Destined by Gail Cleare

Author:Gail Cleare [Gail Cleare]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781461007760
Amazon: 1461007763
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2011-05-24T14:00:00+00:00

Temperance

SYNTHESIS, MODERATION

Description: A woman pours something from one chalice into another. She is blending two fluids, two extremes.

Meaning: Synthesis or moderation. A tempering of opposites. Softening the extremes through either collaboration or compromise.

Four days later, I dropped Lexi off at her house before heading straight over to work. Lexi and I had caught a flight back to Hyannis in her cousin’s private plane very early today. It was raining a little when we hit the Mass. Pike and drove west around six in the morning, and we encountered very little traffic until we got almost to Springfield.

We parked in the driveway in front of the striking four bedroom contemporary home that Lexi owned, set on two landscaped acres in the nicest residential area in town. I got out with her, to help with the luggage. While each of us had started the trip with just one suitcase, we had both somehow acquired numerous bags and bundles along the way. (There were actually two shopping trips into the little retail district on the Island, I confess.) I opened the trunk and we divided up the contents. Then I helped carry everything of hers inside. When she finally stood in the foyer, her packages scattered on the floor around her, she turned to face me and delivered her most charming smile.

“I don’t know how to thank you enough,” Lexi said, very seriously and sincerely. She took both of my hands in hers and kissed me on the cheek affectionately. No more air-kisses, the real thing. “I’m sorry my family is so weird,” she added with a grimace.

“Lexi, everybody’s family is weird.”

“True, very true.”

“And your parents were absolutely wonderful to me, and I love your cousins. Anyhow. It was a very interesting field trip. I don’t get out of town much, you know,” I said lightly as I turned to go.

Lexi stood in the open doorway watching me walk down the path to the parking area. Everything looked clean and refreshed after the rain. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, the flowers were blooming and she was beautiful and blonde and golden all over. She was smiling. All was well in Lexi Land today.

“My work is done, Grasshopper!” I muttered to myself as I got into the car.

“See you at the next DBA meeting!” she called, waving.

Funny how that didn’t seem to worry me at all anymore.

“OK, save me a seat if you get there first!” I called, waving back. I turned the car around to go out of the long driveway, admiring a huge bed of pink day lilies. Lexi’s world was certainly a lovely place, I had to admit.

The Prius was not in evidence when I parked in the alley behind the store. Letting myself into the back door, I heard feminine voices and laughter coming from the showroom. I realized it was Friday, Pilates day, and the girls were all here for our early morning class. I glanced into the kitchen and saw that scones were cooling on a rack.

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