your Kai Christiansen!!!”*

The entire parlor was quiet as the customers and workers all turned towards us. Suddenly, a customer chimed in.

*“Oh wow!!! It is him!”*

*“What! I thought he was in a coma??”*

*“He must’ve waken up!”*

*“Wait…who’s that girl with him???”*

Suddenly, everyone began to make their way over to us with excitement and curiosity in their eyes. I knew the Christensen family was famous, but I hadn’t expected this.

Just as I was about to panic, Kai held his hand up indicating for the crowd to quiet down.

*“Everyone, please. I appreciate that you all are happy about my recovery…I truly appreciate the well wishes. But…I’m going to ask that you all please keep this amongst yourselves.”*

Just then, Cameron walked into the parlor.

*“On behalf of House Christiansen, we appreciate you all for your silence on this matter as House Chris is not ready to release the status of Heir Christiansen yet.”*

Cameron spoke with authority as he addressed the crowd.

*“As a thank you, House Chris would like to give everyone here ten thousand dollars as a token of appreciation for your silence.”*

The crowd all gasped and cheered, as Cameron continued, I noticed the doors had two guards staying in front of it to make sure no other people could enter.

As the crowd formed a line to retrieve their payment, Cameron pulled out some documents from his briefcase.

*“If everyone could please sign these NDA’s, your check is now ready to cash.”*

Each of the customers signed NDAs and picked up their ten thousand dollar checks. I stood in amazement as Kai and Cameron remained cool and under control of the entire situation.

Kai looked down at me with an apologetic expression.

*“I’m sorry about this.”*

I smiled back.

*“It’s okay. A lot of people were sadden when they heard the news about your accident. Everyone is going to be thrilled to learn of your recovery.”*

Kai smiled warmly at me as we placed our order for our ice cream. We each ordered the vanilla cone with sprinkles. We sat inside the parlor with Cameron and his two bodyguards and enjoyed our treat. Afterwards, we made our way back to the hospital.

After saying our goodbyes to Cameron, we made our way back to Kai’s suite. When we arrived, the family was still discussing our wedding, but in a much calmer tone.

*“Alright, that about covers the basics. We’ll hire a wedding planner to begin making the preparations.”*

Marla looked pleased as she closed her tablet. As we closed the door, everyone looked up at us with warm smiles.

*“So, where’d you two run off to?”*

Kayla gave us a mischievous smile.

*“None of your business.”*

Kai answered throwing a small pillow at his sister.

As we all laughed, Marla stood up.

*“Why don’t we give Kai and Gracie some time alone.”*

She smiled at Kai as she directed everyone to leave. Teddy stood up and stretched, “Absolutely, let’s give these two some time to themselves. Besides, we have a welcome home party to plan!”

Roana smiled joyously.

*“Yes indeed!.”*

Suddenly, Marla and Theo looked at me with a conflicted expression.

*“Gracie, correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t your birthday coming up?”*

Marla looked at me with a passive expression. Suddenly, everyone turned in my direction.

*“OMG! Gracie! When is your birthday?”*

I blushed slightly; in all honesty I’d almost forgotten that day was coming up.

*“Um, it’s July 7th.”*

*“What! Mom! Why didn’t you say something sooner! I have to plan a birthday party!”*

Kayla began to scramble through her phone; just then, Kai spoke up.

*“Actually, if Gracie is okay with it…I’d like to wait to throw her a birthday party.”*

I looked at Kai with a puzzled expression, why did it look like he had something planned?

*“Well how long??”*

Kayla pouted as she stared at her brother. Kai looked at me again and smiled slightly.

*“Three months.”*

*“THREE MONTHS!!!”*

Kayla and the grandparents all exclaimed, while Marla and Theo stared at their son. I wasn’t sure if they knew what his plan was, but they seemed to know he had something brewing.

Kai turned about face towards me.

*“Gracie, I promise to explain everything to you in detail so that this will all make sense, but I’d like to ask you if I can plan a birthday gala for you in exactly three months.”*

I wasn’t sure what Kai’s plan was, but I trusted him completely. With a slight smile, I nodded my head in agreement. Kai smiled warmly and kissed the back of my left hand.

*“Thank you for trusting me my love.”*