Heavenly Corners by Marianne Spitzer

Author:Marianne Spitzer [Spitzer, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-08T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

When I walked into the kitchen, Clark was wearing his shoes and belt. A pot of coffee was about ready, and the toaster popped up revealing four nicely toasted frozen waffles.

“Sorry for the simple breakfast, but it was all I could find. You need to shop. We could shop together at the mega-market after our dinner.” He pulled the waffles out and placed them on a warm plate.

“The market is over twenty minutes from here. Won’t you be tired after dinner not to mention it’ll be a bit late for shopping?” I said as I spread soft butter across a waffle.

“Nope, they’re open twenty-four hours and we’ll already be out.” He smiled a knowing smile. He’s up to something.

“We will?” I wondered out loud.

“I usually buy a lady dinner before we sleep together, but this time I have to do it in reverse. We’ll find a nice spot for dinner out of town where we’ll be away from prying eyes.” He sat down and stared at me.

“We did not sleep together,” I stammered.

His eyebrows raised. He smiled and winked.

“Okay, we slept together but we didn’t “sleep” together.” I gulped half my orange juice at one time. “There’s a difference.”

“Details, details,” Clark grinned. “I like the hole you’re digging for yourself there. Slept. Sleep. Is there a difference? Besides how much fun is sleeping?” He winked again.

My face turned red. I could feel my cheeks beginning to burn. I looked at my plate and kept eating. “Goodness gracious, stop teasing me.”

Clark said, “You say that at least once a day. Is it your favorite saying?” He grinned at me.

“Yup, I have been saying it since the summer I was twelve. My dad’s parents owned a farm outside town. I spent summers with them. When I got bored, grandma would sent me across the road to help Mrs. Prang. She had ten kids, two sets of twins, and she wasn’t even thirty yet. Can you imagine? It was her favorite saying. She never said a cross word. When she was upset she said goodness gracious. It reminded her that no matter what was wrong there was a good side to it, if a person looked. Regardless of the situation, one should always be gracious. It stuck and I say it for good things or bad. Laci has never heard me utter a swear word. My dad says I am his perfect child.” I grinned a smug grin at Clark.

Clark’s contagious laughter filled the house, and I couldn’t help myself. I laughed, too.

Aunt Inga knocked at the patio door. She was holding Yummy in her arms. They both looked quite content.

“Good morning, Annie. Do you mind if Yummy stays with me today? We have such a good time.” My petite aunt smiled up at me.

“Not at all. Clark and I have dinner plans, and then we’re going to the mega-market to shop for groceries. I’m running low on nearly everything. I was going to ask you to watch him. Have you ever thought about getting a pet? They have a lot of unwanted pets at the shelter.

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