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the idea that Bitsy was suffering from depression. The way she figured it, she could handle a little “my life is so perfect” kind of funk. It would be a novel change from what she had been living.
Once they pulled up the drive, Lila jumped out of the van promising to meet Jilly and the kids at the country club the next morning. She approached the front door with a little trepidation, wondering what in the world she would find this time. Would her mom be a blonde now, perhaps wearing a naughty nurse’s uniform? She shuddered at the prospect. Of course, the way things were going that was a definite possibility. Before she had a chance to run down the driveway after Jilly and beg her to take her back to the airport, Will came barreling out the front door and hollered out, “Well if it isn’t my beautiful baby girl come home!”
Lila ran to meet him and wrapped her arms around him in a hug to end all hugs. She was greatly relieved to see that her Dad didn’t seem to be following her mom’s lead, no toupee, no Grecian formula, no silk pajamas. “Dad, I missed you soooo much!”
With his arm around her shoulders, Will walked his daughter into the house and announced, “We’ve missed you too, baby girl. So much so, that your gorgeous mother is in the kitchen right now whipping up your favorite meal in honor of your visit.”
Lila laughed, “Which favorite meal? I have a few, you know.”
Will let out a booming laugh and answered, “Grilled cheese sandwiches of course!”
That was how Lila came to eat three grilled cheese sandwiches in as many hours. She decided that she really needed to get ahold of herself. Otherwise, she would wind up a size fourteen and then they’d never let her back into Southern California.
After eating dinner, the Montgomery family sat on the back porch and watched a family of deer enjoy their own dinner. It was such a peaceful scene that Lila decided to forgive the doe that caused her earlier mishap. She discovered that her dad loved retirement. He claimed to have been worried about boredom overtaking him, but assured Lila her mother was keeping him happily diverted. Lila thought she was going to be sick. Her parents had always been very loving and affectionate with each other but there had never been such overt sexual innuendo. It was more than a little disconcerting.
At ten o’clock, Lila went upstairs to take a bath while her dad ran into town to pick up her suitcases from the garage that towed her rental. When she got to her room, she realized Bitsy must have tried to cure her depression with shopping before she succumbed to swearing, because her whole bedroom had been completely done over. The once powder blue of her childhood retreat had been replaced with buttercup yellow and vibrant orange accents. Lila decided that if her mom ever got bored, she could have a real future in interior design.
When she went into her bathroom, she discovered that Bitsy’s redecorating had extended there too. The claw footed tub was now sporting bright orange toe nails. She filled the tub with hot water and went to retrieve She Sins at Midnight out of her purse. If ever she needed a great escape, this was the perfect day for it.
Vivian Ashwood was not looking forward to the Fenworthy’s garden party, even though it was one of the most sought after invitations of the season. She was tired of running into the same old people. Plus, what were the chances that she was going to meet the love of her life at a tame afternoon luncheon? Slim to none, she assumed.
Vivian strolled by the banks of the pond while she waited for her best friend Anna to join her. Anna was married to the Earl of Farnsworth and they were enormously in love. Jamie always gazed at Anna like she was the only woman in the world. Vivian hoped that she would be able to find a love as great as her friend’s. But the truth was, she was starting to think that lucky day would never come.
Julius Hunkster Rapscallion, eighth Viscount
Once they pulled up the drive, Lila jumped out of the van promising to meet Jilly and the kids at the country club the next morning. She approached the front door with a little trepidation, wondering what in the world she would find this time. Would her mom be a blonde now, perhaps wearing a naughty nurse’s uniform? She shuddered at the prospect. Of course, the way things were going that was a definite possibility. Before she had a chance to run down the driveway after Jilly and beg her to take her back to the airport, Will came barreling out the front door and hollered out, “Well if it isn’t my beautiful baby girl come home!”
Lila ran to meet him and wrapped her arms around him in a hug to end all hugs. She was greatly relieved to see that her Dad didn’t seem to be following her mom’s lead, no toupee, no Grecian formula, no silk pajamas. “Dad, I missed you soooo much!”
With his arm around her shoulders, Will walked his daughter into the house and announced, “We’ve missed you too, baby girl. So much so, that your gorgeous mother is in the kitchen right now whipping up your favorite meal in honor of your visit.”
Lila laughed, “Which favorite meal? I have a few, you know.”
Will let out a booming laugh and answered, “Grilled cheese sandwiches of course!”
That was how Lila came to eat three grilled cheese sandwiches in as many hours. She decided that she really needed to get ahold of herself. Otherwise, she would wind up a size fourteen and then they’d never let her back into Southern California.
After eating dinner, the Montgomery family sat on the back porch and watched a family of deer enjoy their own dinner. It was such a peaceful scene that Lila decided to forgive the doe that caused her earlier mishap. She discovered that her dad loved retirement. He claimed to have been worried about boredom overtaking him, but assured Lila her mother was keeping him happily diverted. Lila thought she was going to be sick. Her parents had always been very loving and affectionate with each other but there had never been such overt sexual innuendo. It was more than a little disconcerting.
At ten o’clock, Lila went upstairs to take a bath while her dad ran into town to pick up her suitcases from the garage that towed her rental. When she got to her room, she realized Bitsy must have tried to cure her depression with shopping before she succumbed to swearing, because her whole bedroom had been completely done over. The once powder blue of her childhood retreat had been replaced with buttercup yellow and vibrant orange accents. Lila decided that if her mom ever got bored, she could have a real future in interior design.
When she went into her bathroom, she discovered that Bitsy’s redecorating had extended there too. The claw footed tub was now sporting bright orange toe nails. She filled the tub with hot water and went to retrieve She Sins at Midnight out of her purse. If ever she needed a great escape, this was the perfect day for it.
Vivian Ashwood was not looking forward to the Fenworthy’s garden party, even though it was one of the most sought after invitations of the season. She was tired of running into the same old people. Plus, what were the chances that she was going to meet the love of her life at a tame afternoon luncheon? Slim to none, she assumed.
Vivian strolled by the banks of the pond while she waited for her best friend Anna to join her. Anna was married to the Earl of Farnsworth and they were enormously in love. Jamie always gazed at Anna like she was the only woman in the world. Vivian hoped that she would be able to find a love as great as her friend’s. But the truth was, she was starting to think that lucky day would never come.
Julius Hunkster Rapscallion, eighth Viscount
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