"I'll be here," Rupert promised, giving her a gentle kiss.
It didn't take her long to fall asleep, and once she had, Rupert watched her for a little bit before realizing that there were several things he needed to take care of. He had a feeling that Fred was not going to be in any shape to go to the brothel that night, and truth be told, he didn't really want to go either.
Reaching out for the cordless, he summoned it to him and called Mikal, telling him that they wouldn't be in that night. He instead asked him to oversee that night - knowing he could trust him - and to bring over the money when the night was through a long with any notes left by their clients. He'd do the rest of the work tomorrow using the laptop that he'd purchased a couple of weeks before at Fred's insistence to replace the aging desktop he'd had in his office. It allowed him to take everything back and forth with him, making sure all the information was never far.
Once he was finished, he then called his acquaintance Jesse in the Dominican Republic about marrying him and Fred. He seemed rather surprised when Rupert told him the news but readily agreed to perform a bonding ceremony. Rupert promised to let him know when as soon as he had spoken to Fred about when they wanted to go down.
After hanging up the phone, he found himself closing his eyes and dozing until he felt Fred moving in his arms. Before he could tell her that everything was taken care of, she headed into the bathroom. He shook his head and waited for her to return.
"It's all right, love. Mikal is going to take care of everything tonight and drop off the money and messages when the night is through. I'll do all the necessary scheduling tomorrow." Reaching out, he drew her down onto the bed. "We'll stay home tonight. Maybe if you're up to it in a bit, I'll make dinner, and we can discuss some things about getting married."