Chapter seventeen
Monday morning Ben popped his head into Meg’s office “Hi there, you left before I was awake” he lent over the desk and kissed her. “Sorry, Simon called in sick this morning and I had to come take care of the front desk until the replacement could come” Ben put his head on the side “Does that mean you won’t be home tonight?” Meg shook her head “No, I still got the evening free. I don’t want to miss it since it’s the last one together I two weeks” Meg had a sad look in her eyes “Are you really sure you have to be away for two weeks Ben” “Yes I have. The funeral is on Thursday and then I have to stay for the house to be cleaned out and hopefully sold” Ben and Derek’s aunt had died during the weekend and since their mother wasn’t alive anymore and aunt Louise never had had any children Ben and Derek was to inherit everything from her. “I wish I could go with you, or even better we could send Derek and Sarah” Ben sat down on the corner of the desk “Me too Meg, but with Sarah and Derek off on their honey moon this was the best solution” “I know, I know” Meg said and stood up “The timing is bad, but these are the kind of things in life you can’t foresee” Ben pulled her into his arms “Can’t argue with that, but I will miss you” he placed his lips on hers “I will miss you too” Meg said. “I need to leave” Ben said when they parted “I’ve got to talk to both Gregory and Mark about some business” he walked to the door “But I’ll see you tonight, 6-ish, my place” he said “I’ll be there” Meg answered as he walked out “Where else should I be, I’ve not been much at my own place these last few days” she said to herself and sat down with a file. At least she wouldn’t have trouble filling her time, they had opened the hotel at the right time, lots of guests had already arrived and the bookings were solid thru to March. Meg looked at her annual calendar on her computer “Booked thru March, Sarah’s baby arriving in June…” she trailed off and sighed “I’m a lucky girl living in California, it’s almost always sunny for a nice wedding” she didn’t know when they were to plan it in.
Sarah and Derek had decided on driving down to Mexico for their honeymoon, just some lazy days at the beach and a trip or two for some sightseeing “Are you disappointed?” Derek asked “It’s just since Tuys said it was safer not to fly away I…” he didn’t finish his sentence. “That wasn’t exactly what he said Derek, but I love you for caring and I wouldn’t like for anything to happen to the baby” she took his hand as they were walking along the promenade towards a restaurant they had been recommended “I’m happy as long as I get to spend some time with you alone” she was referring to the busy time that had been right up until her and Meg was able to open the hotel. At the restaurant they were showed to a table where they could sit and look out over the ocean “What are you thinking about?” she asked Derek “Sorry” he took her hand and kissed it “I was just thinking about Ben and how he has to get away to England to take care of everything” Sarah smiled sweetly at him “Remember he said for you not to worry or think about him, he would see to it that it all got settled” “I know, but you don’t know how big the estate is Sarah, there are a lot of things to sort out” Derek began “Well I think Ben can do that, besides all furniture and stuff might be just what the new owner would like to have, you know” she said and shrugged her shoulders “To keep the house in the same state” Derek smiled “I’ve married the most wisely woman in the world”
Meg finished up her files and looked at the clock, it was already 6.30 and she was late. She didn’t know if she should call Ben to tell him she was on her way, but again it took about 3 minutes quick walk to get to his door. She rang the bell when she did arrive but no one came to answer. She looked for the key in her purse and when she found it opened the door and called “Ben, it’s only me” at the same time as she noticed the dark setting of the room, the only lights on were candles and she could hear the fire going “Ben” she called out again and saw him coming from the kitchen “Great, you’re here” he came over and greeted her with a kiss “Mmm, that taste good” Meg said “You’ve been cooking?” “Yep” he said shortly “I wanted it to be just perfect so I did it myself” He closed the door behind her and reached for something on the shelf by the door “I’ve got something for you” he handed her a black velvet box. Meg took it and pulled on the white ribbon keeping it closed “I saw this and thought of you, I want you to have one each week up until our wedding day” Meg opened the box and found a perfect pearl “that way you will have enough for a necklace to wear at the wedding” Meg was stunned, she looked up at Ben “Oh Ben, it’s perfect, you’re really spoiling me” she kissed him “But we’ve not set a date yet” Ben took her hand and led her over to the table where he pulled the chair out for her “I thought we’d do that before we eat, that way you can start planning” he kissed her on the top of her head and sat down next to her and presented a calendar filled with both their already set appointments. “This won’t be easy” Meg said “No, but what do you think about May?” Ben asked her “No, I want Sarah to be my maid of honor and she will be very pregnant in May as the baby’s due in the beginning of June” “I didn’t think of that” he smiled at her “So, how far after the baby’s born then?” “About two months or so… I mean if we want to get off on a honeymoon, Sarah must be able to at least put in a few hours each day at the hotel” Ben flipped the calendar. “Ok, September then” he suggested. “September would be lovely” Meg put her hand on his “What do you think about the 14th?” she pointed to a Saturday in the calendar and looked at Ben “Wouldn’t that be perfect?” Ben looked puzzled “Ben Evans, it’s the date when we first saw each other on the beach in Alcudia” he smiled at her “If that’s the day you want for us to get married I would love it” “I want it if you want it” Meg said back and they both laughed. Ben took out a pen and marked the date in the calendar “I guess we need to check with the church as well, but with this long time ahead I doubt there will be any problems” a kitchen timer rang “Just in time” Ben got up “Dinner’s just about ready” “Do you need help?” Meg asked “Not tonight, I’ve got it all prepared” he went to the kitchen to get the wine first. “This is really a coincidence” Ben said as he poured the wine “I bought this the day you and I was out on the trip together” he smiled at her “Very appropriate to toast us setting a date for our wedding, don’t you think?” “Yes it is” Meg smiled and tasted the wine “It really is good” “I’m happy you think so” Ben said and went to get the dinner “It’s nothing fancy, just a lasagna” he said when he returned “A homemade lasagna is never wrong, it’s been a long time since I last had it” Meg said and moved the wine bottle so that Ben could put the form down.
“Are you all packed and so?” Meg asked when they sat in the sofa sipping the last of the wine “Kind of” “What do you mean?” Meg asked and settled so she had Ben’s arms around her “Well…” he nuzzled her neck “I wish I could pack you too” “So charming, you want to sent me along with the cargo?” Meg teased him “Maybe not, but I wish you could come with me” “Me too, but it’s next to impossible so I better stay here and we can always e-mail each other” Ben pushed the shoulder of her shirt to the side “That’s possible, but I can’t do this in an e-mail” he kissed her down the shoulder and up again and then did the same on the other side. Meg moaned softly and turned around “I will really miss you Ben” she stood up and took his hands “Come upstairs and make love to me” Ben stood up and they walked away from the sofa, just before the stairs he picked her up in his arms and carried her up to his bedroom.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Starting over chapter 16
Chapter sixteen
Meg was stunned, she had never seen anything so beautiful as the ring Ben showed her. Ben stood up and took the ring out of the box “So Meg” He held her hand “Will you marry me?” Meg smiled “Yes Ben, I love to marry you” she put her arms around his neck and kissed him. Ben pulled away “Let’s see how this looks on?” he put the ring on her finger “Perfect” “Oh Ben, I love you so much” she kissed him and hugged him tight. Their kiss grew more intense and soon they were making love in front of the fire. “I love you Meg” Ben said and pulled her close before he pulled a blanket over them both “I love you too Ben” Meg felt so safe in his arms and soon she was asleep. Ben felt his eyes getting heavy but if they wouldn’t like to have soar backs the next day he better see to it they got into bed. After carrying Meg upstairs and tucking her in he went back down to blow the candles out and see to it the fading fire wouldn’t be any trouble.
The next morning Meg woke up in her bed with Ben by her side, the last thing she remembered was falling asleep in front of the fire. With a smile she then looked at her left hand, if anything the ring was even more beautiful this morning “It’s far from as beautiful as you” she heard Ben say “How did you know what I was thinking?” she rolled over on her side and kissed him “Good morning fiancé” “Good morning to you too fiancée” Ben replied. He felt a big grin spread all over his face. “What?” Meg asked “Nothing, I just feel happy” Meg rolled back to the side of the bed to get out “What are you doing?” Ben asked and tried to pull her back in “Ben, however much I’d like to stay in bed with you, I need to get to the hotel, it’s our first day fully opened and I promised Sarah last night that I’ll handle things in the morning” She turned around and smiled at him “And then I have to call my parents some time during the morning, but first I need a shower” Ben got out of bed as well “Let’s save some water then” he grinned.
“Cummings” Joan answered almost out of breath “Oh sorry mom, did I catch you at a bad time?” Sarah said “Not at all, I was just outside picking some apples, I’m making a pie, not that you needed to know that” she rambled on “So how did the grand opening go? We were so sorry we couldn’t be there, but it’s harvesting times” Sarah laughed “Oh mom, we’d love to have had you there, but it went well anyways” She told more about the event and she motioned to Derek to pick the other phone up “Mom, is dad around?” she asked “As a matter of fact he just walked in” “Good, I… we got something to tell you both so tell dad to pick the other phone up” “I’m here” Hank said “Great dad” Sarah hesitated “You’re both on?” Hank asked “We sure are” Derek answered “And as Sarah said we’ve got something to tell you” “Have you set your destination for the honeymoon?” Joan asked “Well kind of, we had to make some changes on our plans” Derek said and took Sarah’s hand “Mom, dad” she said with her newfound strength “I would really have liked to tell you this in person, but this is as good as it gets” she knew her mother had a worried look on her face “Mom, you don’t need to worry” “Oh Sarah, you know me too well, but now you have to tell us what’s up and why you’re not going to Hawaii anymore, nothing’s wrong with Meg is there?” Sarah laughed “Nothing’s wrong anywhere, it’s just that I’m pregnant” “Oh Sarah, that’s so…” Joan had tears in her eyes “Congratulations to the two of you” Hank said as Joan took a deep breath “It’s just so great news Sarah, I’m really happy for you both” she was now sobbing and Sarah’s eyes was tearing up too “See Derek, this is why we should have told them in person” “Oh Sarah” Joan sighed again “I will try and come see you as soon as possible. I can’t believe it, my first grandchild” she then heard a beep “Oh Sarah, I’ve got another call waiting” “Ok mom, we can talk more later, I will get over to the hotel and check a few things” they hung up and so did Hank “Cummings” Joan answered her second call “Hi mom, it’s Meg” and Joan burst into tears “What’s wrong mom” Hank immediately pick the second phone up “Hank Cummings” he answered “Hi dad, it’s Meg” he smiled at his wife “Hi Meggie, we just had Sarah on the line” “Oh” Meg said “Did she tell you the news?” and Hank decided to tease Meg like he always did “Oh yes, she told us all about the big grand opening” and Joan rolled her eyes “You have to forgive your father Meg, yes Sarah and Derek told us about the baby” “I’ve got some news of my own” Meg said “Are you pregnant too?” Joan asked without even thinking of why they had had a visit from Ben the other day “No” Meg laughed “I’m not in a hurry like my sister, but it’s equally happy news, at least for me” she paused “I guess you know already, Ben said he’d been visiting you” “Oh yes, he did. It was so sweet of him” “That’s my Ben and last night when we had walked back to my house he had gotten it all set up with white roses, a fire and lots of candles and he proposed in the most romantic way” Meg sighed happily “And…?” Joan said “I accepted of course” again she heard her mom cry “I hope it’s happy tears mom” Joan looked at her husband “I don’t care if you need help or not here Hank Cummings, I’m flying out to see my girls” “You do that love” Hank said to her “Mom, dad I’m still on the line” Meg reminded them “Sorry Meg, I didn’t mean to ignore you and I didn’t even say Congratulations to you and to Ben too, is he there?” “Not at the moment, I’m at the hotel” “Well then, give him our congratulations too and I’ll call you when I know I can get away and have a flight booked” they said their goodbyes and hung up. Joan sat down at the kitchen table “What a morning Hank, and it’s not even 10 yet” “I know, the girls must have been excited, they usually aren’t up too early” he was counting the time difference in his head. “I need to look into a flight to Sunset Beach, but that has to wait. We still have guests coming this evening”
“Heard you called mom and dad” Meg said as Sarah walked into the office “Yes I did, you called them too?” Meg nodded “To tell about the opening?” she knew Meg usually was the one keeping their parents updated. “Nah, not really” Meg said and loved the surprised expression on her sister’s face. “I had other things on my mind” she rested her chin in her hands hoping Sarah would notice the ring, but apparently not as she sat down to go thru some paperwork “Earth to Sarah?” Meg flashed her hand in front of Sarah’s face “Has that baby of yours made you not seeing things?” she now put the hand down in front of Saran right on top of the papers she was reading. Sarah looked up at Meg, back down at the hand and up again and met Meg’s smiling eyes “Did Ben propose?” “Yes” Meg nodded and beamed “Look at it, isn’t it the most beautiful ever?” “No, you are” she heard Ben saying just before he put his arms around her from behind and handed her a single white rose. Meg turned around and kissed him. In the meantime Sarah got up and around the desk “No you two can do that later, I want to congratulate my brother-in-law” she rolled her eyes “I guess it will be in double sense now” she hugged Ben “Congratulations Ben, you did the second best choice, me having been the first” she teased “You being the first choice for whom?” Derek too entered the office “Oh good thing we made it a big office” Meg laughed “Good morning Derek” she kissed his cheek “And good morning to you too, although I thought I’d come and whisk my wife off to lunch” “Why don’t we all go” Sarah suggested and looked around “We need to toast Ben and Meg?” Derek looked at her as she had lost her mind totally “Oh, I forgot the news isn’t out on town yet” Sarah said “Meg show him” she took her hand and held it out for Derek to see “Your brother finally got down on his knee wanting to make my sister an honest woman” Derek looked at the ring, kissed Meg on both cheeks and hugged his brother “Congratulations to the both of you” he smiled “Let’s all go get some lunch, we certainly need a glass of champagne for this” he put his arm protective around Sarah “But not for you, you’ll get something without alcohol” Sarah started to protest “No Sarah, that little sip of champagne you had last night will be the last in a long time”
With a happy smile, happier than usual, Hank and Joan both greeted their friends in the evening. “Harvest must be good this year” Roger, Hank’s best friend joked “Well it’s little better than average” Hank agreed “You know that yourself I bet, I’ve seen your fields grow all summer” he poured them all some drinks and then put his arm around Joan, “but we got some great news we want to share with you all”. Joan rested her head on his shoulder, too happy to even say anything. “Our Sarah called us this morning and told us we’ll be grandparents soon” “This needs a toast” Roger said “To Hank and Joan” he smiled at his friends “And Sarah too of course” Joan couldn’t stop beaming “And to Meg” she added “She’s getting married” that set of the mood for the rest of the evening.
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Meg was stunned, she had never seen anything so beautiful as the ring Ben showed her. Ben stood up and took the ring out of the box “So Meg” He held her hand “Will you marry me?” Meg smiled “Yes Ben, I love to marry you” she put her arms around his neck and kissed him. Ben pulled away “Let’s see how this looks on?” he put the ring on her finger “Perfect” “Oh Ben, I love you so much” she kissed him and hugged him tight. Their kiss grew more intense and soon they were making love in front of the fire. “I love you Meg” Ben said and pulled her close before he pulled a blanket over them both “I love you too Ben” Meg felt so safe in his arms and soon she was asleep. Ben felt his eyes getting heavy but if they wouldn’t like to have soar backs the next day he better see to it they got into bed. After carrying Meg upstairs and tucking her in he went back down to blow the candles out and see to it the fading fire wouldn’t be any trouble.
The next morning Meg woke up in her bed with Ben by her side, the last thing she remembered was falling asleep in front of the fire. With a smile she then looked at her left hand, if anything the ring was even more beautiful this morning “It’s far from as beautiful as you” she heard Ben say “How did you know what I was thinking?” she rolled over on her side and kissed him “Good morning fiancé” “Good morning to you too fiancée” Ben replied. He felt a big grin spread all over his face. “What?” Meg asked “Nothing, I just feel happy” Meg rolled back to the side of the bed to get out “What are you doing?” Ben asked and tried to pull her back in “Ben, however much I’d like to stay in bed with you, I need to get to the hotel, it’s our first day fully opened and I promised Sarah last night that I’ll handle things in the morning” She turned around and smiled at him “And then I have to call my parents some time during the morning, but first I need a shower” Ben got out of bed as well “Let’s save some water then” he grinned.
“Cummings” Joan answered almost out of breath “Oh sorry mom, did I catch you at a bad time?” Sarah said “Not at all, I was just outside picking some apples, I’m making a pie, not that you needed to know that” she rambled on “So how did the grand opening go? We were so sorry we couldn’t be there, but it’s harvesting times” Sarah laughed “Oh mom, we’d love to have had you there, but it went well anyways” She told more about the event and she motioned to Derek to pick the other phone up “Mom, is dad around?” she asked “As a matter of fact he just walked in” “Good, I… we got something to tell you both so tell dad to pick the other phone up” “I’m here” Hank said “Great dad” Sarah hesitated “You’re both on?” Hank asked “We sure are” Derek answered “And as Sarah said we’ve got something to tell you” “Have you set your destination for the honeymoon?” Joan asked “Well kind of, we had to make some changes on our plans” Derek said and took Sarah’s hand “Mom, dad” she said with her newfound strength “I would really have liked to tell you this in person, but this is as good as it gets” she knew her mother had a worried look on her face “Mom, you don’t need to worry” “Oh Sarah, you know me too well, but now you have to tell us what’s up and why you’re not going to Hawaii anymore, nothing’s wrong with Meg is there?” Sarah laughed “Nothing’s wrong anywhere, it’s just that I’m pregnant” “Oh Sarah, that’s so…” Joan had tears in her eyes “Congratulations to the two of you” Hank said as Joan took a deep breath “It’s just so great news Sarah, I’m really happy for you both” she was now sobbing and Sarah’s eyes was tearing up too “See Derek, this is why we should have told them in person” “Oh Sarah” Joan sighed again “I will try and come see you as soon as possible. I can’t believe it, my first grandchild” she then heard a beep “Oh Sarah, I’ve got another call waiting” “Ok mom, we can talk more later, I will get over to the hotel and check a few things” they hung up and so did Hank “Cummings” Joan answered her second call “Hi mom, it’s Meg” and Joan burst into tears “What’s wrong mom” Hank immediately pick the second phone up “Hank Cummings” he answered “Hi dad, it’s Meg” he smiled at his wife “Hi Meggie, we just had Sarah on the line” “Oh” Meg said “Did she tell you the news?” and Hank decided to tease Meg like he always did “Oh yes, she told us all about the big grand opening” and Joan rolled her eyes “You have to forgive your father Meg, yes Sarah and Derek told us about the baby” “I’ve got some news of my own” Meg said “Are you pregnant too?” Joan asked without even thinking of why they had had a visit from Ben the other day “No” Meg laughed “I’m not in a hurry like my sister, but it’s equally happy news, at least for me” she paused “I guess you know already, Ben said he’d been visiting you” “Oh yes, he did. It was so sweet of him” “That’s my Ben and last night when we had walked back to my house he had gotten it all set up with white roses, a fire and lots of candles and he proposed in the most romantic way” Meg sighed happily “And…?” Joan said “I accepted of course” again she heard her mom cry “I hope it’s happy tears mom” Joan looked at her husband “I don’t care if you need help or not here Hank Cummings, I’m flying out to see my girls” “You do that love” Hank said to her “Mom, dad I’m still on the line” Meg reminded them “Sorry Meg, I didn’t mean to ignore you and I didn’t even say Congratulations to you and to Ben too, is he there?” “Not at the moment, I’m at the hotel” “Well then, give him our congratulations too and I’ll call you when I know I can get away and have a flight booked” they said their goodbyes and hung up. Joan sat down at the kitchen table “What a morning Hank, and it’s not even 10 yet” “I know, the girls must have been excited, they usually aren’t up too early” he was counting the time difference in his head. “I need to look into a flight to Sunset Beach, but that has to wait. We still have guests coming this evening”
“Heard you called mom and dad” Meg said as Sarah walked into the office “Yes I did, you called them too?” Meg nodded “To tell about the opening?” she knew Meg usually was the one keeping their parents updated. “Nah, not really” Meg said and loved the surprised expression on her sister’s face. “I had other things on my mind” she rested her chin in her hands hoping Sarah would notice the ring, but apparently not as she sat down to go thru some paperwork “Earth to Sarah?” Meg flashed her hand in front of Sarah’s face “Has that baby of yours made you not seeing things?” she now put the hand down in front of Saran right on top of the papers she was reading. Sarah looked up at Meg, back down at the hand and up again and met Meg’s smiling eyes “Did Ben propose?” “Yes” Meg nodded and beamed “Look at it, isn’t it the most beautiful ever?” “No, you are” she heard Ben saying just before he put his arms around her from behind and handed her a single white rose. Meg turned around and kissed him. In the meantime Sarah got up and around the desk “No you two can do that later, I want to congratulate my brother-in-law” she rolled her eyes “I guess it will be in double sense now” she hugged Ben “Congratulations Ben, you did the second best choice, me having been the first” she teased “You being the first choice for whom?” Derek too entered the office “Oh good thing we made it a big office” Meg laughed “Good morning Derek” she kissed his cheek “And good morning to you too, although I thought I’d come and whisk my wife off to lunch” “Why don’t we all go” Sarah suggested and looked around “We need to toast Ben and Meg?” Derek looked at her as she had lost her mind totally “Oh, I forgot the news isn’t out on town yet” Sarah said “Meg show him” she took her hand and held it out for Derek to see “Your brother finally got down on his knee wanting to make my sister an honest woman” Derek looked at the ring, kissed Meg on both cheeks and hugged his brother “Congratulations to the both of you” he smiled “Let’s all go get some lunch, we certainly need a glass of champagne for this” he put his arm protective around Sarah “But not for you, you’ll get something without alcohol” Sarah started to protest “No Sarah, that little sip of champagne you had last night will be the last in a long time”
With a happy smile, happier than usual, Hank and Joan both greeted their friends in the evening. “Harvest must be good this year” Roger, Hank’s best friend joked “Well it’s little better than average” Hank agreed “You know that yourself I bet, I’ve seen your fields grow all summer” he poured them all some drinks and then put his arm around Joan, “but we got some great news we want to share with you all”. Joan rested her head on his shoulder, too happy to even say anything. “Our Sarah called us this morning and told us we’ll be grandparents soon” “This needs a toast” Roger said “To Hank and Joan” he smiled at his friends “And Sarah too of course” Joan couldn’t stop beaming “And to Meg” she added “She’s getting married” that set of the mood for the rest of the evening.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Starting over chapter 15
Chapter fifteen
The big day was finally here. Meg and Sarah was in the office checking over the last things for the grand opening of their hotel “So Meg, we did pull it off” Sarah said and looked at her sister “But you look as tired as I feel” she kind of laughed “Well, it’s a good thing I’ve made us both an appointment with the beauty salon then” Meg said and picked her purse up “We’ve got everything under control with three hours to spare” Sarah picked her purse up as well “It’s quite amazing that everything’s gone so smoothly today. The food and drink are all in order, the staff’s prepared. So… big sis, take me out of here” they both left.
“Where have you been?” Derek asked his brother as he met him outside Ben’s house “The house looked empty last night and since I’ve not seen much of my wife this past week I know you’ve not seen Meg either” he grinned “Well believe it or not but I’ve been to Kansas” Ben said and put the key in his door and opened it “Kansas?” Derek looked surprised “What did you do in Kansas?” Ben looked mysterious “That’s for me to know and you to find out later on” Derek shook his head and suddenly turned around to look at his twin “Now I know” he grinned.
Meg and Sarah arrived at the hotel about half an hour before the guests started to arrive. Both dressed up in new dresses, Sara in pale blue and Meg in pale pink, same dresses but different colors like so many times before in their lives. Meg took a big breath “Ready Sarah?” she asked “Ready Meg” Sarah answered “Then let’s get this show on the road” On the minute five o’clock Sarah and Meg opened up the doors and let the guests in. Everyone was there, especially all their new friends Casey and Rae, Vanessa and Michael, Ricardo and Gabi, Antonio. Most of the Richards family, Mark and of course Ben and Derek. Everyone wanted to talk to the sisters and congratulate them. Meg and Sarah had left some of the hotel rooms open for curious people to go in and look at. About an hour later Meg took the microphone on the stage “Everyone, may I have your attention” she said and the whole room got quiet “I’d like to start with asking all of you to try locate my sister and please bring her to me” she joked as she saw her sister trying to move her way towards the stage. “Now we can go on” Meg said as Sarah took her place next to her “Well, we’d like to thank every each and one of you that’s here today, you have all contributed to getting this place finished in time. All of our new friends who’s supported us and let us into your arms and hearts when we arrived her from Kansas” she took a step to the side “We also would love to thank everyone who’s agreed to come work with us, not for us because we plan on putting in many, many hours ourselves” Sarah said and looked at her sister “Of course we’d love to thank our parents who couldn’t be here today because it’s harvest time back in Kansas and I think especially our dad would love us to have each a pair of red shoes so we could click our heels and come back to help in a snap” All the crowd laughed “And last but not least I’d like to thank my lovely husband and my brother-in-law, who happens to be dating my sister” she looked at Meg “Without the support of you two I doubt we’d be finished by today” Meg took over “So without any further delays we will announce something that you’ve all been wondering” a woo went thru the crowd “Let the party begin at ‘Hotel Sisters of Sunset Beach’ ” everyone applauded the sisters “Enjoy your evening, there’s plenty of food and champagne to go around” Sarah added before they both left the stage. Derek and Ben both stood by the stairs and helped them both off “That was a great speech” Ben kissed Meg on the cheek “But then again we didn’t expect anything less from our favorite girls” Derek put his arms around Sarah and kissed her smack on the lips. “And I guess this also means that I finally can whisk my lovely wife off on our honeymoon” “Only if you promise to make her dreams come true” Meg pointed her finger at Derek “I promise” he pretended to look scared.
The evening went on and Meg and Sarah didn’t have many minutes alone. Around midnight most of the people had dropped off and both Meg and Sarah kicked off their shoes. They sat down at the bar “We did it, we actually did it” Meg said and smiled happily “I agree with you Meg, we actually did it” Sarah agreed just as Ben and Derek came to sit beside them. Meg reached for a glass of champagne and pushed one towards Ben and then towards Sarah and Derek too “A toast to us” Meg said and raised her glass “To Meg and Sarah” Ben and Derek toasted and they all took a sip, but Meg noticed that Sarah didn’t “Sarah, why aren’t you drinking the toast?” she asked but as she did she realized why “Oh my God Sarah, are you???” she looked at her sister who couldn’t hide her happiness “Yes I am” she nodded as Meg hugged her tightly “But what about Hawaii?” Meg asked as she knew that’s where they had planned their honeymoon “Well we’ll just have to wait with that a bit” Derek couldn’t stop smiling either and Ben got up from his stool “Congratulations to you both” he said and kissed Sarah on the cheek and patted Derek on the back “Thank you” Derek said “and Meg, I will hold my promise to make Sarah’s dreams come true. Maybe I’ll not take her to Hawaii now, but I’ll give her a honeymoon she’ll never forget and we’re leaving the day after tomorrow” Meg hugged her sister again “I’m so happy for you” “And I’m happy you’re happy I was a bit afraid to tell you” “Why?” Meg asked “Well you’re the oldest sister, you’ve been the first to do everything all our lives” Sarah explained “Well” Meg said with a glimpse in her eye “I didn’t marry first so it’s only fair you’ll have the first baby too” Meg said and yawned “Oh, I guess it’s time to get home so I can be here again in the morning to overlook things” Ben put his arm around her shoulders “Let me walk you home then” “That would be nice” Meg started towards the office to pick up her purse. She saw her laptop but decided she was too tired and if Ben stayed the night she wouldn’t get any work done anyways. “I’m ready when you are” she said and locked the door. “Then let’s leave” Ben offered her the arm like a gentleman and Meg agreed with a smile. She said good night to the staff in the reception as they walked thru the lobby.
Derek and Sarah arrived at their house just three minutes after stepping out of the hotel “I love that we live this close” Sarah said “Me too, it won’t be so far to walk to follow you home from now on” Derek said and put his arms around her from behind “I’ll do anything in the world to protect the two of you” he nuzzled her neck. Sarah turned around to face him “I know you will” they had already had the argument about Derek being overprotective “Did we do the right thing that we told Meg and Ben tonight?” she asked “Yes we did and tomorrow morning we’ll call your parents to tell them the good news” Derek took her hand and led her up the stairs.
Meg put the key in her front door and turned towards Ben “Thank you for walking me home” she looked at him “There’s no need to thank me” Ben said and reached behind her to open the door. He was hoping Mark had had time to arrange the things he had planned. Meg turned around to walk inside, but as she was about to reach for the light switch she saw all the candles in the room. There were also a lot of white roses in vases. “What’s this?” Meg asked as Ben closed the door behind her “This is a surprise to you” Ben swirled her around and looked her in the eyes “Although it might be a bit pale in comparing to the news Derek and Sarah told us” he took her hand and led her down the steps and towards the set up in front of the fire. He helped Meg down on the floor before he opened the champagne and sat down himself “I’d like to toast your success once again” they sipped their drinks and he looked straight into her eyes and took the glass from her hand and put it down beside his own. “Meg” Ben said “I’ve got something I’d like to…” he paused “Oh, I had this planned in detail and as I said before it feels a bit like it’s paling beside everything else that’s happened tonight” Meg smiled sweetly at him “Nothing you do is ever pale Ben, you’re so special to me” she took his hand. With his free hand Ben took out a box “You are special to me too, that’s what I told your parents too when I went to see them yesterday” Meg put a hand to her heart to stop it from beating out of her body “You went to see my parents?” she said stunned and Ben smiled at her “Well I’m an old fashioned kind of guy and couldn’t do this without their permission or well I could, but I would very much like to have their blessing” Ben rearranged so they both stood up before he went down on one knee in front of Meg “Meg Cummings, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
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The big day was finally here. Meg and Sarah was in the office checking over the last things for the grand opening of their hotel “So Meg, we did pull it off” Sarah said and looked at her sister “But you look as tired as I feel” she kind of laughed “Well, it’s a good thing I’ve made us both an appointment with the beauty salon then” Meg said and picked her purse up “We’ve got everything under control with three hours to spare” Sarah picked her purse up as well “It’s quite amazing that everything’s gone so smoothly today. The food and drink are all in order, the staff’s prepared. So… big sis, take me out of here” they both left.
“Where have you been?” Derek asked his brother as he met him outside Ben’s house “The house looked empty last night and since I’ve not seen much of my wife this past week I know you’ve not seen Meg either” he grinned “Well believe it or not but I’ve been to Kansas” Ben said and put the key in his door and opened it “Kansas?” Derek looked surprised “What did you do in Kansas?” Ben looked mysterious “That’s for me to know and you to find out later on” Derek shook his head and suddenly turned around to look at his twin “Now I know” he grinned.
Meg and Sarah arrived at the hotel about half an hour before the guests started to arrive. Both dressed up in new dresses, Sara in pale blue and Meg in pale pink, same dresses but different colors like so many times before in their lives. Meg took a big breath “Ready Sarah?” she asked “Ready Meg” Sarah answered “Then let’s get this show on the road” On the minute five o’clock Sarah and Meg opened up the doors and let the guests in. Everyone was there, especially all their new friends Casey and Rae, Vanessa and Michael, Ricardo and Gabi, Antonio. Most of the Richards family, Mark and of course Ben and Derek. Everyone wanted to talk to the sisters and congratulate them. Meg and Sarah had left some of the hotel rooms open for curious people to go in and look at. About an hour later Meg took the microphone on the stage “Everyone, may I have your attention” she said and the whole room got quiet “I’d like to start with asking all of you to try locate my sister and please bring her to me” she joked as she saw her sister trying to move her way towards the stage. “Now we can go on” Meg said as Sarah took her place next to her “Well, we’d like to thank every each and one of you that’s here today, you have all contributed to getting this place finished in time. All of our new friends who’s supported us and let us into your arms and hearts when we arrived her from Kansas” she took a step to the side “We also would love to thank everyone who’s agreed to come work with us, not for us because we plan on putting in many, many hours ourselves” Sarah said and looked at her sister “Of course we’d love to thank our parents who couldn’t be here today because it’s harvest time back in Kansas and I think especially our dad would love us to have each a pair of red shoes so we could click our heels and come back to help in a snap” All the crowd laughed “And last but not least I’d like to thank my lovely husband and my brother-in-law, who happens to be dating my sister” she looked at Meg “Without the support of you two I doubt we’d be finished by today” Meg took over “So without any further delays we will announce something that you’ve all been wondering” a woo went thru the crowd “Let the party begin at ‘Hotel Sisters of Sunset Beach’ ” everyone applauded the sisters “Enjoy your evening, there’s plenty of food and champagne to go around” Sarah added before they both left the stage. Derek and Ben both stood by the stairs and helped them both off “That was a great speech” Ben kissed Meg on the cheek “But then again we didn’t expect anything less from our favorite girls” Derek put his arms around Sarah and kissed her smack on the lips. “And I guess this also means that I finally can whisk my lovely wife off on our honeymoon” “Only if you promise to make her dreams come true” Meg pointed her finger at Derek “I promise” he pretended to look scared.
The evening went on and Meg and Sarah didn’t have many minutes alone. Around midnight most of the people had dropped off and both Meg and Sarah kicked off their shoes. They sat down at the bar “We did it, we actually did it” Meg said and smiled happily “I agree with you Meg, we actually did it” Sarah agreed just as Ben and Derek came to sit beside them. Meg reached for a glass of champagne and pushed one towards Ben and then towards Sarah and Derek too “A toast to us” Meg said and raised her glass “To Meg and Sarah” Ben and Derek toasted and they all took a sip, but Meg noticed that Sarah didn’t “Sarah, why aren’t you drinking the toast?” she asked but as she did she realized why “Oh my God Sarah, are you???” she looked at her sister who couldn’t hide her happiness “Yes I am” she nodded as Meg hugged her tightly “But what about Hawaii?” Meg asked as she knew that’s where they had planned their honeymoon “Well we’ll just have to wait with that a bit” Derek couldn’t stop smiling either and Ben got up from his stool “Congratulations to you both” he said and kissed Sarah on the cheek and patted Derek on the back “Thank you” Derek said “and Meg, I will hold my promise to make Sarah’s dreams come true. Maybe I’ll not take her to Hawaii now, but I’ll give her a honeymoon she’ll never forget and we’re leaving the day after tomorrow” Meg hugged her sister again “I’m so happy for you” “And I’m happy you’re happy I was a bit afraid to tell you” “Why?” Meg asked “Well you’re the oldest sister, you’ve been the first to do everything all our lives” Sarah explained “Well” Meg said with a glimpse in her eye “I didn’t marry first so it’s only fair you’ll have the first baby too” Meg said and yawned “Oh, I guess it’s time to get home so I can be here again in the morning to overlook things” Ben put his arm around her shoulders “Let me walk you home then” “That would be nice” Meg started towards the office to pick up her purse. She saw her laptop but decided she was too tired and if Ben stayed the night she wouldn’t get any work done anyways. “I’m ready when you are” she said and locked the door. “Then let’s leave” Ben offered her the arm like a gentleman and Meg agreed with a smile. She said good night to the staff in the reception as they walked thru the lobby.
Derek and Sarah arrived at their house just three minutes after stepping out of the hotel “I love that we live this close” Sarah said “Me too, it won’t be so far to walk to follow you home from now on” Derek said and put his arms around her from behind “I’ll do anything in the world to protect the two of you” he nuzzled her neck. Sarah turned around to face him “I know you will” they had already had the argument about Derek being overprotective “Did we do the right thing that we told Meg and Ben tonight?” she asked “Yes we did and tomorrow morning we’ll call your parents to tell them the good news” Derek took her hand and led her up the stairs.
Meg put the key in her front door and turned towards Ben “Thank you for walking me home” she looked at him “There’s no need to thank me” Ben said and reached behind her to open the door. He was hoping Mark had had time to arrange the things he had planned. Meg turned around to walk inside, but as she was about to reach for the light switch she saw all the candles in the room. There were also a lot of white roses in vases. “What’s this?” Meg asked as Ben closed the door behind her “This is a surprise to you” Ben swirled her around and looked her in the eyes “Although it might be a bit pale in comparing to the news Derek and Sarah told us” he took her hand and led her down the steps and towards the set up in front of the fire. He helped Meg down on the floor before he opened the champagne and sat down himself “I’d like to toast your success once again” they sipped their drinks and he looked straight into her eyes and took the glass from her hand and put it down beside his own. “Meg” Ben said “I’ve got something I’d like to…” he paused “Oh, I had this planned in detail and as I said before it feels a bit like it’s paling beside everything else that’s happened tonight” Meg smiled sweetly at him “Nothing you do is ever pale Ben, you’re so special to me” she took his hand. With his free hand Ben took out a box “You are special to me too, that’s what I told your parents too when I went to see them yesterday” Meg put a hand to her heart to stop it from beating out of her body “You went to see my parents?” she said stunned and Ben smiled at her “Well I’m an old fashioned kind of guy and couldn’t do this without their permission or well I could, but I would very much like to have their blessing” Ben rearranged so they both stood up before he went down on one knee in front of Meg “Meg Cummings, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Starting over chapter 14
Chapter fourteen
There were a lot of people in the club that night that wanted to talk to Ben so he was pretty busy. Meg on the other hand sat mostly at the bar, glancing over at her sister and brother-in-law. They really looked happy together. “A penny for your thoughts” she turned around “Hi again, Gabriella was it?” she smiled “You can call me Gabby. You looked lonely up here so I thought I’d come tell you to come sit with us” Meg slid down from the stool “That sounds nice thanks” she followed her back to the table and sat down with Ricardo and Antonio. A while later Gabby lent over to Meg “You know wherever Ben is tonight he looks at you all the time” Meg blushed “No need to be embarrassed” Gabby said “It’s a lovely gesture I think” Meg didn’t know what to say. Ben walked over and sat down with them “Are you all having a good time?” he asked as he put his hand on Meg’s thigh “Sure, it’s a great party” Antonio said “It looks like the guests of honor are enjoying themselves as well” “They sure are” Ben said. “Sara really looks happy” Meg filled in “I don’t think I’ve ever seen her this happy actually” “Neither have I Derek” Ben said and looked at Meg, not minding the rest of the people around the table. “Sorry to interrupt Ben, but we don’t have any more champagne” Mark came to the table “What? Not even in the cellar?” Mark shook his head “Sorry, but as I didn’t know about this party and thought we had a good stock as we had when I ordered last week” Ben stood up and patted his shoulder “It’s not your fault Mark, not even I did know about it, I guess we’ll get some of the good wine up instead” Ben turned towards the table “Excuse me a moment” he then left. “What have you done to Evans?” Ricardo asked Meg and she looked surprised “Well he once dated our sister Maria and never did I see him look at her the way he looks at you, and I don’t think I ever saw him even hold her hand not in private nor in public” “I didn’t do a thing” Meg said “Well something happened at least” Ricardo said and yawned “Oh, sorry. It’s been a long day” Gabby patted his leg “Maybe we should go home” she suggested “Sounds like a good idea” they stood up “It was really nice to meet you Meg” Gabby said “We should me up for lunch or something one of these days” “That sounds nice” Meg agreed “I really need to meet people in this town and I guess an assistant at the police station knows a few” Gabby laughed “I sure do, and I have to add, it’s not only the criminals I meet at work” and everybody laughed. Antonio got up too “I’ll walk with you a bit” he said.
Meg went to talk a little to her sister and Derek and just a short while later she decided to go home too. It had been hectic days since she got back. At home she changed into her favorite sweatpants and a t-shirt that said the name of her university back in Kansas. Then she curled up in the sofa with a glass of wine and turned the tv on. Half an hour later there was a knock on her door. A little bit frightened she went to open the door “Who is it?” she called “It’s me, Ben” he answered and Meg opened the door “Why did you leave?” he asked softly as she let him in. “I was tired” she said and walked towards the sofa “Do you want some wine?” Ben grabbed her by the shoulder and turned her around. He pulled her close and bent down to kiss her. When they finally came up for air he looked her deep in the eyes “I’ve wanted to do that all evening, but I didn’t want to spoil the evening for Sarah and Derek” Meg didn’t respond but put her hands around his neck and pulled him down for another kiss. Ben let his hands wander down her back and under her t-shirt while Meg pulled his shirt out of his trousers. She took his hand and let him up the stairs to her bedroom, she didn’t want to wait any longer, she needed him close and she needed him now. Upstairs they undressed each other before they fell onto the bed. In silence they made love. Afterwards Ben pulled Meg into his arms and they fell asleep.
Meg didn’t wake up until the next morning and when she did Ben was standing in the room with a breakfast tray for them both “Good morning” he smiled. “Good morning” she smiled back “You’ve made breakfast” she stated “Yes, not that I had that much to work with” he said and Meg knew she didn’t have much in the fridge “I guess I need to go shopping” she sat up “But this looks and smells delicious” she said and reached for a cup of coffee. Ben sat down next to her and took a glass of orange juice since he already had had one cup of coffee while he was preparing the tray. “So what are your plans today?” he asked and Meg rolled her eyes “From now on it’s only work, never mind what day of the week it is. We have set a date for the big opening as you know” “Is there anything I can help you with?” Ben asked “Not at the moment” Meg bit into a piece of toast “But I might get back to you. This tastes really good” she smiled at him. “Just let me know when you need help and I’ll be there” Ben bent forward and kissed her “Do you mind if I borrow the shower?” Meg shook her head.
The next few days were so busy that Meg didn’t do anything but sleep at home, she didn’t even have time to see Ben and she really missed him, but as if he was telepathic he showed up in her office four days later. He stood leaning against the doorframe looking at Meg or the back of her in the office chair busy looking for a file while she was on the phone. She turned around and jumped as she saw him. She motioned for him to sit down and covered the phone “I will just be a few more minutes” Ben rested back in the chair. Finally Meg got to end the call and hung up “Hi stranger” Ben smiled at her “Hi yourself” “Pretty busy??” Ben raised an eyebrow at her. “Yeah, sorry I’ve not been in touch, but with interviews, suppliers and finishing off the renovation it’s been…” “Don’t say anymore, I know what it’s like” Ben got up and stood behind Meg to rub her shoulders “So I thought that I’d come here and whisk you off on a lunch picnic” “Ben I don’t have the time” he swirled her chair around and squatted in front of her “Meg, you need to take a break. It won’t work otherwise. You will burn yourself out before the opening’s here otherwise” Meg opened to mouth to protest but Ben put a finger on her lips “All things will be here when you’re back in an hour or two” Meg shook her head “Yes” Ben nodded “I meant, I can’t be away for two hours” Meg protested “Yes you can” Meg heard from behind and turned around to see her sister “You need to take a break, you’ve not been away from here more than to sleep and that’s barely even that” Sara said “See even your sister agrees with me” Meg sighed “I’ve got it all packed and ready in the car outside” Ben said and took her hand “You don’t have to think about anything than come with me and relax for a bit” “Come on Meg, get out of here. You can take the whole afternoon off, here’s not more job than I can handle myself today” “But…” “No buts Meg! Just go” Sarah looked at her “Ok, ok” Meg said and took her purse. Ben put his arm around her shoulders and led her outside.
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There were a lot of people in the club that night that wanted to talk to Ben so he was pretty busy. Meg on the other hand sat mostly at the bar, glancing over at her sister and brother-in-law. They really looked happy together. “A penny for your thoughts” she turned around “Hi again, Gabriella was it?” she smiled “You can call me Gabby. You looked lonely up here so I thought I’d come tell you to come sit with us” Meg slid down from the stool “That sounds nice thanks” she followed her back to the table and sat down with Ricardo and Antonio. A while later Gabby lent over to Meg “You know wherever Ben is tonight he looks at you all the time” Meg blushed “No need to be embarrassed” Gabby said “It’s a lovely gesture I think” Meg didn’t know what to say. Ben walked over and sat down with them “Are you all having a good time?” he asked as he put his hand on Meg’s thigh “Sure, it’s a great party” Antonio said “It looks like the guests of honor are enjoying themselves as well” “They sure are” Ben said. “Sara really looks happy” Meg filled in “I don’t think I’ve ever seen her this happy actually” “Neither have I Derek” Ben said and looked at Meg, not minding the rest of the people around the table. “Sorry to interrupt Ben, but we don’t have any more champagne” Mark came to the table “What? Not even in the cellar?” Mark shook his head “Sorry, but as I didn’t know about this party and thought we had a good stock as we had when I ordered last week” Ben stood up and patted his shoulder “It’s not your fault Mark, not even I did know about it, I guess we’ll get some of the good wine up instead” Ben turned towards the table “Excuse me a moment” he then left. “What have you done to Evans?” Ricardo asked Meg and she looked surprised “Well he once dated our sister Maria and never did I see him look at her the way he looks at you, and I don’t think I ever saw him even hold her hand not in private nor in public” “I didn’t do a thing” Meg said “Well something happened at least” Ricardo said and yawned “Oh, sorry. It’s been a long day” Gabby patted his leg “Maybe we should go home” she suggested “Sounds like a good idea” they stood up “It was really nice to meet you Meg” Gabby said “We should me up for lunch or something one of these days” “That sounds nice” Meg agreed “I really need to meet people in this town and I guess an assistant at the police station knows a few” Gabby laughed “I sure do, and I have to add, it’s not only the criminals I meet at work” and everybody laughed. Antonio got up too “I’ll walk with you a bit” he said.
Meg went to talk a little to her sister and Derek and just a short while later she decided to go home too. It had been hectic days since she got back. At home she changed into her favorite sweatpants and a t-shirt that said the name of her university back in Kansas. Then she curled up in the sofa with a glass of wine and turned the tv on. Half an hour later there was a knock on her door. A little bit frightened she went to open the door “Who is it?” she called “It’s me, Ben” he answered and Meg opened the door “Why did you leave?” he asked softly as she let him in. “I was tired” she said and walked towards the sofa “Do you want some wine?” Ben grabbed her by the shoulder and turned her around. He pulled her close and bent down to kiss her. When they finally came up for air he looked her deep in the eyes “I’ve wanted to do that all evening, but I didn’t want to spoil the evening for Sarah and Derek” Meg didn’t respond but put her hands around his neck and pulled him down for another kiss. Ben let his hands wander down her back and under her t-shirt while Meg pulled his shirt out of his trousers. She took his hand and let him up the stairs to her bedroom, she didn’t want to wait any longer, she needed him close and she needed him now. Upstairs they undressed each other before they fell onto the bed. In silence they made love. Afterwards Ben pulled Meg into his arms and they fell asleep.
Meg didn’t wake up until the next morning and when she did Ben was standing in the room with a breakfast tray for them both “Good morning” he smiled. “Good morning” she smiled back “You’ve made breakfast” she stated “Yes, not that I had that much to work with” he said and Meg knew she didn’t have much in the fridge “I guess I need to go shopping” she sat up “But this looks and smells delicious” she said and reached for a cup of coffee. Ben sat down next to her and took a glass of orange juice since he already had had one cup of coffee while he was preparing the tray. “So what are your plans today?” he asked and Meg rolled her eyes “From now on it’s only work, never mind what day of the week it is. We have set a date for the big opening as you know” “Is there anything I can help you with?” Ben asked “Not at the moment” Meg bit into a piece of toast “But I might get back to you. This tastes really good” she smiled at him. “Just let me know when you need help and I’ll be there” Ben bent forward and kissed her “Do you mind if I borrow the shower?” Meg shook her head.
The next few days were so busy that Meg didn’t do anything but sleep at home, she didn’t even have time to see Ben and she really missed him, but as if he was telepathic he showed up in her office four days later. He stood leaning against the doorframe looking at Meg or the back of her in the office chair busy looking for a file while she was on the phone. She turned around and jumped as she saw him. She motioned for him to sit down and covered the phone “I will just be a few more minutes” Ben rested back in the chair. Finally Meg got to end the call and hung up “Hi stranger” Ben smiled at her “Hi yourself” “Pretty busy??” Ben raised an eyebrow at her. “Yeah, sorry I’ve not been in touch, but with interviews, suppliers and finishing off the renovation it’s been…” “Don’t say anymore, I know what it’s like” Ben got up and stood behind Meg to rub her shoulders “So I thought that I’d come here and whisk you off on a lunch picnic” “Ben I don’t have the time” he swirled her chair around and squatted in front of her “Meg, you need to take a break. It won’t work otherwise. You will burn yourself out before the opening’s here otherwise” Meg opened to mouth to protest but Ben put a finger on her lips “All things will be here when you’re back in an hour or two” Meg shook her head “Yes” Ben nodded “I meant, I can’t be away for two hours” Meg protested “Yes you can” Meg heard from behind and turned around to see her sister “You need to take a break, you’ve not been away from here more than to sleep and that’s barely even that” Sara said “See even your sister agrees with me” Meg sighed “I’ve got it all packed and ready in the car outside” Ben said and took her hand “You don’t have to think about anything than come with me and relax for a bit” “Come on Meg, get out of here. You can take the whole afternoon off, here’s not more job than I can handle myself today” “But…” “No buts Meg! Just go” Sarah looked at her “Ok, ok” Meg said and took her purse. Ben put his arm around her shoulders and led her outside.
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