to hear.”
“Is this about the time you spent away? The bad times you went through when you had amnesia?”
“Oh they were bad times all right, but nothing like the bad times you're setting yourself up for if you marry her.”
“Tanya, her name is Tanya.”
“I know what her name is and I see how she blinds you with her beauty, that innocent down to earth gal who works hard for her money and...and” Catherine burst into floods of tears. Kurtis did not know how to react. She seemed to have had another switch in character.
“What are you talking about?” He said, not knowing if he should hold her or not. “What do you know about Tanya?”
“In the short time I've been here, I've learned a hell of a lot,” Catherine talked between sobs.
“Catherine this is ridiculous. You need to calm down. We can talk about this later...tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?” She looked at him through her fingers, she had covered her face with her hands.
“Yes, tomorrow.”
“I'm sorry, Kurtis. I'll go now. Can I meet you for breakfast? You have no idea what I have to tell you. It's going to be difficult to hear as well as difficult to say.”
Chapter7
Tanya was walking on air. She had just left the boutique and was on her way to meet one of her clients for whom she was a personal shopper. Her client was a middle-aged woman who had been married three times and was just going through her third divorce. She told Tanya that she needed a dress for a party she was throwing to celebrate the offloading of her third husband.
“But aren't you just a little bit sad?” Tanya had asked her.
“Not in the slightest,” she'd said when she'd called Tanya to book the appointment. “Out with the old and in with the new I say.” And she'd hung up.
Tanya had considered this at the time but now, as she was sauntering down the street without a care in the world and looking forward to Kurtis returning from his trip to LA, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her client.
Tanya couldn't imagine ever wanting to leave Kurtis. In fact, the last thing they'd talked about was setting a date for their wedding. She hadn't mentioned this to either of her girlfriends because she wanted to treasure their little secret for now. She felt that it made her closer to Kurtis than anyone could ever be. She shared a secret with him that no one knew about.
The thought of Catherine showing up at their wedding crossed her mind and she shivered at the thought. She hoped that by the time the day came, Catherine would be well and truly out of the picture.
Tanya was just about to call Kurtis to say how much she was missing him and couldn't wait to see him on Saturday but her cell rang just as she pulled it out of her purse.
“Dad!” she said. “This is a nice surprise.”
“Hey, darling, I just wanted to see how my little girl was getting on. I know you and Kurtis weren't seeing eye-to-eye and I was just hoping everything was all right. I have a lot of time for Kurtis but if he should hurt you...”
“You'll do what, Dad? Challenge him to a duel?” Tanya laughed and stopped outside a large shop.
“Don't laugh at me, young lady. I'm not too old to whoop someone's ass. I won't have anyone messing with my little girl.”
Tanya laughed. He was never happy about her moving to New York City. But she'd proved herself by finding work, an apartment and now she was on her way to getting married.
“Tell you what, Dad, you really have no reason to worry about me. And after the weekend, when Kurtis gets back from LA, we might have a little announcement to make.”
“Oh really?”
“Can't say anymore. I've got to see a client. I'll call you.”
“Bye, honey.”
Just as Tanya clicked off her cell, she turned around and found that she had stopped in front of a bridal shop and the dress in the window made her heart skip a beat. Her cell rang again and she thought it would be fate to buy this dress if the caller was Kurtis.
She looked at the screen. It wasn't
“Is this about the time you spent away? The bad times you went through when you had amnesia?”
“Oh they were bad times all right, but nothing like the bad times you're setting yourself up for if you marry her.”
“Tanya, her name is Tanya.”
“I know what her name is and I see how she blinds you with her beauty, that innocent down to earth gal who works hard for her money and...and” Catherine burst into floods of tears. Kurtis did not know how to react. She seemed to have had another switch in character.
“What are you talking about?” He said, not knowing if he should hold her or not. “What do you know about Tanya?”
“In the short time I've been here, I've learned a hell of a lot,” Catherine talked between sobs.
“Catherine this is ridiculous. You need to calm down. We can talk about this later...tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?” She looked at him through her fingers, she had covered her face with her hands.
“Yes, tomorrow.”
“I'm sorry, Kurtis. I'll go now. Can I meet you for breakfast? You have no idea what I have to tell you. It's going to be difficult to hear as well as difficult to say.”
Chapter7
Tanya was walking on air. She had just left the boutique and was on her way to meet one of her clients for whom she was a personal shopper. Her client was a middle-aged woman who had been married three times and was just going through her third divorce. She told Tanya that she needed a dress for a party she was throwing to celebrate the offloading of her third husband.
“But aren't you just a little bit sad?” Tanya had asked her.
“Not in the slightest,” she'd said when she'd called Tanya to book the appointment. “Out with the old and in with the new I say.” And she'd hung up.
Tanya had considered this at the time but now, as she was sauntering down the street without a care in the world and looking forward to Kurtis returning from his trip to LA, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her client.
Tanya couldn't imagine ever wanting to leave Kurtis. In fact, the last thing they'd talked about was setting a date for their wedding. She hadn't mentioned this to either of her girlfriends because she wanted to treasure their little secret for now. She felt that it made her closer to Kurtis than anyone could ever be. She shared a secret with him that no one knew about.
The thought of Catherine showing up at their wedding crossed her mind and she shivered at the thought. She hoped that by the time the day came, Catherine would be well and truly out of the picture.
Tanya was just about to call Kurtis to say how much she was missing him and couldn't wait to see him on Saturday but her cell rang just as she pulled it out of her purse.
“Dad!” she said. “This is a nice surprise.”
“Hey, darling, I just wanted to see how my little girl was getting on. I know you and Kurtis weren't seeing eye-to-eye and I was just hoping everything was all right. I have a lot of time for Kurtis but if he should hurt you...”
“You'll do what, Dad? Challenge him to a duel?” Tanya laughed and stopped outside a large shop.
“Don't laugh at me, young lady. I'm not too old to whoop someone's ass. I won't have anyone messing with my little girl.”
Tanya laughed. He was never happy about her moving to New York City. But she'd proved herself by finding work, an apartment and now she was on her way to getting married.
“Tell you what, Dad, you really have no reason to worry about me. And after the weekend, when Kurtis gets back from LA, we might have a little announcement to make.”
“Oh really?”
“Can't say anymore. I've got to see a client. I'll call you.”
“Bye, honey.”
Just as Tanya clicked off her cell, she turned around and found that she had stopped in front of a bridal shop and the dress in the window made her heart skip a beat. Her cell rang again and she thought it would be fate to buy this dress if the caller was Kurtis.
She looked at the screen. It wasn't
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