Coming Unglued by Rebeca Seitz

Author:Rebeca Seitz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

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FORTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER Kendra pushed back from the table and groaned. “Ugh, Lorena, I’m holding you personally responsible for letting me eat all that food.”

The realtor giggled—a sound like little bells chiming— and pointed across the table. “I can’t take credit for that. You’re the one that asked for the pie menu even after I warned you about the expanding dumplings.”

Kendra moaned. “You weren’t kidding. I’m going to have dumpling hangover tomorrow.”

Darin chuckled and picked the check up from the corner of the table. “And you’ll have nobody to blame but yourself.”

The lunch had been better than Kendra would have guessed up front. Lorena was a delightful, if inexplicably sad, woman. Married for three years, she had yet to have any children and had decided to focus on a career in real estate until a baby came along. Darin would be her first major sale—major being something in seven figures, Darin had whispered when Lorena excused herself for the restroom.

“You’re right, you’re right.” Kendra pulled herself upright. “I’ll be good tomorrow.”

Mischief crinkled Lorena’s eyes. “You sound like me. Except that tomorrow comes, and somebody puts cookies or peanut brittle or pie in front of you, and you think, I’ll be good tomorrow.” She patted her pants, visible now that she’d unbuttoned that tight jacket. “Pretty soon, you’re wondering who shrunk your pants.”

“You’re a nut.” Kendra laughed. “Honey, that’s why God made kimonos.”

Lorena scrunched up her nose. “Do you see me in a kimono? I don’t think so.”

The women joined in laughter while Darin pulled bills out of his wallet and laid the money under their check on the corner of the table. “Lorena, I’m glad we ran into you here. It’s going to be a pleasure doing business with you.”

“Oh, phooey on you, Mr. Businessman.” Kendra shoved his shoulder. “Lorena, don’t you let him get all stuffy on you. You let me know the next time you’re near Stars Hill, and we’ll go have some fun together. I know a certain diner whose burgers are to die for.”

Lorena pointed a finger at Kendra. “You’ve got yourself a deal.” She picked up her purse and stood up. “Well, I think I’ve taken enough of y’all’s day, and I’ve got another appointment to get to. Thank you very much for lunch, Mr. Spenser.”

“My pleasure. Anybody who keeps this lady smiling,” he hugged Kendra to his side, “is always welcome at my table.”

“Aww, you two are so sweet.” Lorena’s eyes turned down, and Kendra wondered again at the sadness that entered the lovely blonde’s face every time talk of relationships arose. “Bye now.”

As Lorena wandered off to her next meeting, Kendra turned to Darin. “Do you think she’s in a bad relationship?”

Darin rose one eyebrow. “Who? Lorena?”

“No, dummy, the other blonde we just had lunch with. Of course Lorena!”

“How’d you pick that up? We talked about real estate for forty-five minutes.”

“Not the whole time. And besides, every time you smiled at me or said something nice about me, she got this sad look on her face.

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