As Time Goes By by Lori Wick

Author:Lori Wick [Wick, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736931229
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

twenty-one

Sylvia was in her best winter dress for her evening out with Jeff. She had worked for hours on her hair after lying down for a full two hours to rest her eyes. Her dress was a deep sapphire that highlighted her eyes to their best. The nap was to ensure that her eyes were clear and not puffy or red.

Jeff was in a suit and Sylvia was very pleased that he had dressed up for her. He was, she admitted, quite the best-looking man she had ever seen. None of the rich men back East could compare with Jeff Taylor’s tall, broad-shouldered physique. And if that wasn’t enough, he had the most wonderful face. Very masculine, yet boyish when he smiled or laughed. His brown hair was a bit wavy and always shining with health.

Sylvia’s head was raised proudly as she slipped her arm into Jeff’s for the walk across the crowded dining room. They were given a table for two by a window. It wasn’t really private, but the angle at which it was set and a large potted plant made it feel a little more remote. Sylvia had stopped earlier to reserve the table she wanted, and since Jeff was unaware of this, it confused him as to why the woman taking their order kept grinning at him as though they harbored a secret.

“So tell me,” Sylvia said as soon as the woman walked away, “how did your evening go last night?”

“It was fine,” Jeff answered easily. “We were able to discuss everything from five years ago, and I’ll tell you, Sylvia, we needed that.”

“In what way?” Sylvia always felt a little tense when the summer at the lagoon was mentioned, but Jeff’s comment intrigued her.

“Well, Bobbie didn’t know everything and naturally she wanted to, and I needed to know why she stayed away all those years. There was no anger or bitterness in either of us, but it felt good to get everything out on the table.”

“Well, I’m glad to hear that. She and I cleared things up long ago. I wrote to her when she was in Jenner.”

“You did? Did you mail the letter?”

“Well, of course I mailed it.” Sylvia laughed as though Jeff was trying to be funny. “Bobbie wrote back, too.”

Sylvia chatted on but she had lost Jeff. Why in the world was Sylvia lying? He wasn’t sure how much of the conversation he had missed when he began listening again.

“And while we’re on the subject of Bobbie, there’s something I think you should consider, Jeff.” Sylvia’s voice had dropped and her face was a picture of compassion. “You know you spend a lot of time with her, and you want to be careful that you don’t lead her on in any way. I mean, you wouldn’t want to hurt her like you did before and—” Again Sylvia prattled on and Jeff could only stare at her.

“I’m not saying that you can’t be friends, but you are very attractive, Jeff, and let’s face it, Bobbie isn’t used to having men pay attention to her.

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