Owen: A Hathaway House Heartwarming Romance by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, romance
ISBN: 9781773364902
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2021-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Penny couldn’t believe just how like-minded the two of them were. She compared that to the slick moneyed look of Steve, who had ended up being much nicer than her initial impression, which had been a lesson for her to not judge by a cover. But they both had agreed that, at the moment at least, neither of them were too interested in going forward. She wondered at that point how much her father was pushing Steve too. That was embarrassing to think that Dad might be trying to line up dates for her because he thought she couldn’t get her own. But then again, it was her father, so it was quite possible.

“What are the heavy thoughts for?” Owen asked.

“My father is a bit of a challenge for anybody,” she said. “I was just wondering if Dad forced Steve into that blind date.”

“And maybe he wasn’t forced at all,” Owen suggested gently. “You’re a beautiful woman. Don’t even go down that pathway. You made a decision. You followed through. It’s done.”

She grinned at him. “I really like that. You’re very cut-and-dry and simple.”

“I am, and then I’m not,” he replied. “I tend to make decisions quickly, whether right or wrong, and sometimes they’re not the right ones at all.”

“But you committed,” she said. “A lot of people can’t make a decision, can’t quite commit and go forward with any choice. At least you’re doing something.”

He raised his eyebrows and then nodded. “See? You’re very much my kind of person.”

“Ditto,” she agreed and grinned. “Look at that. I found somebody way more interesting, sitting in the hot tub at Hathaway House, than at the charity dinner of my father’s.”

“That’s because you’re also not looking for the same kind of person as everybody else in your family.”

“You’re so right there,” she declared emphatically. “I’ve been an outsider all my life, and I don’t want that in a relationship.”

“No need for it either,” he said. “It’s all about finding who you are now.”

After that, their conversation went rapidly from various topics, like schools, history, education, friends, family, animals.

By the time the conversation finally ran down, she said, “I haven’t had such a great conversation in a very long time. Thank you.”

He smiled. “You’re welcome. Like I said, you’re the one who has to keep coming back for more because I can’t really get anywhere to come after you.”

She laughed. “And now you make it sound almost like a date.”

“You know I can invite you to sit around the hot tub,” he stated. “Or maybe come share a meal with me on Hathaway’s nickel, but I really can’t do a whole lot more than that just yet.”

“When are you expected to be done here?” she asked curiously.

“Couple more months.” He shrugged. “I could hope for it to be less, but I … I was thinking of it earlier in one of our previous conversations, and you’re right. I don’t want to shortchange myself. If I can stay here and get better, then I need to stay here and get better.

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