The Christmas Edition by Robin Shope

Author:Robin Shope
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: White Rose Publishing (an entity of Pelican Ventures, LLC)
Published: 2008-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

The Christmas Edition

Chapter Fourteen

December 14

“Where’s Joe?” Monica asked. “It’s after ten and he is usually the first one in the office.”

“Lost again is what I am thinking.” Lucy twisted a pencil through her curls and left it.

“What do you mean by lost again?”

“He went to Lake Geneva. All the roads look the same to him so he tends to get lost.” Lucy shrugged.

The phone rang which Monica picked up from her desk. “Good morning, Turtle Creek News…Joseph McNamara? No, he isn’t here right now. I think he’s over in Lake Geneva and I’m not sure what time he will be back. Hold on for just a moment and I’ll let you speak to someone else who can help you.” Monica covered the mouthpiece. “Lucy, this woman asked for Joe. I think she wants to place an order with us for advertising space. Carol needed the day off to spend with her mother so she won’t be in until later today.”

“Transfer it to me in Dad’s office.” Lucy sat at the desk and picked up on the first ring. “Lucy Collins here. How may I help you?”

“Actually, you can’t. I am looking for Joe McNamara. I have tried his cell phone but there doesn’t seem to be a good connection.” The woman seemed distressed.

Lucy’s radar went up. This wasn’t a business call. This was more like a personal call. Who was this woman? And what connection did she have with Joe? Was she Joe’s girlfriend? “If you give me your name and number, I can have Joe call you when he gets in.” Lucy kept her voice at a professional clip.

“He has my personal number. I need to speak with him as soon as possible so please tell him Angela called,” she hammered the same tone right back at Lucy.

Lucy’s hand shook as she scrawled her name on a message slip. This was the same gal who had called him at Elizabeth’s Family Restaurant. “Okay, I will let him know Angela from Chicago called.” Lucy tacked that extra bit on trying to gain information.

“That’s right.” She sounded pleased. “Since you know where I am from, Joe must have mentioned me.”

“Yes. It’s nice that you’ve known each other for a long time.” Lucy wasn’t beyond pushing for more information.

“We’ve known one another for many years. We are…ah…very close. And who are you, Lucy?”

“I am a co-worker of his,” Lucy quickly responded.

“Nope, never mentioned you. Not once. Listen, I have to go. Please tell him I called, will you?” Angela nearly snapped.

“I already said I would.” Lucy fired right back, but Angela had all ready hung up the phone.

The conversation left a sick feeling in the pit of Lucy’s stomach. Things had been going so well and now there was this other problem. Love problems of the worst kind. Her heart began to ache.

Monica stood in the doorway. “You don’t look like you’re feeling well.”

Lucy looked up from the phone. “I think I may have just talked to Joe’s girlfriend.”

“Oh dear. And here you’re on the verge of celebrating your two-week anniversary.

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