hearty appetite, loves my apple pie. Comes in a couple of times a day for it.” She chewed her gum and blew a bubble and popped it. “He was in late last night for a slice and mentioned it. I think he's sweet.” She grinned. “Hey, maybe your picture will get in the magazine.”
“ Oh, I hadn't thought of that.” Elle raised her eyes toward Sara. “There you go. Get your name in print. What do you say?”
“ I say no thank you. I'm game to go out there with you, but no pictures. I take horrible pictures and under no circumstances will I allow one in a magazine that goes all over the country. No way. No how.” Sara's stubborn chin jutted out in defiance.
“ Sweetie, think of the good-looking men who would see your picture.” Dotty batted her fake eyelashes. “Why, they would be flocking to Sweetwater in droves. We'd have to beat them off with a broom.”
“ She's right,” Elle said with authority. “We'd have to set up roadblocks to keep them out of town. I can see it now. Dad would have to hire extra deputies to hold them off.”
“ That's enough. You both know how I feel about pictures,” Sara stammered. “Stop it right now, or I'll have him take pictures of you both in your birthday suits and post them on the internet.”
They were laughing when someone came out of the restroom . “Oh, Dotty, I didn't know you had any other customers,” Elle said. “I'm so sorry.”
“ Don't worry about it. It's only Bill. When he comes to town for supplies he always has lunch with me. I'll introduce you.” Dotty glanced toward him. “Bill, come meet my friends.” She motioned for him to come to the table. “Bill, this is Elle and Sara,” Dotty said, hanging on to his arm. “They want to come out and see the Array.”
“ Hi ladies, I saw you at the service station.” He grinned sheepishly. “I hope everything is all right with your car,” he said, genuine concern showing in his eyes.
Elle recognized him . “Everything is fine,” she said.
“ Bruce is installing an alternator and new radiator.”
“ I see. So you want to see the Array?”
“ Yes, a friend of ours is here taking pictures for a Denver magazine and we promised to go out there with him,” Sara said. “He wants to see the huge antennas.”
“ Then by all means you must bring him out. I'd be happy to give you a personal tour.” He handed Elle his card. “I'm going straight back. Come on by, whenever you want. Ask for me at the main gate and they’ll bring you right in.”
“ That would be super. Thanks, Bill,” Elle said, trying to figure the guy out. He seemed nice on the surface, but she sensed something troubling him. “We'll take you up on your offer later this afternoon. I think we're going to Red Rock Canyon before we come to see the Array.” “I'll be there whenever you're ready. Well, ladies, I have to get along. Nice meeting you.” He turned to Dotty. “My dear, it was my pleasure as usual. I'll see you next week.” He kissed her on the cheek, tipped his Rockies baseball cap and headed out the door.
All dreamy eyed, Dotty watched him l eave and sighed.
“ Doesn't he just have the cutest butt you've ever seen?” She searched Elle's face for an instant. “I hate to ask, but I need to know. Can you tell me how he feels about me?”
For Dotty’s sake, she’d take a peek . Elle took a deep breath and relaxed, watching the color of Dotty's aura before she spoke. “You make him laugh and he makes you happy.” She frowned and hesitated for a heartbeat. “There are obstacles, but they will be overcome.” She swallowed and smiled. “Yes, I'd say this could be a lasting kind of relationship.”
“ Oh Elle. Thank you so much.” Dotty grinned like a schoolgirl expecting her date for the prom. “And I know the obstacle, it’s his twenty-year-old son. Bill is a widower and the boy is away at college and hasn’t decided if he likes me or not.”
“ Things will work
“ Oh, I hadn't thought of that.” Elle raised her eyes toward Sara. “There you go. Get your name in print. What do you say?”
“ I say no thank you. I'm game to go out there with you, but no pictures. I take horrible pictures and under no circumstances will I allow one in a magazine that goes all over the country. No way. No how.” Sara's stubborn chin jutted out in defiance.
“ Sweetie, think of the good-looking men who would see your picture.” Dotty batted her fake eyelashes. “Why, they would be flocking to Sweetwater in droves. We'd have to beat them off with a broom.”
“ She's right,” Elle said with authority. “We'd have to set up roadblocks to keep them out of town. I can see it now. Dad would have to hire extra deputies to hold them off.”
“ That's enough. You both know how I feel about pictures,” Sara stammered. “Stop it right now, or I'll have him take pictures of you both in your birthday suits and post them on the internet.”
They were laughing when someone came out of the restroom . “Oh, Dotty, I didn't know you had any other customers,” Elle said. “I'm so sorry.”
“ Don't worry about it. It's only Bill. When he comes to town for supplies he always has lunch with me. I'll introduce you.” Dotty glanced toward him. “Bill, come meet my friends.” She motioned for him to come to the table. “Bill, this is Elle and Sara,” Dotty said, hanging on to his arm. “They want to come out and see the Array.”
“ Hi ladies, I saw you at the service station.” He grinned sheepishly. “I hope everything is all right with your car,” he said, genuine concern showing in his eyes.
Elle recognized him . “Everything is fine,” she said.
“ Bruce is installing an alternator and new radiator.”
“ I see. So you want to see the Array?”
“ Yes, a friend of ours is here taking pictures for a Denver magazine and we promised to go out there with him,” Sara said. “He wants to see the huge antennas.”
“ Then by all means you must bring him out. I'd be happy to give you a personal tour.” He handed Elle his card. “I'm going straight back. Come on by, whenever you want. Ask for me at the main gate and they’ll bring you right in.”
“ That would be super. Thanks, Bill,” Elle said, trying to figure the guy out. He seemed nice on the surface, but she sensed something troubling him. “We'll take you up on your offer later this afternoon. I think we're going to Red Rock Canyon before we come to see the Array.” “I'll be there whenever you're ready. Well, ladies, I have to get along. Nice meeting you.” He turned to Dotty. “My dear, it was my pleasure as usual. I'll see you next week.” He kissed her on the cheek, tipped his Rockies baseball cap and headed out the door.
All dreamy eyed, Dotty watched him l eave and sighed.
“ Doesn't he just have the cutest butt you've ever seen?” She searched Elle's face for an instant. “I hate to ask, but I need to know. Can you tell me how he feels about me?”
For Dotty’s sake, she’d take a peek . Elle took a deep breath and relaxed, watching the color of Dotty's aura before she spoke. “You make him laugh and he makes you happy.” She frowned and hesitated for a heartbeat. “There are obstacles, but they will be overcome.” She swallowed and smiled. “Yes, I'd say this could be a lasting kind of relationship.”
“ Oh Elle. Thank you so much.” Dotty grinned like a schoolgirl expecting her date for the prom. “And I know the obstacle, it’s his twenty-year-old son. Bill is a widower and the boy is away at college and hasn’t decided if he likes me or not.”
“ Things will work
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