way.” Lucy said as she stood and held
her hand out to Reggie. “I’m all yours Reggie.”
Reggie giggled and then shouted goodbye to John and Stella
as she pulled Lucy through the door. They could still hear her voice as they
made their way into the garden. Stella held the door open till she couldn’t
hear them anymore.
“I don’t believe it John. That child hasn’t said two words
to a stranger for so long. Do you think its Lucy? I really hope so; I think
Dean is taken with her too.”
“Now Stella, I don’t want you gossiping. We just need to
sit back and watch all this play out.” John said as he smiled dotingly at his
wife. He had seen the way Dean had kissed Lucy the night before, he saw how
they had looked at each other. He respected Dean; he just hoped that he had
good intentions towards Lucy. It didn’t matter that she had been married and
had a grown son. She was still naïve, and she definitely wasn’t the kind of
woman that Dean was used to dealing with.
Reggie pulled Lucy further and further into the garden and
promised to show her the best spots. Lucy tried her best to keep up with the
child and still check out all the flowers and bushes that were blooming. She
would have liked to move a little slower, but Reggie was impatient. They were
deep inside and she led her under a trellis covered in vines and pretty pink
roses.
“Wow Reggie, this is so pretty. I can see why this is your
favorite place.” Lucy said. She could hear a fountain and birds were chirping
and flying here and there. They came around a corner and she was surprised to
see a beautiful dark haired woman sitting on a white wooden swing. She had on
a lovely blue dress and she sat with her legs crossed. She had a smile on her
face as she watched them come closer.
“Hello there,” Lucy said. “You must be Reggie’s mother.”
The woman smiled at Lucy and moved over on the swing so she
and Reggie could sit with her. She introduced herself as Nicole, she was
Dean’s sister. She opened her arms and Reggie climbed into her lap. Reggie
looked up at Lucy with an odd expression and then turned back to talk to her
mother. Telling her mom about how she was showing Lucy around. All three sat
and talked for quite a while, and then Reggie said they needed to go to the
stables before lunch. Stella would want her back at the house on time.
“I’ll see you later baby.” Nicole said. “It was nice to meet
you Lucy.”
Lucy smiled and said goodbye to Nicole as Reggie pulled her
towards another area of the garden. She looked back to smile at Nicole, but
she was already gone.
Reggie chattered on as she led the way to the stables. They
entered through a side door; she told her that she wasn’t allowed in the other
stables. Max said the race horses were too cranky around kids. Lucy stifled a
giggle at the child’s disgruntled expression. Lucy could immediately smell the
fresh hay and amazingly the area was quite clean. Several horses thrust their
delicate noses over the stall doors eager for a pat or maybe a sugar cube.
Lucy laughed as one black horse nibbled at her dress as she
passed by. She let go of Reggie’s hand to reach up to touch his nose. She
stroked his ears and talked to him, telling him how big and strong he was,
seducing him with her voice and her hands.
Reggie stood back and watched Lucy pet her Mama’s horse. He
didn’t like too many people. She didn’t know if he liked her or not, her Mama
had always told her to keep away from him. Funny, Jasper seemed to like Lucy.
She looked up and saw Max by the office door. He just stood there and watched
Lucy. Reggie pouted. Max always paid attention to her; he said she was his
girl. She walked up to him and put her hand in his to get his attention. When
he looked down at her, she whispered to him. “That’s Lucy.” He smiled and
touched her cheek like he always did and she was
her hand out to Reggie. “I’m all yours Reggie.”
Reggie giggled and then shouted goodbye to John and Stella
as she pulled Lucy through the door. They could still hear her voice as they
made their way into the garden. Stella held the door open till she couldn’t
hear them anymore.
“I don’t believe it John. That child hasn’t said two words
to a stranger for so long. Do you think its Lucy? I really hope so; I think
Dean is taken with her too.”
“Now Stella, I don’t want you gossiping. We just need to
sit back and watch all this play out.” John said as he smiled dotingly at his
wife. He had seen the way Dean had kissed Lucy the night before, he saw how
they had looked at each other. He respected Dean; he just hoped that he had
good intentions towards Lucy. It didn’t matter that she had been married and
had a grown son. She was still naïve, and she definitely wasn’t the kind of
woman that Dean was used to dealing with.
Reggie pulled Lucy further and further into the garden and
promised to show her the best spots. Lucy tried her best to keep up with the
child and still check out all the flowers and bushes that were blooming. She
would have liked to move a little slower, but Reggie was impatient. They were
deep inside and she led her under a trellis covered in vines and pretty pink
roses.
“Wow Reggie, this is so pretty. I can see why this is your
favorite place.” Lucy said. She could hear a fountain and birds were chirping
and flying here and there. They came around a corner and she was surprised to
see a beautiful dark haired woman sitting on a white wooden swing. She had on
a lovely blue dress and she sat with her legs crossed. She had a smile on her
face as she watched them come closer.
“Hello there,” Lucy said. “You must be Reggie’s mother.”
The woman smiled at Lucy and moved over on the swing so she
and Reggie could sit with her. She introduced herself as Nicole, she was
Dean’s sister. She opened her arms and Reggie climbed into her lap. Reggie
looked up at Lucy with an odd expression and then turned back to talk to her
mother. Telling her mom about how she was showing Lucy around. All three sat
and talked for quite a while, and then Reggie said they needed to go to the
stables before lunch. Stella would want her back at the house on time.
“I’ll see you later baby.” Nicole said. “It was nice to meet
you Lucy.”
Lucy smiled and said goodbye to Nicole as Reggie pulled her
towards another area of the garden. She looked back to smile at Nicole, but
she was already gone.
Reggie chattered on as she led the way to the stables. They
entered through a side door; she told her that she wasn’t allowed in the other
stables. Max said the race horses were too cranky around kids. Lucy stifled a
giggle at the child’s disgruntled expression. Lucy could immediately smell the
fresh hay and amazingly the area was quite clean. Several horses thrust their
delicate noses over the stall doors eager for a pat or maybe a sugar cube.
Lucy laughed as one black horse nibbled at her dress as she
passed by. She let go of Reggie’s hand to reach up to touch his nose. She
stroked his ears and talked to him, telling him how big and strong he was,
seducing him with her voice and her hands.
Reggie stood back and watched Lucy pet her Mama’s horse. He
didn’t like too many people. She didn’t know if he liked her or not, her Mama
had always told her to keep away from him. Funny, Jasper seemed to like Lucy.
She looked up and saw Max by the office door. He just stood there and watched
Lucy. Reggie pouted. Max always paid attention to her; he said she was his
girl. She walked up to him and put her hand in his to get his attention. When
he looked down at her, she whispered to him. “That’s Lucy.” He smiled and
touched her cheek like he always did and she was
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