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Saturday.”
    “And the other one?” Rachel asks.
    “I think we need to rock Mr. O’Connell’s world a little bit. Shake it up. Let him know who’s really in charge of this relationship.”
    “I like that idea,” Rachel says grinning.
    “Excuse me? Hello? Remember me? I’m standing right here for Pete’s sake,” Olivia protests.
    “Tonight the boys are picking up their friends from the airport. They’re taking them to the club and then staying over night in the hotel. John says that he, Ethan, and Scott are planning on taking a cab back to Dufferin County the next day, after they’ve had lunch.”
    “So what are you thinking?” Olivia asks curiously.
    “I think we need a complete make over. Hair, make up… the works and then send you in, in this halter dress to pick him up tomorrow. I can’t think of a more perfect dress for him to see you in for the first time after…”
    “The day of destruction?” Olivia refers to it.
    Rachel nods her head, “I like the way you think! It will definitely blow his mind. Among other things.”
    “Settled then.” Shannon picks up her phone and starts searching for someone who can squeeze them in for a makeover.
    “Just one problem,” Olivia interjects. “I can’t afford to do any of that.” She frowns.
    Shannon smiles, “Seriously Olivia? And you accused me of not knowing Ethan very well? Did he not give you a credit card with no limit? Do you think he would do that if he wasn’t dead serious about you using it when you wanted something?”
    “Yes, but…” She stops and looks at herself in the mirror again. “I can’t use his card for something like this, it wouldn’t be right.”
    Rachel comes out of the fitting room with the burgundy dress and holds it up beside her. “Isn’t this for him , after all?” she reminds her.
    “But what about work?
    Rachel stops her, “Olivia, You haven’t taken vacation in three years. I booked you off both today and tomorrow.”
    Olivia stares at herself in the mirror again, then at the burgundy dress, and then back and forth between her two friends, completely conflicted. She closes her eyes and thinks about the look on his face when he sees her. He’s so bossy and controlling; maybe it would do him some good to throw him a curve ball. “I’ll do it,” she says reaching for her wallet.
    Shannon quickly sends John a message and tells him to make sure that Ethan is out front of the hotel at 1:30. She tells him absolutely nothing other than it’s a surprise. A little payback for him not sharing any of the grand opening plans for Ireland’s Pub.
    “Atta girl!” Rachel says, pleased at her decision. “Next stop… LINGERIE!”
    As she lays both dresses on the counter, Olivia looks at the price tags and is overcome with feelings of guilt. “Oh my God, he’s going to have a heart attack when he gets this bill,” she says concerned...
    Shannon looks at the tag and waves it off making a raspberry sound. “He won’t even bat an eye at that,” she says confidently. “I’ve seen the bills that his ex ran up, and believe me this is nothing.”
    Olivia looks at her curiously, “Really? She spent a lot of his money?”
    Shannon frowns, “I’ve probably said more than I should, but yeah. He paid all her bills. I just got the credit card statement for her purchases. She spent an awful lot of time shopping with his credit cards. And that bitch has expensive taste, believe me.”
    Rachel chuckles at Shannon’s choice of words.
    “Why does he do that?” Olivia wonders aloud.
    “I don’t know, I haven’t figured it out yet,” Shannon says. “But it looks like he’s done that for all the girls that he’s been in relationships with. So, I guess you better get used to it.”
    “Like hell I will,” Olivia grumbles.
     
    That evening Ethan, John, and Scott wait patiently at the airport for their friends to make it through Canada Customs. They can hear them long before they can see them. Ethan laughs and shakes