off into space.
I laughed, “Would you spit it out?”
“Well, it’s just,” He cleared his throat. He stared again, “I thought I was already the manager.”
“Oh, Eugene, I’m so sorry. You’ve been just wonderful helping me out with everything. I didn’t think this was something you want to keep doing. Do you want to manage this place, really?”
“I really do,” He said. “ I realize that I like what I’ve been doing. I want to continue to write for fun but I really would like to try my hand at managing this place.”
Without thinking I jumped up and ran around the table and hugged him. He pulled me into his lap and hugged me back and then we were gazing into each other’s eyes. I thought he was going to kiss me and I wanted him to but then I remembered where we were.
We had decided to let the staff eat at the table with us and there were servers coming in and out of the kitchen and Ronnie was sitting there watching us and not saying a word which was rare for him.
I got off Eugene’s lap and went back to my chair, the moment passed and we finished supper, discussing plans for the resort and getting suggestions from the rest of the staff.
I was sleeping well and I was so happy. Jeannie was gaining weight like she was supposed to and she was a happy baby.
Ronnie usually came by to see me before going to bed and that night he said, “Why don’t you marry my daddy? You like him don’t you?”
“Well, we don’t know each other that well. Why we’ve never even been on a date.”
“Oh, Okay, I’ll tell him to take you on a date. I’ll help nanny look after Jeannie, but I’ll let nanny change her diaper. That’s gross.”
At first Eugene was very shy about asking me out. I think he was afraid I would think he was after my money. But after awhile we both began to concentrate on our relationship. I thought of him as equal partners in the resort and I believe that was carried over into our personal relationship.
The role models I had watched growing up had been with the woman looking up to the man and letting him make all the decisions. Once Eugene and I had started working toward a common goal, that of getting the resort ready, I felt more on an equal footing with him.
It was a new and exciting way of looking at men and women relationships. Eugene and I were photographed often for the society page of the newspaper and the reporters began to speculate about our relationship and if it would end in marriage.
I thought about it myself and wondered if I could get a divorce from Adam without him. They still hadn’t found any of my kidnappers.
I went to see Colin and asked him if it was possible to get a divorce without Adam.
“You can get a divorce by publication,” He said. “ I’ll take care of it for you. I will need to get an affidavit of Diligent Search which is not going to be difficult at all because there has already been a diligent search done by the police. It shouldn’t even take a month since the first steps have already been done.”
He patted my hand, “Just leave it to me, Kathy. I’ll take care of it for you.”
“Thank you so much, Colin. I’m so glad I have you to help me. I hope you know how much I appreciate you. By the way, you do know that you’re invited to the opening celebration of the Southern Comfort Resort, don’t you? It’s May first.”
He smiled, “Less than a month away! I’ll be there.”
CHAPTER 3 4
O pening day for the resort was May first, and the celebration was covered by all the major newspapers all over the south as well as all major magazines.
It became almost out of control when, two weeks before the opening, a Hollywood producer called and asked if he could come and bring some of his actors.
I was so excited about meeting actors and actresses that I told him to bring as many as possible. I hadn’t been allowed to go to the movies growing up. It was considered
I laughed, “Would you spit it out?”
“Well, it’s just,” He cleared his throat. He stared again, “I thought I was already the manager.”
“Oh, Eugene, I’m so sorry. You’ve been just wonderful helping me out with everything. I didn’t think this was something you want to keep doing. Do you want to manage this place, really?”
“I really do,” He said. “ I realize that I like what I’ve been doing. I want to continue to write for fun but I really would like to try my hand at managing this place.”
Without thinking I jumped up and ran around the table and hugged him. He pulled me into his lap and hugged me back and then we were gazing into each other’s eyes. I thought he was going to kiss me and I wanted him to but then I remembered where we were.
We had decided to let the staff eat at the table with us and there were servers coming in and out of the kitchen and Ronnie was sitting there watching us and not saying a word which was rare for him.
I got off Eugene’s lap and went back to my chair, the moment passed and we finished supper, discussing plans for the resort and getting suggestions from the rest of the staff.
I was sleeping well and I was so happy. Jeannie was gaining weight like she was supposed to and she was a happy baby.
Ronnie usually came by to see me before going to bed and that night he said, “Why don’t you marry my daddy? You like him don’t you?”
“Well, we don’t know each other that well. Why we’ve never even been on a date.”
“Oh, Okay, I’ll tell him to take you on a date. I’ll help nanny look after Jeannie, but I’ll let nanny change her diaper. That’s gross.”
At first Eugene was very shy about asking me out. I think he was afraid I would think he was after my money. But after awhile we both began to concentrate on our relationship. I thought of him as equal partners in the resort and I believe that was carried over into our personal relationship.
The role models I had watched growing up had been with the woman looking up to the man and letting him make all the decisions. Once Eugene and I had started working toward a common goal, that of getting the resort ready, I felt more on an equal footing with him.
It was a new and exciting way of looking at men and women relationships. Eugene and I were photographed often for the society page of the newspaper and the reporters began to speculate about our relationship and if it would end in marriage.
I thought about it myself and wondered if I could get a divorce from Adam without him. They still hadn’t found any of my kidnappers.
I went to see Colin and asked him if it was possible to get a divorce without Adam.
“You can get a divorce by publication,” He said. “ I’ll take care of it for you. I will need to get an affidavit of Diligent Search which is not going to be difficult at all because there has already been a diligent search done by the police. It shouldn’t even take a month since the first steps have already been done.”
He patted my hand, “Just leave it to me, Kathy. I’ll take care of it for you.”
“Thank you so much, Colin. I’m so glad I have you to help me. I hope you know how much I appreciate you. By the way, you do know that you’re invited to the opening celebration of the Southern Comfort Resort, don’t you? It’s May first.”
He smiled, “Less than a month away! I’ll be there.”
CHAPTER 3 4
O pening day for the resort was May first, and the celebration was covered by all the major newspapers all over the south as well as all major magazines.
It became almost out of control when, two weeks before the opening, a Hollywood producer called and asked if he could come and bring some of his actors.
I was so excited about meeting actors and actresses that I told him to bring as many as possible. I hadn’t been allowed to go to the movies growing up. It was considered
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