Heron that you want to cut the wedding down to half its size,” Tanner
said.
“I agree,” Lawrence said emphatically. “Having a thousand guests is ridiculous. Who
knows a thousand people in one lifetime, for God’s sake?”
“I can’t do that. This is too important to Heron.”
Tanner pointed out, “Well, is he marrying you or those one thousand people?”
Caroline said fretfully, “I think what you really need, darling, is a few days of rest. Come
back to the house and stay with us for awhile. Then you can sleep until noon, and I’ll make you
your favorite for breakfast, blueberry pancakes.”
“Thanks, Mom. But I can’t do that. You know I can’t do that.”
Lawrence said, “Yes, you can. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t be able to stay a few
days with your parents”
“It’s not that, Dad,” Roberta said. “It’s just there are so many things to do for this
wedding, and if I let even one day go by, it’s going to throw the whole schedule off.”
Her father said with a bit more vehemence, “What schedule? The world isn’t going to
come crashing down if you go off the schedule?”
“Dad, you don’t understand…”
Tanner put in, “Come on, Robbie. You’re exhausted. Your parents are right. You need to
rest for a few days.”
Caroline gave nod. “Thank you, Tanner. See, Robbie? Now, there’s a boy who knows the
wisdom of listening to your parents.”
“Mom, you know I can’t hide at my parents house for a few days from my wedding.”
“Why not?”
“Well, I have to face all the flowers, the polkas, the cakes, the tables and chairs
sometime.”
“Why don’t you call off the wedding?”
Lawrence’s face brightened. “Yeah, why don’t you call off the wedding…Who said
that?”
“Dad!” Roberta burst out, outraged. “I can’t call off the wedding.”
“I didn’t say that,” her father said hastily.
“Then, who did?”
“I did,” Riley said from behind the bar. “Call off the wedding, Robbie.”
“Now there’s an idea,” Tanner said reflectively.
“How…How can you say that, Riles? You’re my own sister, and you’re ruining my
wedding, already.”
“I’m trying to save you from a nervous breakdown.”
“I can’t call off the wedding. Do you know how much is at stake?”
“Yes, Robbie, I do. It’s your sanity that’s at stake.”
Roberta got to her feet and grabbed her purse. “Tanner, please take me home. I’m ready
to go. Now, thank you, Riles, for the delicious dinner.” She kissed her parents’ cheeks. “And
thank you for the offer of my bedroom. But I have to go back and face the music. I can’t run
away from it, because if I do, it only gets worse. Goodbye, everyone. And you’ll be getting our
invitation in a few weeks.”
One morning, Riley received a call that she had least expected to get. It had been nine
o’clock in the morning when the phone rang. At first she was going to let the answering machine
get it, but then she decided that it might be her mother or Roberta. Putting a hand out from under
the covers, she reached for the phone.
“Hello?” She croaked sleepily.
A low, growly voice tinged with amusement said on the other end, “Did I wake you?”
Still immersed in her haze of sleep, Riley had at first thought it was Danny Moore, trying
to sound seductive. In the past few months, Riley had finally acquiesced and had let him take her
to bed. Her first instinct about his sexual prowess had been right. Danny proved himself not be a
very exciting lover. But he did try and was not adverse to taking some directions from her.
Lately, she had been feeling twitchy, and last night, Riley had considered giving him
another chance. If she did, then she would have to change tactics if there was any hope of getting
any pleasure out of it. May be a little role play. And one role that men seemed to like to play
was that of a little boy being seduced by a mother or aunt figure.
A little aroused at the hope that she might be able to get her itch
said.
“I agree,” Lawrence said emphatically. “Having a thousand guests is ridiculous. Who
knows a thousand people in one lifetime, for God’s sake?”
“I can’t do that. This is too important to Heron.”
Tanner pointed out, “Well, is he marrying you or those one thousand people?”
Caroline said fretfully, “I think what you really need, darling, is a few days of rest. Come
back to the house and stay with us for awhile. Then you can sleep until noon, and I’ll make you
your favorite for breakfast, blueberry pancakes.”
“Thanks, Mom. But I can’t do that. You know I can’t do that.”
Lawrence said, “Yes, you can. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t be able to stay a few
days with your parents”
“It’s not that, Dad,” Roberta said. “It’s just there are so many things to do for this
wedding, and if I let even one day go by, it’s going to throw the whole schedule off.”
Her father said with a bit more vehemence, “What schedule? The world isn’t going to
come crashing down if you go off the schedule?”
“Dad, you don’t understand…”
Tanner put in, “Come on, Robbie. You’re exhausted. Your parents are right. You need to
rest for a few days.”
Caroline gave nod. “Thank you, Tanner. See, Robbie? Now, there’s a boy who knows the
wisdom of listening to your parents.”
“Mom, you know I can’t hide at my parents house for a few days from my wedding.”
“Why not?”
“Well, I have to face all the flowers, the polkas, the cakes, the tables and chairs
sometime.”
“Why don’t you call off the wedding?”
Lawrence’s face brightened. “Yeah, why don’t you call off the wedding…Who said
that?”
“Dad!” Roberta burst out, outraged. “I can’t call off the wedding.”
“I didn’t say that,” her father said hastily.
“Then, who did?”
“I did,” Riley said from behind the bar. “Call off the wedding, Robbie.”
“Now there’s an idea,” Tanner said reflectively.
“How…How can you say that, Riles? You’re my own sister, and you’re ruining my
wedding, already.”
“I’m trying to save you from a nervous breakdown.”
“I can’t call off the wedding. Do you know how much is at stake?”
“Yes, Robbie, I do. It’s your sanity that’s at stake.”
Roberta got to her feet and grabbed her purse. “Tanner, please take me home. I’m ready
to go. Now, thank you, Riles, for the delicious dinner.” She kissed her parents’ cheeks. “And
thank you for the offer of my bedroom. But I have to go back and face the music. I can’t run
away from it, because if I do, it only gets worse. Goodbye, everyone. And you’ll be getting our
invitation in a few weeks.”
One morning, Riley received a call that she had least expected to get. It had been nine
o’clock in the morning when the phone rang. At first she was going to let the answering machine
get it, but then she decided that it might be her mother or Roberta. Putting a hand out from under
the covers, she reached for the phone.
“Hello?” She croaked sleepily.
A low, growly voice tinged with amusement said on the other end, “Did I wake you?”
Still immersed in her haze of sleep, Riley had at first thought it was Danny Moore, trying
to sound seductive. In the past few months, Riley had finally acquiesced and had let him take her
to bed. Her first instinct about his sexual prowess had been right. Danny proved himself not be a
very exciting lover. But he did try and was not adverse to taking some directions from her.
Lately, she had been feeling twitchy, and last night, Riley had considered giving him
another chance. If she did, then she would have to change tactics if there was any hope of getting
any pleasure out of it. May be a little role play. And one role that men seemed to like to play
was that of a little boy being seduced by a mother or aunt figure.
A little aroused at the hope that she might be able to get her itch
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