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You know, accommodating .”
“I’ll say!” Cassie exclaimed. “When should we expect Mr. Accommodating to knock on our door?”
“Probably around 6:00 PM, he wants to have dinner.” Ella said trying to sound like this was routine, but she knew she wasn’t pulling it off.
Cassie and Paige were now giggling and teasing her. They peppered her with questions about the weekend at the fishing camp.
“Aw, come on, Ella, we know he must have made some sort of move on you.” Cassie was getting brazen. “He kissed you, didn’t he?”
Ella’s momentary silence betrayed her. It said all the girls needed to know. But she tried to ignore the question and focus on driving. “Damn, this rush hour traffic.” Ella moved into the passing lane. As she continued driving south the traffic became thick and she felt her face turning red. She realized she was totally embarrassed and could not tell her two best friends about the kiss.
“No. You’ve got it all wrong. He’s not like that. Honestly, Cassie, you have the wildest imagination!” Ella laughed, hoping that would put her off the subject.
“This guy must have incredible self-control.” Cassie joked. “So, you just talked business?”
“Yes, it was necessary for him to see all of the properties.” Ella said in a serious tone. “Ray has an appraisal license in all of the New England states, so he needed to actually see each property. It was really no big deal.”
“What about Bob?” Cassie asked solemnly. “Does he know you took this guy to the fishing camp?”
“Not exactly.” Ella said, “But, Bob knows I was with the attorney all weekend getting the properties appraised. He didn’t say much about it, actually.”
“Well, Bob’s not exactly the jealous type anyhow, is he?” Cassie inquired.
Oh, if they only knew. Bob was very possessive when it came to her relationships with other men. There were many instances where he threatened men who weren’t even slightly romantically inclined toward her. These were things her friends didn’t witness and Ella kept private. But she decided to share Bob’s proposal at the club with them, hoping for their feedback.
“Here’s a news flash for you: Bob asked me to marry him last night at the club. He slipped a ring onto my finger that was almost the size of the Hope diamond!”
“Oh my God! Where is it?” Cassie screamed. Paige was now leaning into the front seat. “Why don’t you have it on?”
Ella filled them in on the details during the rest of the drive and there wasn’t a sound out of Cassie or Paige. It was as if they were watching a soap opera as Ella explained the scene at The Club with Bob. “I didn’t want to hurt his feelings. It was a beautiful ring, but just huge. I don’t even think I could wear it on a daily basis. I left it in the Tiffany’s box in the closet. It’s just too big to wear every day.”
“Are you out of your ever-lovin’ mind?” Cassie blurted. “Girl, you need to have your head examined. I know you’re sad about your father, but think about how Bob feels. You just left a huge diamond ring sitting in your closet. He’s probably heartbroken.”
“No, he doesn’t even know it’s there. In fact, later on when we got home and settled in, he watched television and fell asleep.” Ella recounted. “We’ll see what happens. I’m just not ready to think about all of that right now. One big thing at a time, please. I’m still dealing with my father’s death.” She hated even saying that word.
Ella pulled her vehicle in front of the office at the Low Tide Inn. “I’ll get the key. Be right back.” She heard Cassie and Paige turn up the radio in the car. They were singing some crazy song. Ella put her credit card on the counter and a middle-aged woman with short gray hair gave her a
“I’ll say!” Cassie exclaimed. “When should we expect Mr. Accommodating to knock on our door?”
“Probably around 6:00 PM, he wants to have dinner.” Ella said trying to sound like this was routine, but she knew she wasn’t pulling it off.
Cassie and Paige were now giggling and teasing her. They peppered her with questions about the weekend at the fishing camp.
“Aw, come on, Ella, we know he must have made some sort of move on you.” Cassie was getting brazen. “He kissed you, didn’t he?”
Ella’s momentary silence betrayed her. It said all the girls needed to know. But she tried to ignore the question and focus on driving. “Damn, this rush hour traffic.” Ella moved into the passing lane. As she continued driving south the traffic became thick and she felt her face turning red. She realized she was totally embarrassed and could not tell her two best friends about the kiss.
“No. You’ve got it all wrong. He’s not like that. Honestly, Cassie, you have the wildest imagination!” Ella laughed, hoping that would put her off the subject.
“This guy must have incredible self-control.” Cassie joked. “So, you just talked business?”
“Yes, it was necessary for him to see all of the properties.” Ella said in a serious tone. “Ray has an appraisal license in all of the New England states, so he needed to actually see each property. It was really no big deal.”
“What about Bob?” Cassie asked solemnly. “Does he know you took this guy to the fishing camp?”
“Not exactly.” Ella said, “But, Bob knows I was with the attorney all weekend getting the properties appraised. He didn’t say much about it, actually.”
“Well, Bob’s not exactly the jealous type anyhow, is he?” Cassie inquired.
Oh, if they only knew. Bob was very possessive when it came to her relationships with other men. There were many instances where he threatened men who weren’t even slightly romantically inclined toward her. These were things her friends didn’t witness and Ella kept private. But she decided to share Bob’s proposal at the club with them, hoping for their feedback.
“Here’s a news flash for you: Bob asked me to marry him last night at the club. He slipped a ring onto my finger that was almost the size of the Hope diamond!”
“Oh my God! Where is it?” Cassie screamed. Paige was now leaning into the front seat. “Why don’t you have it on?”
Ella filled them in on the details during the rest of the drive and there wasn’t a sound out of Cassie or Paige. It was as if they were watching a soap opera as Ella explained the scene at The Club with Bob. “I didn’t want to hurt his feelings. It was a beautiful ring, but just huge. I don’t even think I could wear it on a daily basis. I left it in the Tiffany’s box in the closet. It’s just too big to wear every day.”
“Are you out of your ever-lovin’ mind?” Cassie blurted. “Girl, you need to have your head examined. I know you’re sad about your father, but think about how Bob feels. You just left a huge diamond ring sitting in your closet. He’s probably heartbroken.”
“No, he doesn’t even know it’s there. In fact, later on when we got home and settled in, he watched television and fell asleep.” Ella recounted. “We’ll see what happens. I’m just not ready to think about all of that right now. One big thing at a time, please. I’m still dealing with my father’s death.” She hated even saying that word.
Ella pulled her vehicle in front of the office at the Low Tide Inn. “I’ll get the key. Be right back.” She heard Cassie and Paige turn up the radio in the car. They were singing some crazy song. Ella put her credit card on the counter and a middle-aged woman with short gray hair gave her a
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