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long.”
“One never knows. Marriage is a big responsibility, never to be
entered into lightly.”
Something she loved most about her father was he didn’t rush her
to the altar just because society still held the idea women should be married
and raising a family by the time they left their twenties.
She was twenty-seven and couldn’t see herself getting married in
the next three years.
The words played in her mind, reminding her she had already
married Trevor and not only by paper. She pushed the thought aside—it didn’t
count. It was a mistake she was in the process of correcting.
“Christopher asked me to tell you he would be expecting a dance
from you that night,” her dad said, breaking into her thoughts.
Christopher Manning, the senator’s son, was a different matter
entirely. They’d dated three years ago. It’d only lasted six months. She’d
promptly broken off the relationship, realizing she didn’t have the time or
energy to play hostess for both her father and Christopher’s career.
Not to mention, she was in the mist of trying to get her own
business off the ground. Christopher considered himself a senator hopeful and
never missed an opportunity to be seen at the right function, by the right
people, at the right time and expected Tiffany to be right on his arm at every
event. That was before he was running for congressional representative; she
could only imagine what he would expect from her now.
Since then, Christopher was under the assumption she would one day
be Mrs. Christopher Kevin Manning, III. Tiffany had no problem with Christopher
personally, except he was selfish. The prospect of marrying into a political
family was not appealing, one of the main reasons she avoided a relationship
with Christopher.
It was her responsibility as her father’s daughter to accompany
and host for him, but it was not something she wanted for the rest of her life.
Besides, she’d always been left wanting, making it easy for her to keep all of
her morals and values intact. Never having a desire to take their relationship
to the next step.
Jo told her that was not a good thing, particularly in a husband.
Tiffany quickly refocused herself back on the conversation with
her father before thoughts of Trevor and how he made her feel took over
her thought process.
“What did you say to Christopher?” Tiffany sliced off a small
piece of roast and ate it.
“I told him to speak with you directly.” The governor took a bite
of his roast, chewed slowly, then swallowed. “He said it was what he planned to
do.”
Thank God for Dad. It was classic of Christopher to attempt to press this issue with
her father, but the governor always stood his ground.
“You wouldn’t be able to take Martha to this would you?” Tiffany
fought the urge to push her food around her plate. The thought of fighting off
Christopher all night consumed her appetite.
The governor gave his daughter a look, which said it wasn’t
likely.
Martha Sanders was one of her father’s female friends. She was one
of the women who occasionally accompanied him to the opera, theater or dinner.
Her father was very sporadic in his dating, not trying to give the press fuel
for fire. He always told her, personal life was private, and he liked it that
way.
Through their many talks, she knew the prospect of him remarrying
was not a possibility.
He had often said her mother was his one true love and he wouldn’t
settle for second best.
Tiffany wondered if she would ever feel that way about someone.
Without warning, thoughts of Trevor entered her mind, his smoldering, secretive
eyes and wicked smile. She pushed the thoughts aside before they went further.
It didn’t take much.
Getting back to business, Tiffany jotted down notes and dates in
her planner as she listened to her father list his upcoming events. She was
glad she wouldn’t have to reschedule any of her appointments to accommodate his.
“Well, sweetheart, I must return my shoulder
“One never knows. Marriage is a big responsibility, never to be
entered into lightly.”
Something she loved most about her father was he didn’t rush her
to the altar just because society still held the idea women should be married
and raising a family by the time they left their twenties.
She was twenty-seven and couldn’t see herself getting married in
the next three years.
The words played in her mind, reminding her she had already
married Trevor and not only by paper. She pushed the thought aside—it didn’t
count. It was a mistake she was in the process of correcting.
“Christopher asked me to tell you he would be expecting a dance
from you that night,” her dad said, breaking into her thoughts.
Christopher Manning, the senator’s son, was a different matter
entirely. They’d dated three years ago. It’d only lasted six months. She’d
promptly broken off the relationship, realizing she didn’t have the time or
energy to play hostess for both her father and Christopher’s career.
Not to mention, she was in the mist of trying to get her own
business off the ground. Christopher considered himself a senator hopeful and
never missed an opportunity to be seen at the right function, by the right
people, at the right time and expected Tiffany to be right on his arm at every
event. That was before he was running for congressional representative; she
could only imagine what he would expect from her now.
Since then, Christopher was under the assumption she would one day
be Mrs. Christopher Kevin Manning, III. Tiffany had no problem with Christopher
personally, except he was selfish. The prospect of marrying into a political
family was not appealing, one of the main reasons she avoided a relationship
with Christopher.
It was her responsibility as her father’s daughter to accompany
and host for him, but it was not something she wanted for the rest of her life.
Besides, she’d always been left wanting, making it easy for her to keep all of
her morals and values intact. Never having a desire to take their relationship
to the next step.
Jo told her that was not a good thing, particularly in a husband.
Tiffany quickly refocused herself back on the conversation with
her father before thoughts of Trevor and how he made her feel took over
her thought process.
“What did you say to Christopher?” Tiffany sliced off a small
piece of roast and ate it.
“I told him to speak with you directly.” The governor took a bite
of his roast, chewed slowly, then swallowed. “He said it was what he planned to
do.”
Thank God for Dad. It was classic of Christopher to attempt to press this issue with
her father, but the governor always stood his ground.
“You wouldn’t be able to take Martha to this would you?” Tiffany
fought the urge to push her food around her plate. The thought of fighting off
Christopher all night consumed her appetite.
The governor gave his daughter a look, which said it wasn’t
likely.
Martha Sanders was one of her father’s female friends. She was one
of the women who occasionally accompanied him to the opera, theater or dinner.
Her father was very sporadic in his dating, not trying to give the press fuel
for fire. He always told her, personal life was private, and he liked it that
way.
Through their many talks, she knew the prospect of him remarrying
was not a possibility.
He had often said her mother was his one true love and he wouldn’t
settle for second best.
Tiffany wondered if she would ever feel that way about someone.
Without warning, thoughts of Trevor entered her mind, his smoldering, secretive
eyes and wicked smile. She pushed the thoughts aside before they went further.
It didn’t take much.
Getting back to business, Tiffany jotted down notes and dates in
her planner as she listened to her father list his upcoming events. She was
glad she wouldn’t have to reschedule any of her appointments to accommodate his.
“Well, sweetheart, I must return my shoulder
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