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been trying to do a little early fall cleaning.”
Margaret pulled out a chair and plopped down. She looked at Dot. “I’ll have a coffee but only when you get back around this way.”
Margaret turned her attention to Lucy. “How you doin’ Lucy?”
“Oh…fair,” she answered vaguely.
Gloria held her tongue. She wasn’t sure if the others knew that Bill and Lucy had split up.
Margaret dropped her chin in her fist. “How’s Bill? I haven’t seen his car around your place in a while now.”
Lucy fidgeted in her seat. “We, uh, mutually agreed to part ways.”
Margaret raised a brow but kept silent. Although no one had ever said nary a bad word about Bill, they all shared the same opinion. That it was mostly a one-sided relationship.
“Yeah,” Lucy sighed. “I’m in a good place, though.”
“Which reminds me,” Gloria attempted to take a little heat off her friend. “Lucy and I were just discussing that cruise we’ve been talking about for ages. We need to pin down some dates.”
Dot shoved her hands in the front pockets of her apron and nodded her head. “Man, I sure could use a vacation. I’m ready to go now!”
“I bet you are,” Gloria answered wryly. “My cousin, Millie, started working on a cruise line. I’ll have to find out which one. Maybe we could try that one out.”
“Sounds good to me,” Margaret said. “Of course, I’m free whenever. The only one we’ll have to check with is Ruth.”
“My ears are burning,” a voice behind them answered. Gloria swung around. Ruth, the postmaster, was bearing down on them. “What exactly are you checking on?”
“A cruise,” Dot answered. “You know…the cruise Gloria and Lucy have been talking about forever.”
Gloria watched as Ruth reached for the last empty chair. “We’re ready to start looking at dates. What works for you?”
Ruth slid into the seat. “Any time before November 15 th . That’s when the holiday season kicks into high gear and I can’t get any time off until after New Year’s.”
“Well,” Gloria did a few mental calculations. “It’s September now. That would only leave October and that might be too short of notice. How does January sound?”
“Sounds wonderful!” Lucy exclaimed. “We can escape the gloomy Michigan winters, not to mention snow and ice.”
“Ah. Warm sunshine, ocean breezes,” Lucy murmured dreamily.
The girls all agreed January would work best, that they’d all need a nice, long vacation after muddling through the holidays with busy schedules and family get-togethers.
Gloria looked down at her watch. “I better get going. Paul’s coming by later to pick me up for a dinner date.”
Lucy slid out of her seat. “I’m ready.”
“Are you gonna mention…” Gloria jerked her head at Lucy, who violently shook her head as if to say “absolutely not!”
Gloria plowed ahead. “Lucy has a hot date here Thursday morning.”
“I do not have a date!” Lucy gritted through her teeth.
Gloria ignored her comment. “His name is Max. We met him this morning when we were working on Milt’s case.”
“We’ll be sure to be here to scope him out,” Margaret teased. “What time?”
“I don’t need an audience,” Lucy protested.
“9:00 a.m.” Gloria answered.
Dot placed a light hand on Lucy’s shoulder. “Lucy, we’re just trying to watch out for you. We won’t embarrass you in any way,” she promised.
Lucy’s shoulders drooped. “This is all Gloria’s fault. She’s the one that told him yes!”
The girls all agreed they wouldn’t put Lucy on the spot so Lucy relented. “I guess I might as well get this over with. After all, it’s just breakfast.”
“What if you really like him?” Ruth pointed out. She looked over at Gloria. “Gloria seems to think he shows promise.”
“But I’m not sure I’m ready to date yet,” Lucy argued.
“You just gotta get
Margaret pulled out a chair and plopped down. She looked at Dot. “I’ll have a coffee but only when you get back around this way.”
Margaret turned her attention to Lucy. “How you doin’ Lucy?”
“Oh…fair,” she answered vaguely.
Gloria held her tongue. She wasn’t sure if the others knew that Bill and Lucy had split up.
Margaret dropped her chin in her fist. “How’s Bill? I haven’t seen his car around your place in a while now.”
Lucy fidgeted in her seat. “We, uh, mutually agreed to part ways.”
Margaret raised a brow but kept silent. Although no one had ever said nary a bad word about Bill, they all shared the same opinion. That it was mostly a one-sided relationship.
“Yeah,” Lucy sighed. “I’m in a good place, though.”
“Which reminds me,” Gloria attempted to take a little heat off her friend. “Lucy and I were just discussing that cruise we’ve been talking about for ages. We need to pin down some dates.”
Dot shoved her hands in the front pockets of her apron and nodded her head. “Man, I sure could use a vacation. I’m ready to go now!”
“I bet you are,” Gloria answered wryly. “My cousin, Millie, started working on a cruise line. I’ll have to find out which one. Maybe we could try that one out.”
“Sounds good to me,” Margaret said. “Of course, I’m free whenever. The only one we’ll have to check with is Ruth.”
“My ears are burning,” a voice behind them answered. Gloria swung around. Ruth, the postmaster, was bearing down on them. “What exactly are you checking on?”
“A cruise,” Dot answered. “You know…the cruise Gloria and Lucy have been talking about forever.”
Gloria watched as Ruth reached for the last empty chair. “We’re ready to start looking at dates. What works for you?”
Ruth slid into the seat. “Any time before November 15 th . That’s when the holiday season kicks into high gear and I can’t get any time off until after New Year’s.”
“Well,” Gloria did a few mental calculations. “It’s September now. That would only leave October and that might be too short of notice. How does January sound?”
“Sounds wonderful!” Lucy exclaimed. “We can escape the gloomy Michigan winters, not to mention snow and ice.”
“Ah. Warm sunshine, ocean breezes,” Lucy murmured dreamily.
The girls all agreed January would work best, that they’d all need a nice, long vacation after muddling through the holidays with busy schedules and family get-togethers.
Gloria looked down at her watch. “I better get going. Paul’s coming by later to pick me up for a dinner date.”
Lucy slid out of her seat. “I’m ready.”
“Are you gonna mention…” Gloria jerked her head at Lucy, who violently shook her head as if to say “absolutely not!”
Gloria plowed ahead. “Lucy has a hot date here Thursday morning.”
“I do not have a date!” Lucy gritted through her teeth.
Gloria ignored her comment. “His name is Max. We met him this morning when we were working on Milt’s case.”
“We’ll be sure to be here to scope him out,” Margaret teased. “What time?”
“I don’t need an audience,” Lucy protested.
“9:00 a.m.” Gloria answered.
Dot placed a light hand on Lucy’s shoulder. “Lucy, we’re just trying to watch out for you. We won’t embarrass you in any way,” she promised.
Lucy’s shoulders drooped. “This is all Gloria’s fault. She’s the one that told him yes!”
The girls all agreed they wouldn’t put Lucy on the spot so Lucy relented. “I guess I might as well get this over with. After all, it’s just breakfast.”
“What if you really like him?” Ruth pointed out. She looked over at Gloria. “Gloria seems to think he shows promise.”
“But I’m not sure I’m ready to date yet,” Lucy argued.
“You just gotta get
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