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ready for dinner I have everything ready in the dining room.”
Lily turned and pointed her finger at Caleb and Allen before she left the room, glaring at them she threatened both men in a stern voice, “If you know what’s good for you, you will be on your best behavior for the rest of the night or I swear I’ll whack you both upside your heads with my broom, you hear me?”
Ed and Clive chuckled under their breath while Helen followed Lily out of the room with a huff. Ed said gruffly, “Boys, if I didn’t know any better I’d think you were on the deep end of the manure pile tonight.”
Caleb and Allen just stood in the living room looking as everyone filed out of the room. “Well, I guess I’d better pay up or I’ll be getting cold oatmeal in the morning.” Allen said quietly pulling out his wallet and placing a five dollar bill in the jar on the table.
“ What the hell is a cursing jar and why do I feel like the lowest life form on Earth right now?” Caleb asked puzzled.
“ Lily doesn’t tolerate anyone using profanity. Anyone who does has to pay twenty-five cents per word.” Allen said. “The first couple of days I was up and about was bad. I had to borrow money from Clive to pay.”
“ What happens if you don’t pay?” Caleb asked curiously.
“ You don’t want to know. She comes up with all kinds of tortures. The first time she shut off the hot water heater so I had to take cold showers, then she fed me cold, lumpy oatmeal for breakfast. The worst thing is she won’t talk to you until you pay. And Caleb, she knows if you don’t. I don’t know how but she knows.”
Caleb looked at the jar then back at the dining room where he could hear Lily laughing with Helen about something that was said. “Do you have five dollars I can borrow?” He asked sheepishly.
Chapter 6
The evening went well after the little incident in the living room. Lily hardly looked at Allen and Caleb which drove both men nuts. She asked questions and listened intently as Helen talked about her and Clive’s children and grandchildren. She asked Harold how Clem’s roof repair went and if he was going to have to be helping out any more. She even asked Brad how the horses were doing. After dinner and dessert the two women chased the men out into the living room to talk while they cleaned up the kitchen.
“ You know, both those boys feel lower than a pig’s belly right now.” Helen commented as she handed a dish to Lily to put up.
“ They’ll be all right. It serves them right thinking such horrible thoughts. Even if I had decided to be with either Harold or Brad or both of them for that matter it is none of their business.” Lily said as she shut the door to the cabinet a little harder than necessary.
Helen smiled, “I don’t think the boys feel that way. From the looks they were giving you during dinner, I’d think they wanted it to be nothing but their business.”
Lily’s face flushed as she looked at Helen, “Helen, I don’t want the boys to think of me in that way. I’m just here temporarily.”
Helen looked at Lily surprised, “But, why? You couldn’t ask for any finer young men and if Ethan feels the same way… Well, you know they’ve been looking for one woman to fill their life.”
Lily smiled sadly at Helen, “Yes, but it’s not me. When they have healed enough and no longer need help it will be time for me to leave.”
Helen started to say something but Lily just shook her head not wanting to discuss it further. They finished cleaning the kitchen about the time Clive came in to say it was time to go. After that everyone left. Lily looked at the clock and was surprised at how late it was. Tomorrow would come early and there was always a lot that needed to be done.
“ Lily.” Allen said quietly from the doorway.
Lily looked around to see Allen and Caleb standing in the doorway watching her. Flushing a little, she licked her lips before replying, “Yes,
Lily turned and pointed her finger at Caleb and Allen before she left the room, glaring at them she threatened both men in a stern voice, “If you know what’s good for you, you will be on your best behavior for the rest of the night or I swear I’ll whack you both upside your heads with my broom, you hear me?”
Ed and Clive chuckled under their breath while Helen followed Lily out of the room with a huff. Ed said gruffly, “Boys, if I didn’t know any better I’d think you were on the deep end of the manure pile tonight.”
Caleb and Allen just stood in the living room looking as everyone filed out of the room. “Well, I guess I’d better pay up or I’ll be getting cold oatmeal in the morning.” Allen said quietly pulling out his wallet and placing a five dollar bill in the jar on the table.
“ What the hell is a cursing jar and why do I feel like the lowest life form on Earth right now?” Caleb asked puzzled.
“ Lily doesn’t tolerate anyone using profanity. Anyone who does has to pay twenty-five cents per word.” Allen said. “The first couple of days I was up and about was bad. I had to borrow money from Clive to pay.”
“ What happens if you don’t pay?” Caleb asked curiously.
“ You don’t want to know. She comes up with all kinds of tortures. The first time she shut off the hot water heater so I had to take cold showers, then she fed me cold, lumpy oatmeal for breakfast. The worst thing is she won’t talk to you until you pay. And Caleb, she knows if you don’t. I don’t know how but she knows.”
Caleb looked at the jar then back at the dining room where he could hear Lily laughing with Helen about something that was said. “Do you have five dollars I can borrow?” He asked sheepishly.
Chapter 6
The evening went well after the little incident in the living room. Lily hardly looked at Allen and Caleb which drove both men nuts. She asked questions and listened intently as Helen talked about her and Clive’s children and grandchildren. She asked Harold how Clem’s roof repair went and if he was going to have to be helping out any more. She even asked Brad how the horses were doing. After dinner and dessert the two women chased the men out into the living room to talk while they cleaned up the kitchen.
“ You know, both those boys feel lower than a pig’s belly right now.” Helen commented as she handed a dish to Lily to put up.
“ They’ll be all right. It serves them right thinking such horrible thoughts. Even if I had decided to be with either Harold or Brad or both of them for that matter it is none of their business.” Lily said as she shut the door to the cabinet a little harder than necessary.
Helen smiled, “I don’t think the boys feel that way. From the looks they were giving you during dinner, I’d think they wanted it to be nothing but their business.”
Lily’s face flushed as she looked at Helen, “Helen, I don’t want the boys to think of me in that way. I’m just here temporarily.”
Helen looked at Lily surprised, “But, why? You couldn’t ask for any finer young men and if Ethan feels the same way… Well, you know they’ve been looking for one woman to fill their life.”
Lily smiled sadly at Helen, “Yes, but it’s not me. When they have healed enough and no longer need help it will be time for me to leave.”
Helen started to say something but Lily just shook her head not wanting to discuss it further. They finished cleaning the kitchen about the time Clive came in to say it was time to go. After that everyone left. Lily looked at the clock and was surprised at how late it was. Tomorrow would come early and there was always a lot that needed to be done.
“ Lily.” Allen said quietly from the doorway.
Lily looked around to see Allen and Caleb standing in the doorway watching her. Flushing a little, she licked her lips before replying, “Yes,
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