at the end of the hall she was told. As she walked down the hall she passed a couple of closed doors but the one just before the washroom was open and it clearly was Montgomery’s office. Lexi peeked inside. She could see some kind of model on a table and her curiosity got the better of her and she crept inside to have a look. There was no mistaking what it was. She was outraged. It was the Lodge in miniature plus the cabins and an additional building where the barn now stood, plus a parking lot, a big circular driveway and a swimming pool at the back.
“Do you like it?”
Lexi jumped, turning around quickly to face Montgomery. Her heart was pounding in her chest and her cheeks felt hot.
“I told you your Uncle and I had a deal pending. I had plans drawn up and was ready to go on this the moment we had signed the papers,” Montgomery said.
“Well that is unfortunate for you because I’m not selling,” Lexi said, “Now if you will excuse me I was just heading to the ladies room.”
“I realise you have just arrived and have come to get to know us better, so perhaps we should postpone this conversation for a later date,” Montgomery said and stepped aside.
Lexi rushed from the room and ducked into the washroom at the end of the hall. When she looked in the mirror above the sink her cheeks were flushed and she wasn’t sure if it was from the embarrassment of being caught snooping or her anger at the arrogance of that man having a model made of Uncle Max’s property when he clearly wasn’t interested in selling it.
Lexi poked her head out of the washroom hoping she would not run into Montgomery. She didn’t see him anywhere so she made a beeline for the great room and back out to the terrace to join Carter.
“You are not going to believe what I saw,” she said to Carter as she sat down.
“You were gone a long time I was beginning to worry,” Carter said.
“He’s made a model of Wildwood, a model can you believe it and had plans drawn up for an expansion and he is still claiming that Uncle Max was going to sell,” Lexi blurted out.
“That is such bullshit,” Carter said. “I had a conversation with Max not two days before he died and he said he’d rather give the property away, than sell it to that man.”
“Really, you never said that before,” Lexi said.
“Didn’t I?” Carter asked. “Well he wasn’t going to sell.”
“Let’s get out of here,” Lexi said. Her appetite was gone and she wanted to put as much distance between her and this place as she could.”
“Sure,” said Carter
They left the terrace and walked through the great room towards the front door. Unfortunately Montgomery was standing near the entrance to the foyer and standing alongside him was his wife.
“Leaving so soon?” Montgomery asked. “I was hoping to give you a tour of the winery later.”
“Yes, please stay. I hoped to introduce you to a few people,” Grace said.
“Thank you, but I’m not feeling well,” Lexi said. “Goodbye. It was nice meeting you Mrs. Montgomery.”
“Please, it’s just Grace. Call me and we will have that cup of tea.”
“Okay, yes I will,” Lexi said.
Lexi and Carter hurried to the car and she heaved a big sigh once they were inside.
“That man is the most self centred and arrogant person I have ever met,” Lexi said.
“Tell us how you really feel,” Carter laughed.
She laughed also, letting go of her anger a little.
“Please take me home and I will make us something to eat and a cup of coffee or maybe something a little stronger.”
“Sounds good,” Carter said.
Lexi rolled her window down. It must be a warm night or maybe she was just steamed. A truck passed them going the opposite direction and she thought she recognized the driver.
“That was Mitch,” Carter said. “Surprised Montgomery gave him the night off with his shindig happening and all.”
There’s another jerk,” Lexi said. Carter has reached her driveway and turned in. Almost
“Do you like it?”
Lexi jumped, turning around quickly to face Montgomery. Her heart was pounding in her chest and her cheeks felt hot.
“I told you your Uncle and I had a deal pending. I had plans drawn up and was ready to go on this the moment we had signed the papers,” Montgomery said.
“Well that is unfortunate for you because I’m not selling,” Lexi said, “Now if you will excuse me I was just heading to the ladies room.”
“I realise you have just arrived and have come to get to know us better, so perhaps we should postpone this conversation for a later date,” Montgomery said and stepped aside.
Lexi rushed from the room and ducked into the washroom at the end of the hall. When she looked in the mirror above the sink her cheeks were flushed and she wasn’t sure if it was from the embarrassment of being caught snooping or her anger at the arrogance of that man having a model made of Uncle Max’s property when he clearly wasn’t interested in selling it.
Lexi poked her head out of the washroom hoping she would not run into Montgomery. She didn’t see him anywhere so she made a beeline for the great room and back out to the terrace to join Carter.
“You are not going to believe what I saw,” she said to Carter as she sat down.
“You were gone a long time I was beginning to worry,” Carter said.
“He’s made a model of Wildwood, a model can you believe it and had plans drawn up for an expansion and he is still claiming that Uncle Max was going to sell,” Lexi blurted out.
“That is such bullshit,” Carter said. “I had a conversation with Max not two days before he died and he said he’d rather give the property away, than sell it to that man.”
“Really, you never said that before,” Lexi said.
“Didn’t I?” Carter asked. “Well he wasn’t going to sell.”
“Let’s get out of here,” Lexi said. Her appetite was gone and she wanted to put as much distance between her and this place as she could.”
“Sure,” said Carter
They left the terrace and walked through the great room towards the front door. Unfortunately Montgomery was standing near the entrance to the foyer and standing alongside him was his wife.
“Leaving so soon?” Montgomery asked. “I was hoping to give you a tour of the winery later.”
“Yes, please stay. I hoped to introduce you to a few people,” Grace said.
“Thank you, but I’m not feeling well,” Lexi said. “Goodbye. It was nice meeting you Mrs. Montgomery.”
“Please, it’s just Grace. Call me and we will have that cup of tea.”
“Okay, yes I will,” Lexi said.
Lexi and Carter hurried to the car and she heaved a big sigh once they were inside.
“That man is the most self centred and arrogant person I have ever met,” Lexi said.
“Tell us how you really feel,” Carter laughed.
She laughed also, letting go of her anger a little.
“Please take me home and I will make us something to eat and a cup of coffee or maybe something a little stronger.”
“Sounds good,” Carter said.
Lexi rolled her window down. It must be a warm night or maybe she was just steamed. A truck passed them going the opposite direction and she thought she recognized the driver.
“That was Mitch,” Carter said. “Surprised Montgomery gave him the night off with his shindig happening and all.”
There’s another jerk,” Lexi said. Carter has reached her driveway and turned in. Almost
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