tasted the refreshing drink. It was as appetizing as she said.
“Marbella, have you heard from Victor or Susan? Their plane should be arriving soon.”
“No I haven’t, but you know Victor will call as soon as he gets to town Sofia. I’m going to show Candice where she will be sleeping this weekend.”
“Ok, Marbella. Put her in the room next to mine. She will be comfortable there.”
Marbella and I walked upstairs. “I hope this will be comfortable enough for you, Candice.” The room was beautiful, decorated in yellow and white roses.
“Yes, Marbella this will do.”
“Candice, don’t let Sofia intimidate you. She is sometimes pushy and overbearing when it comes to Ashton, but she means well.”
“I’m not that easily intimidated by anyone.”
“I can tell you can hold your own, but she can be a handful. I’ve been friends with her for many years, and I can’t stand her sometimes,” she laughed. “We’ll be having dinner as soon as Victor and his family get here. I laid out some towels in the bathroom so feel free to wash up.”
“Thank you, Ms. Marbella, for all your help.”
“You’re welcome. Come down as soon as you’re ready.” With that she left and closed the door. What was with all the roses?
I sat down on the bed, the warm summer breeze blowing through the open French doors. This place was so beautiful, but somehow cold and empty. I noticed my bags were already in the room, like this had been prearranged.
~~~
I showered and put on my pink and white summer skirt and white blouse. I brushed through my hair and put on my silver Tiffany heart necklace, thinking not under dressed, not overdressed. I wasn’t sure who would be coming for the weekend.
As I walked down the stairs I could hear children laughing and knew Victor and his family must be here. “Hey, Miss,” a little boy about eight said, “You must be Uncle Ashton’s girlfriend?”
“My name is Candice, and you are?”
“I’m Maximus, but you can call me Max.” His hair was so blonde, back home they’d call him cotton top. “Nice to meet you. Uncle Ashton and my parents are on the sun porch with Grandmother.” He was so polite.
“Thank you, Young Man.” I walked out on the sun porch where everyone was sitting and chatting.
“Come on in, Candice. Let me introduce you to my brother and his family. Everyone, this is Candice.”
“Hello, Candice,” said the most drop dead gorgeous man I had ever seen. “I’m Victor, my wife Susan, and my two boys are around here somewhere.”
“I met one already,” I managed to say.
Susan was this tall, dark headed, dark eyed beauty. She was beautifully dressed in her all white halter dress and green strapless sandals. But I couldn’t take my eyes off Victor. He was the polar opposite of Ashton. He was taller than Ashton, his hair a little darker than the child I had just met in the foyer. But his eyes set him apart. They were the color of a clear blue sky in summer. They looked almost perfect together. I turned to face Ashton to keep from staring at Victor. “I can finally put a face to the name, I’ve heard so much about you,” Victor said in his deep baritone voice.
“I’m so glad to meet you. I must say, you’re not at all what I expected.”
“What did you expect?”
“I guess for you and Ashton to be similar.”
“Well you won’t get us mixed up in a crowd, now will you? I’m a little better looking,” and he started to laugh.
“You think you are, but you’re just older. And people think you are my father.”
“You’re father? We’re only one year apart.”
“You’d better make this elegant lady here your wife and have some kids before you get any older.” Looking annoyed at that comment, Sofia told us to go into dinner. “Ashton, it is high time you settled down.”
“I’m thinking about it, Victor. I’m not getting any younger am I?”
“Victor, help me into the house and stop talking nonsense. Your brother will get married when
“Marbella, have you heard from Victor or Susan? Their plane should be arriving soon.”
“No I haven’t, but you know Victor will call as soon as he gets to town Sofia. I’m going to show Candice where she will be sleeping this weekend.”
“Ok, Marbella. Put her in the room next to mine. She will be comfortable there.”
Marbella and I walked upstairs. “I hope this will be comfortable enough for you, Candice.” The room was beautiful, decorated in yellow and white roses.
“Yes, Marbella this will do.”
“Candice, don’t let Sofia intimidate you. She is sometimes pushy and overbearing when it comes to Ashton, but she means well.”
“I’m not that easily intimidated by anyone.”
“I can tell you can hold your own, but she can be a handful. I’ve been friends with her for many years, and I can’t stand her sometimes,” she laughed. “We’ll be having dinner as soon as Victor and his family get here. I laid out some towels in the bathroom so feel free to wash up.”
“Thank you, Ms. Marbella, for all your help.”
“You’re welcome. Come down as soon as you’re ready.” With that she left and closed the door. What was with all the roses?
I sat down on the bed, the warm summer breeze blowing through the open French doors. This place was so beautiful, but somehow cold and empty. I noticed my bags were already in the room, like this had been prearranged.
~~~
I showered and put on my pink and white summer skirt and white blouse. I brushed through my hair and put on my silver Tiffany heart necklace, thinking not under dressed, not overdressed. I wasn’t sure who would be coming for the weekend.
As I walked down the stairs I could hear children laughing and knew Victor and his family must be here. “Hey, Miss,” a little boy about eight said, “You must be Uncle Ashton’s girlfriend?”
“My name is Candice, and you are?”
“I’m Maximus, but you can call me Max.” His hair was so blonde, back home they’d call him cotton top. “Nice to meet you. Uncle Ashton and my parents are on the sun porch with Grandmother.” He was so polite.
“Thank you, Young Man.” I walked out on the sun porch where everyone was sitting and chatting.
“Come on in, Candice. Let me introduce you to my brother and his family. Everyone, this is Candice.”
“Hello, Candice,” said the most drop dead gorgeous man I had ever seen. “I’m Victor, my wife Susan, and my two boys are around here somewhere.”
“I met one already,” I managed to say.
Susan was this tall, dark headed, dark eyed beauty. She was beautifully dressed in her all white halter dress and green strapless sandals. But I couldn’t take my eyes off Victor. He was the polar opposite of Ashton. He was taller than Ashton, his hair a little darker than the child I had just met in the foyer. But his eyes set him apart. They were the color of a clear blue sky in summer. They looked almost perfect together. I turned to face Ashton to keep from staring at Victor. “I can finally put a face to the name, I’ve heard so much about you,” Victor said in his deep baritone voice.
“I’m so glad to meet you. I must say, you’re not at all what I expected.”
“What did you expect?”
“I guess for you and Ashton to be similar.”
“Well you won’t get us mixed up in a crowd, now will you? I’m a little better looking,” and he started to laugh.
“You think you are, but you’re just older. And people think you are my father.”
“You’re father? We’re only one year apart.”
“You’d better make this elegant lady here your wife and have some kids before you get any older.” Looking annoyed at that comment, Sofia told us to go into dinner. “Ashton, it is high time you settled down.”
“I’m thinking about it, Victor. I’m not getting any younger am I?”
“Victor, help me into the house and stop talking nonsense. Your brother will get married when
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