by Collins, Lea
“I’m so glad for you, sweetheart. If you could get a person of responsibility, it will make things much easier for you.”
“There’s just one thing,” said Lily in a sexy voice. “Uh oh,” sighed Andre. “What is it?”
“Well, only Elena can work and they are living in one room of Rita’s sister’s house with all her family. I know you are so generous with helping people out, I wonder if they could move into that vacant apartment your father doesn’t need now that he’s moving into his own apartment.. She would be close to work and have privacy to live on their own.”
“Lily, love, you fall for every person who pulls your heart strings. If I say yes to this request, will you please not bring in any more needy people who can’t pay rent?”
Lily threw her arms around his neck and asked, “Is that a yes?”
“You know it is.” He kissed her and said, “You knew I would say yes just as you know I can’t say no to you.” “Thank you, sweet husband. You get back rubs for a week,” Lily promised. “I need to go tell them. Be right back.”
Molly and Andrew both had been listening to this exchange and burst out laughing. “We knew how this was going to end.”
“Does she know how much the rent on these apartments is?” asked Andrew. “No. But it doesn’t matter because she is correct that it would be helpful if Elena lives close and she and her mother seem to be in dire financial need. If this girl works out, it will be a tremendous help to Lily. She has been successful beyond her ability to keep up with the demand and she really needs dependable help.”
Suddenly Tony approached their table and kissed Molly on the cheek. “I thought I saw you over her in your signature red dress. Let’s dance, shall we?”
“I’d love to but let’s not show them up,” smiled Molly.
They started dancing a slow waltz tune which allowed Molly to add her special turns and twists with her red skirt flaring out. Next was a fast number and they decided to dance one more. Once they started dancing, the other dancers had moved out of the way to watch them. Tony kept the special moves to a minimum but did lift Molly over his head with a slow slide down. The applause was loud and enthusiastic.
When Tony returned Molly to her table, he said, “Dinner Wednesday?” “Yes, I’ll look forward to it,” replied Molly.
On the ride home Andrew was very quiet while Molly and Lily were excited about meeting Rita and Elena and hopeful that Elena helping sew would increase the rate of production.
When they got home, Andrew offered to walk Molly to her door. Andre and Lily went on upstairs to their apartment.
At her door, Andrew told Molly he was flying to Chicago tomorrow and didn’t know how long he would be gone because he had a lot of business to take care of. He kissed her hand and thanked her for the pleasant night out. He walked back to the elevator leaving her surprised at his cool manner.
Lily and Andre entered their apartment and immediately embraced. “Let’s watch the stars for a while,” Andre suggested. Lily agreed and they changed clothes and put on their robes. He sat in a lounger and pulled her into his lap with her head on his shoulder. They watched the star studded sky for a while, and then she felt his hand sliding inside her robe. She giggled, “Your hand is cold.”
“It’ll get warm.”
She lifted her face and he kissed her. “I love you so much. I absolutely adore you.” “I love you, too,” she responded. “You have made my life complete.”
From the Author
My books are about the contemporary woman. She is strong, smart and creative. She overcomes obstacles to become successful in her chosen endeavor. But her life is without romantic love for whatever reason. Unexpected love appears in her life bringing happiness and fulfillment and sometimes healing previous hurtful experiences.
I write about unexpected romantic love and the happiness it brings.
Lea Collins
