An Over 60s Love Story by BWWM Club & Ellie Etienne

Author:BWWM Club & Ellie Etienne [BWWM Club & Etienne, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Afro Romance Books
Published: 2019-05-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Rebecca smiled, and nodded, and said the right things.

At least, she hoped she did.

It must have been something to live in a house that had a ballroom and the amenities to handle a formal party with over a hundred guests. At least she had made the right choice with the dress, and she was glad that she’d let Grace and Lillian drag her off to a salon to get styled. Her new haircut was short and well suited for her face. It would take some getting used to, but she would handle that, too. Her life was changing. It was only fair that her look changed with it, she supposed.

The look on George’s face when he’d seen her had made up for some of the nerves. His eyes shined brightly, and he slipped his arm around her possessively enough to make those butterflies flutter again. Those butterflies were never completely still when she was with George. Even the slightest touch could remind her of how those kisses had felt.

“I’m afraid faces are beginning to blend into each other,” confessed Rebecca after about an hour.

George smiled at her fondly, as if he was proud of her.

“You’re handling this remarkably well. I don’t know why you were nervous about this. I… Well, there’s Gerald. He got held up earlier. You met Bethany, of course – she’s the one who greeted you.”

Rebecca had never seen a lovelier woman than Bethany. She didn’t think she had ever seen a sadder woman than Bethany, either.

“Yes, of course.”

“Gerald is the one in charge now. He’ll make his way over here when he’s ready. Bethany insisted on having a cake – apparently, 65 is a special enough number that I have to cut a symbolic cake – after I cut that, I think I can hand over networking duties to my son.”

Rebecca smiled.

“You sound so proud when you say it – your son. It’s nice to hear.”

“You sound just as proud when you say Phyllis, and even prouder when you say Annabelle. They’re doing well, I hope? It’s too bad they couldn’t make it.”

Phyllis had put her foot down and refused, but Rebecca didn’t say that. Betrayed by her own daughter, thought Rebecca.

“Annabelle has a school project of some sort. You know, last time, you didn’t really get the chance to show me your dojo. I’ve become better at it, you know. I could probably take you on now.”

George grinned.

“Would you like to try, after the party? I wouldn’t complain, Rebecca. I’d like to see your... form.’

That slight pause before ‘form’ made the butterflies flutter even harder, faster.

Rebecca recognized the feeling, of course she did. She was not an inexperienced maiden, for god’s sake. She had been married and had a child. She’d been married to a man who had wanted her, whom she had wanted, with all her heart.

“I… Maybe,” she said, finally.

“Maybe? I’ll take that for now. Ah, Gerald. Did you sort everything out?”

“It’s handled. This must be your… companion.”

The pause before ‘companion’ made Rebecca’s smile wobble just a little bit, but she shrugged it off.

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