CH 07. WE SHOULD GET HIM MARRIED.

Zach met the family having breakfast when he arrived. Delilah stood up to welcome him with a hug and a huge smile on her face.

     " Welcome home, Zach. " She greeted.

    " Thanks. Good morning, everyone. " He greeted.

    " Morning. " They chorused.

    " So, are you done with the business now? " Jennie asked as she puts a piece of meat into her mouth using a fork.

    " I am not done with business and I will never be as long as I am alive. You didn't let me enjoy my stay and meeting there as if I was gone for a year, mum. " Zach spoke as he pulled out a chair and sat on it. He wasn't going to eat breakfast in his state, he just wanted to have a chat with the family.

    " I am your mother of course, what do you expect? " Jennie glared at him and Zach chuckled.

    " How was the business trip? " Ezekiel asked his son.

    " It went well. The contract was sealed and they proposed to invest more in the business. " Zach replied with a smile. Everyone was happy at the news and made a toast to the company's progress.

    " I need to go and freshen up. " Zach said and stood up.

He headed towards the staircase.

    " Do you need someone to send your breakfast upstairs? " Rose asked.

    " I will be in my room. " Zach replied as he climbed up the stairs to go to his room.

    " He is a responsible man now. " Jennie praised.

    " He took after me. " Ezekiel replied and Jennie frowned.

    " Are you by any means insinuating that as his mother, I am irresponsible so he couldn't get that trait from me? " She asked.

    " What? No, our Rose is a responsible lady as well so she takes after you, darling. " Ezekiel said the words he could think of so as not to annoy her. The two ladies, Rose and Delilah smiled at their banter.

    " Speaking of him being a responsible man, don't you think he should settle down as soon as possible? " Jennie mentioned all of a sudden.

    " You mean we should get him married? " Ezekiel sipped his juice. At the mention of Zach getting married, Delilah's ears were invisibly longer than usual to know what their opinion was.

    " Yes. " Jennie answered.

    " Excuse me, I need to make a phone call, please. " Delilah said.

    " All right, dear. " Jennie smiled at her and she left.

    " But mum, don't you think that is quite too early? He is only twenty-six. " Rose said, not sure of her mum's decision.

    " Nonsense. He has everything a lady could ever want in a man. He is rich, he has good behavior and he is very responsible, he is one of the eligible bachelors in this city and Country. Did I forget to mention that he is handsome and quite hot? So, why would any lady refuse to marry my son? Moreover, he isn't getting any younger. There isn't anything hindering him from getting married as well so the earlier the better. " Jennie explained.

The father and the daughter pair acknowledged that concept.

    " And I think I have the perfect match for him. " Rose giggled.

   " Who? " Ezekiel asked.

   " Delilah. " She whispered.

Delilah who was at a hidden corner smiled at the mention of her name. She was very anxious at first when the marriage thing was mentioned so she had to excuse herself to make a fake phone call. Now that everything was settled, she could rest assured about what position she held in this magnificent family.

    " That's right. She is the candidate I have in mind as well. We have known her since childhood so she is the perfect daughter-in-law. " Jennie accepted that. Ezekiel said nothing to this but he did not go against it. Delilah came back and settled down for a while, pretending not to have heard a single word.

    " Aunt, I think I should go and serve Zach breakfast in his room. " Delilah suggested.

    " It's no problem, my dear. " Jennie chuckled and instructed the maid who was standing not too far away from the dining table to dish out Zach's breakfast for Delilah. She carried the tray and left the dining room.

    " She will make a good wife and daughter-in-law," Ezekiel commented.

Jennie nodded. To be frank, she couldn't wait to tell this piece of information to her friends that she would soon become a family member with Delilah's mum and their friendship wouldn't just be an ordinary friendship anymore but a mother-in-law one. All she needed was to bring the two of them closer and boom! they would be married. This seemed like a perfect plan.