A Perfect Forever (Leap of Love Series, Book 1) by Paige Powers Page B
Authors: Paige Powers
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"All right, Abbott. You may have a point. According to her schedule, what would be a good time to go and meet with her? I would like to get this over with as soon as possible."
Ben sighed and leaned back in his chair, sucking something out of his teeth. "I suppose going first thing in the morning would be best. Let's say around eight a.m."
"Perfect. Where should we meet?"
"Almond Avenue. We will be about two blocks over from the school. We can be there in the morning before her students arrive."
Ben stood up and bid Jonathan good night. Jonathan sat there a little longer, letting the magnitude of the situation settle in. He just hoped that tomorrow would work out the way he needed and wanted it to.
*
Jonathan was already on the street where Ms. Amelia's Finishing School was located. It was nestled into a small block on the left side of the square. The street was lined with trees, and the school was landscaped with flowers and a small water statue in the front. A rounded drive for carriages finished the landscape, and Jonathan knew that this was the kind of place where only the elite belong.
He had gotten the directions from someone at the hotel, and he decided not to wait on Ben. He did not want Ben to talk him out of going to meet Amelia. Nothing was going to stop him from getting what his family deserved.
Before he knocked on the door of the finishing school, Jonathan looked up and down the street. He did not see Ben coming at all. As a matter of fact, the street was quiet. As he walked up the front steps, he heard a carriage coming down the avenue. Jonathan paused for a moment as the carriage approached. He was happy to see that Ben was not in the carriage.
There was a woman inside. She was immediately striking, with a mass of brown hair piled atop her head in a bun. She looked effortless and yet so well put together.
"Can I help you?" the woman asked as she stepped out of the carriage.
"Possibly, my lady." Jonathan reached over to hold her hand as she stepped down.
"Thank you so much, kind Sir."
The woman stood there and stared at him, waiting for a response.
He had not truly thought about how he would introduce himself when he arrived. The only thing that he thought of was the moment when he would reveal that he was her brother, and he would let her know that he was owed a part of their father's inheritance. Instead, he stood there dumbfounded.
Then he realized he did not even know if the woman standing before him was Amelia Smith.
"I am looking for the head mistress of the school. I am new in town and thought maybe I could gain employment doing odd jobs for her."
The woman regarded him, waiting a moment before she spoke.
"Why would you come here looking for work, specifically?" she inquired.
"I've been here in town a few days and I hear tell the head mistress hails from Boston as I do. I thought maybe she would have compassion in her heart for a fellow Bostonian."
"Follow me inside, kind Sir. I may be able to assist you."
Jonathan held the front door for her and followed her inside. The layout was beautiful, and suddenly Jonathan felt a tinge of jealousy. He was in a daze as he looked around at the surroundings and he did not hear when the woman was speaking to him.
"Sir? I'm assuming you did not hear me."
"I am so sorry."
"It is all right. I simply asked you your name."
He was shocked by how polite she was, especially because he was a complete stranger.
"Jonathan." He paused for a moment, trying to decide whether or not he should reveal his true identity.
Looking around, this seemed as good a time as any.
"My name is Jonathan Montgomery Smith."
He stared her in the eyes, waiting for her response.
"Jonathan Montgomery Smith, you say?"
"Yes," he replied with a nod.
"I've been waiting for you to show up." She turned around and began to walk out of the room where they were standing. Jonathan was not sure whether or not he should follow her. He waited for a moment and when she
"All right, Abbott. You may have a point. According to her schedule, what would be a good time to go and meet with her? I would like to get this over with as soon as possible."
Ben sighed and leaned back in his chair, sucking something out of his teeth. "I suppose going first thing in the morning would be best. Let's say around eight a.m."
"Perfect. Where should we meet?"
"Almond Avenue. We will be about two blocks over from the school. We can be there in the morning before her students arrive."
Ben stood up and bid Jonathan good night. Jonathan sat there a little longer, letting the magnitude of the situation settle in. He just hoped that tomorrow would work out the way he needed and wanted it to.
*
Jonathan was already on the street where Ms. Amelia's Finishing School was located. It was nestled into a small block on the left side of the square. The street was lined with trees, and the school was landscaped with flowers and a small water statue in the front. A rounded drive for carriages finished the landscape, and Jonathan knew that this was the kind of place where only the elite belong.
He had gotten the directions from someone at the hotel, and he decided not to wait on Ben. He did not want Ben to talk him out of going to meet Amelia. Nothing was going to stop him from getting what his family deserved.
Before he knocked on the door of the finishing school, Jonathan looked up and down the street. He did not see Ben coming at all. As a matter of fact, the street was quiet. As he walked up the front steps, he heard a carriage coming down the avenue. Jonathan paused for a moment as the carriage approached. He was happy to see that Ben was not in the carriage.
There was a woman inside. She was immediately striking, with a mass of brown hair piled atop her head in a bun. She looked effortless and yet so well put together.
"Can I help you?" the woman asked as she stepped out of the carriage.
"Possibly, my lady." Jonathan reached over to hold her hand as she stepped down.
"Thank you so much, kind Sir."
The woman stood there and stared at him, waiting for a response.
He had not truly thought about how he would introduce himself when he arrived. The only thing that he thought of was the moment when he would reveal that he was her brother, and he would let her know that he was owed a part of their father's inheritance. Instead, he stood there dumbfounded.
Then he realized he did not even know if the woman standing before him was Amelia Smith.
"I am looking for the head mistress of the school. I am new in town and thought maybe I could gain employment doing odd jobs for her."
The woman regarded him, waiting a moment before she spoke.
"Why would you come here looking for work, specifically?" she inquired.
"I've been here in town a few days and I hear tell the head mistress hails from Boston as I do. I thought maybe she would have compassion in her heart for a fellow Bostonian."
"Follow me inside, kind Sir. I may be able to assist you."
Jonathan held the front door for her and followed her inside. The layout was beautiful, and suddenly Jonathan felt a tinge of jealousy. He was in a daze as he looked around at the surroundings and he did not hear when the woman was speaking to him.
"Sir? I'm assuming you did not hear me."
"I am so sorry."
"It is all right. I simply asked you your name."
He was shocked by how polite she was, especially because he was a complete stranger.
"Jonathan." He paused for a moment, trying to decide whether or not he should reveal his true identity.
Looking around, this seemed as good a time as any.
"My name is Jonathan Montgomery Smith."
He stared her in the eyes, waiting for her response.
"Jonathan Montgomery Smith, you say?"
"Yes," he replied with a nod.
"I've been waiting for you to show up." She turned around and began to walk out of the room where they were standing. Jonathan was not sure whether or not he should follow her. He waited for a moment and when she
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