| Chapter 22
Sully woke and seeing as how he didn�t have to work that day decided to put his plan in action. Josef and Katherine knew Sully�s plan and were already doing their part. Katherine had called Elizabeth and Josef and asked them to have lunch with her and Sully. At first Elizabeth wanted to reject the offer, but when Josef gave her a stern look she accepted. Josef and Elizabeth headed to the restaurant and the whole drive there Josef had been telling his wife that she was going to have to be civil. �I just don�t understand why you�re acting like this Elizabeth.� �How do you expect me to act when my daughter is about to make the biggest mistake of her life? Do you actually expect me to just sit by and do absolutely nothing? The problem is that she has you wrapped around her little finger.� She turned in her seat so that she could see Josef better. �Don�t you think she�s too young to be tied down? What am I talking about? Of course you don�t, you let her do whatever she wants. Well I won�t stand for it.� She shifted back in her seat and stared out the window the rest of the way. Josef had become accustomed to these regular arguments with his wife. If it wasn�t Michaela, it was the fact that he spent so much time with either Sully of Katherine. All he could do was keep quiet and let her blow some steam. He knew once his wife had gotten in that mood there was nothing in the world that would help. They arrived at the restaurant and found the table where Katherine and Sully were. Elizabeth forced a smile on her face as she greeted them and sat down. Josef on the other hand gave Katherine and Sully a hug as he sat down. They talked for a while and placed their order. After a few minutes of casual conversation Katherine looked at Josef and gave him a knowing look. Elizabeth was too busy fiddling with her napkin to notice. �Oh dear.� Katherine said in a worrisome tone. �What is it?� Josef asked in a concerned tone. �I think I forgot to turn the oven off before I left the house.� Josef took this as his cue and offered to take Katherine home so she could check. Elizabeth gave her husband an angry glare, but she surprisingly kept quiet. Sully also kept quiet knowing quite well what the pair was up to. After all it was all a part of his plan. �Please excuse us.� Josef said as he stood from the table helping Katherine up as well. Elizabeth gave him another glare and was about to protest when Josef interrupted her saying. �Don�t worry Elizabeth we won�t be gone long.� The pair left the restaurant leaving Sully and Elizabeth alone. There was an awkward silence and the tension was thick. Sully knew he was going to have to make the first move, but he didn�t want to say anything that would make Elizabeth get even angrier. �It�s now or never,� he thought. He took a deep breath and was about to chicken out, but he knew he had to do it for Michaela. �Mrs. Quinn, may I ask you something?� Elizabeth stopped playing with her napkin and looked up at Sully. �I suppose.� Her tone was still cold, but Sully knew he had to keep going. �Why don�t you approve of my marrying your daughter?� Elizabeth was not expecting to have this conversation with him today. She was silent for a while thinking of whether or not she should tell him. She looked in his eyes and saw that he was being sincere. She sat up straight in her chair and cleared her throat. � To tell you the truth Mr. Sully, I think my daughter is too young to be married. She has her career and her future to think about. The last thing she needs right now is to be tied down.� Sully was surprised. He knew she thought they were rushing things, but it had never crossed his mind that she thought he wanted Michaela barefoot and pregnant. �Mrs. Quinn, you don�t know what you�re talking about.� �Don�t I?� Elizabeth could feel her blood start boiling but she remained civil. They were in a restaurant and she didn�t want to cause a scene. �Tell me Mr. Sully, why do you love my daughter and what do you expect from her after you get married?� Now it was Sully�s turn to get nervous. |