Stanford graduate, engineer by trade, earning his way in Alaska as a welder. Stephen, the first man who had ever left her breathless with desire; the first man who had created within her waves of insatiable need. The thought of being away from him for even a few hours was almost unbearable. But no matter how much she cared for him she couldn’t let go of the many mysteries that he presented her with.
Kelly pulled into the Kramer’s driveway, glancing over to find that all looked well and tidy with her own home. Will had been playing out back and came running when he recognized Kelly’s Jeep. Kelly barely got the back door opened in time for Max to jump out and tackle Will to the ground, covering him with licks. “Max! I’ve missed you too!” Will giggled. “Wait till you see what I got, Ms. Sherman!” Will climbed to his feet and both he and Max disappeared around the back of the house. Kelly followed with a good idea of what she was to find out back.
Her suspicion had been right. A small bundle of black fur that was clumsily bouncing around the back yard turned out to be a puppy. “I got a puppy of my own, he’s a black lab.” Will beamed “now Max will have a playmate when he comes to visit.” Max sniffed at this new fur ball, deciding it was harmless enough but too small to be of much interest to him yet.
Kelly, laughing at Max’s reaction to the new annoyance, said “Hey Will, would it be ok if I left Max here for a bit while I run some errands?”
“Sure, leave him as long as you like, we’re not going anywhere and they can get to know each other.” Kelly said thanks and climbed back into the Jeep.
She headed first for the post office. She found the expected manila envelope in her PO Box, along with a letter from her parents, some assorted junk mail, solicitations, and a small white envelope with her house address in the upper left corner. She opened the last one first to find a note from Mr. Locke along with his check for the three months of rent that they had agreed to.
In her haste to get back to Stephen’s she had never asked Mr. Locke for a deposit. It’s a good thing for her that he was an honorable man. Along with the check was a short note penned by hand letting her know that all was well with the house, he was very happy with it, and that there was a good chance he might want to extend the rental agreement another three months. He would let her know when the time got closer.
Kelly glanced again at the envelope written in her mother’s distinctive script and decided to wait until she got home to open it. Noting that the address on the front center, her old address, had been crossed out and her PO Box number scribbled over it in Alice’s handwriting gave her a twinge of guilt. Kelly still hadn’t told her parents of the change in her residence.
She didn’t like to hide things from them, and she certainly was old enough to make her own decisions, but she wasn’t looking forward to the inquisition that was sure to follow. They were her parents after all so it would be natural for them to wonder why she had moved in with a man whom they had never heard about. They would want to know how long she had known him and they would no doubt be full of questions about Stephen the man, for which Kelly may not have answers. No, she would wait a while longer before sharing that bit of news.
Kelly closed her PO Box and headed across the street to the bank where she deposited the check from Mr. Locke. She asked the teller, Trudy, if it would be possible to get something notarized. Trudy showed her to a small table and informed her that the bank manager would be able to help her and would be back shortly. While Kelly waited she opened the envelope from her agent and reviewed the new contract.
The new dates would not be unreasonable if she could just find the motivation to get started. Unfortunately, motivation or not, these new dates
Kelly pulled into the Kramer’s driveway, glancing over to find that all looked well and tidy with her own home. Will had been playing out back and came running when he recognized Kelly’s Jeep. Kelly barely got the back door opened in time for Max to jump out and tackle Will to the ground, covering him with licks. “Max! I’ve missed you too!” Will giggled. “Wait till you see what I got, Ms. Sherman!” Will climbed to his feet and both he and Max disappeared around the back of the house. Kelly followed with a good idea of what she was to find out back.
Her suspicion had been right. A small bundle of black fur that was clumsily bouncing around the back yard turned out to be a puppy. “I got a puppy of my own, he’s a black lab.” Will beamed “now Max will have a playmate when he comes to visit.” Max sniffed at this new fur ball, deciding it was harmless enough but too small to be of much interest to him yet.
Kelly, laughing at Max’s reaction to the new annoyance, said “Hey Will, would it be ok if I left Max here for a bit while I run some errands?”
“Sure, leave him as long as you like, we’re not going anywhere and they can get to know each other.” Kelly said thanks and climbed back into the Jeep.
She headed first for the post office. She found the expected manila envelope in her PO Box, along with a letter from her parents, some assorted junk mail, solicitations, and a small white envelope with her house address in the upper left corner. She opened the last one first to find a note from Mr. Locke along with his check for the three months of rent that they had agreed to.
In her haste to get back to Stephen’s she had never asked Mr. Locke for a deposit. It’s a good thing for her that he was an honorable man. Along with the check was a short note penned by hand letting her know that all was well with the house, he was very happy with it, and that there was a good chance he might want to extend the rental agreement another three months. He would let her know when the time got closer.
Kelly glanced again at the envelope written in her mother’s distinctive script and decided to wait until she got home to open it. Noting that the address on the front center, her old address, had been crossed out and her PO Box number scribbled over it in Alice’s handwriting gave her a twinge of guilt. Kelly still hadn’t told her parents of the change in her residence.
She didn’t like to hide things from them, and she certainly was old enough to make her own decisions, but she wasn’t looking forward to the inquisition that was sure to follow. They were her parents after all so it would be natural for them to wonder why she had moved in with a man whom they had never heard about. They would want to know how long she had known him and they would no doubt be full of questions about Stephen the man, for which Kelly may not have answers. No, she would wait a while longer before sharing that bit of news.
Kelly closed her PO Box and headed across the street to the bank where she deposited the check from Mr. Locke. She asked the teller, Trudy, if it would be possible to get something notarized. Trudy showed her to a small table and informed her that the bank manager would be able to help her and would be back shortly. While Kelly waited she opened the envelope from her agent and reviewed the new contract.
The new dates would not be unreasonable if she could just find the motivation to get started. Unfortunately, motivation or not, these new dates
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