suddenly got nervous thinking something fell through and she did not
get the ranch after all. But all Amber was calling about was to give Emma the
number for Nina, in case she wanted to get in touch with her about fixing up
the ranch....No other messages.
Emma walked
down the hall to her bedroom. As she stood in the shower, she thought about
calling Nina to find out exactly what needed to be done first. Nina seemed like
a nice woman. Very attractive from what Emma could recall. As she got dressed
and headed for the kitchen, Emma decided she would call Nina. She got the
number and dialled, on the fourth ring Emma was about to hang up when she heard
the hello...Wow Emma thought to herself "what a sexy voice". "Hi
Nina, it' Emma, Amber introduced us the other week." Now Nina remembered
who Emma was, as if she needed reminding. How could anyone forget Emma. She was
tall, about 5' 7", nice build, blonde hair, curly in that wild kind of fly
away look, and the bluest eyes Nina had ever seen. "Emma gave me your
number, to ask advice on the ranch. Well I know that I need to go out and get
some things and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind coming to the ranch with
me tomorrow to take another look around. Maybe decide what needs done right
away."
Nina knew she had
an appointment on Saturday to go and look at this new site..but she did not
want to miss the chance to see Emma. "Sure, sounds great to me." Nina
would send one of her partners to go for her. It was no big deal.
"Great,"
said Emma," I will pack a lunch and meet you there."
Nina hung up the
phone and sat thinking. Emma was a beautiful woman and she sure didn't want to
just jump into something as she had so many times before. She was getting older
and the thought of having someone to share things with was something Nina had
been longing for more than ever these days....maybe I'm getting old, she thought
to herself.
Saturday
dawned and Nina hopped into her truck to head to the ranch house. She got there
before Emma did, so she had a few minutes to check things out. The house was
built strong. It definitely needed some work because it had stood unused for
such a long time but it had great possibilities. She walked to the outskirts of
the mowed property and noticed some wild roses growing there. She picked a few
red ones, and a yellow one because, at heart, she was a hopeless
romantic--always wanting to be the "white knight". As she walked back
towards the front of the house she heard the sound of Emma's car coming down
the driveway.
"Hey
Emma" Nina called as Emma got out of the car. Nina was again struck by
Emma's appearance, as she looked gorgeous in a cute, simple sun dress. Nina
held out the flowers with a slight blush, "Here you go...beautiful flowers
for a beautiful girl" Emma looked surprised but happy as she brought them
to her face to smell the wonderful fragrance that only roses can bring. They
stood for a few minutes, Nina looking at Emma and Emma taking in Nina's
appearance...5'5" kind of slim build, brownish hair with just a hint of
some red, blue eyes that sparkled when she laughed and a dimple that showed
itself when she smiled. She stood in blue jean cut-offs, T-shirt with a flannel
tied carelessly around her hips, and her work boots...quite a sight.....and she
gave me roses Emma mused to herself....
So deep in
thought was Emma that Nina had to say her name twice to break into her
thoughts..."Um, Emma? Emma, hey, are you ok?"
"Oh yes, just
fine...just thinking." Nina said
"Well would
you like to get started with the place and give me some idea of what you are
looking for"
Emma replied
"Sure let's go." She unlocked the door and they both walked into the
empty place. As they stood in the foyer they looked toward the living room.
They took the three steps down into a somewhat sunken living room. It was big,
with a huge fireplace as a focal point. Some glass
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