convince you it was fate that Ben kept showing up. You were the one who kept saying if anything the universe is trying to tell me I’m meant to be with Jared, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, how’d that work out for you?” She smirked and shook her head. “Funny how your memory seems to have changed over the years.”
“Oh, yeah, right. I can’t believe I actually wanted to marry that guy.” Holly shuddered. “Luckily, something kept nagging at me, telling me there was a reason Ben was back in my life. I just couldn’t shake it. Fate has a way of letting you know when the timing is just right.”
“That’s kind of what Todd said.”
“He sounds like a smart guy. A smart guy who believes in fate. So what happened after your magical kiss? Did the walls come back at record speed like they usually do to lock you in and throw away the key? Poor guy.”
Tessa rolled her eyes. “It was a nice date. I’m not saying I gave him a key, but the door is definitely unlocked at the moment.”
“Oh really?” Holly asked, raising her eyebrows. “And yet, here you are, still standing in one piece without the world crumbling around you. Dare I say you’re even smiling … glowing perhaps? Come on, you know I love it when you admit I’m right.”
“You were wrong about the doctor,” she said, grinning.
“Okay, well, I can’t win them all. However, you do have to admit that he got you back on the market, so in that respect, I was right.”
“How so?” Was Holly really going to stand there and rationalize that showing interest in a married man was a good thing?
“Because, before Dr. Sleazeball, you were just sitting home every night, not even willing to consider dating anyone anymore. I mean, you had a few dates here and there after Scott, but it’s been at least a year now since your last date if I remember correctly, and it wasn’t with anyone you even seemed remotely interested in. Anyway, the doctor, while not the most ideal candidate for you—”
“You can say that again,” Tessa mumbled.
Holly sighed. “I’m just saying he got your emotions stirring and open to dating again, that’s all. Otherwise, you probably wouldn’t have given this Todd guy the time of day, and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Smiling, she nodded. “I suppose you’re right.”
“What was that? I didn’t get that,” her sister said, putting her hand to her ear.
Tessa sighed a loud, dramatic sigh. “I said perhaps you maybe could have been correct in this one situation.”
“Oh, wait a second.” Holly grabbed a piece of paper and pen out of her purse. “There are no witnesses here. Would you mind jotting that down for me, and then just sign and date at the bottom. Or anywhere on the paper.” She smiled wide as she handed both items over to her sister.
“I used to do this to you back when I was trying to get you and Ben together, didn’t I? I can now see I might have been a tad bit annoying.”
“Yes.” She grinned. “Paybacks are a bitch. Go ahead, I’m still waiting on that signature.”
“Don’t you have to get up early for work, Holly?” Tessa asked, gently pulling her out of her chair and pushing her toward the door.
“No,” she replied, picking up her purse and her coat on the way. “It’s really not that late. You still haven’t told me what happened after the kiss. When you called from the restaurant, you said you’d be home in an hour, and now it’s three hours later. A lot can happen in three hours. Care to share?”
“ What? What’s that, Ben? Yes, your wife’s on her way home right now .” Tessa opened her front door and eased her sister out into the hallway.
“Come on, sis. I live four miles away. You can’t hear Ben calling for me. I’d tell you! You know I would.”
“Thanks again for watching Sophie, Hol. I really do appreciate it. Be careful getting home. Love you.” She softly closed the door, leaving her sister standing in the hallway of her apartment
“Oh, yeah, right. I can’t believe I actually wanted to marry that guy.” Holly shuddered. “Luckily, something kept nagging at me, telling me there was a reason Ben was back in my life. I just couldn’t shake it. Fate has a way of letting you know when the timing is just right.”
“That’s kind of what Todd said.”
“He sounds like a smart guy. A smart guy who believes in fate. So what happened after your magical kiss? Did the walls come back at record speed like they usually do to lock you in and throw away the key? Poor guy.”
Tessa rolled her eyes. “It was a nice date. I’m not saying I gave him a key, but the door is definitely unlocked at the moment.”
“Oh really?” Holly asked, raising her eyebrows. “And yet, here you are, still standing in one piece without the world crumbling around you. Dare I say you’re even smiling … glowing perhaps? Come on, you know I love it when you admit I’m right.”
“You were wrong about the doctor,” she said, grinning.
“Okay, well, I can’t win them all. However, you do have to admit that he got you back on the market, so in that respect, I was right.”
“How so?” Was Holly really going to stand there and rationalize that showing interest in a married man was a good thing?
“Because, before Dr. Sleazeball, you were just sitting home every night, not even willing to consider dating anyone anymore. I mean, you had a few dates here and there after Scott, but it’s been at least a year now since your last date if I remember correctly, and it wasn’t with anyone you even seemed remotely interested in. Anyway, the doctor, while not the most ideal candidate for you—”
“You can say that again,” Tessa mumbled.
Holly sighed. “I’m just saying he got your emotions stirring and open to dating again, that’s all. Otherwise, you probably wouldn’t have given this Todd guy the time of day, and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Smiling, she nodded. “I suppose you’re right.”
“What was that? I didn’t get that,” her sister said, putting her hand to her ear.
Tessa sighed a loud, dramatic sigh. “I said perhaps you maybe could have been correct in this one situation.”
“Oh, wait a second.” Holly grabbed a piece of paper and pen out of her purse. “There are no witnesses here. Would you mind jotting that down for me, and then just sign and date at the bottom. Or anywhere on the paper.” She smiled wide as she handed both items over to her sister.
“I used to do this to you back when I was trying to get you and Ben together, didn’t I? I can now see I might have been a tad bit annoying.”
“Yes.” She grinned. “Paybacks are a bitch. Go ahead, I’m still waiting on that signature.”
“Don’t you have to get up early for work, Holly?” Tessa asked, gently pulling her out of her chair and pushing her toward the door.
“No,” she replied, picking up her purse and her coat on the way. “It’s really not that late. You still haven’t told me what happened after the kiss. When you called from the restaurant, you said you’d be home in an hour, and now it’s three hours later. A lot can happen in three hours. Care to share?”
“ What? What’s that, Ben? Yes, your wife’s on her way home right now .” Tessa opened her front door and eased her sister out into the hallway.
“Come on, sis. I live four miles away. You can’t hear Ben calling for me. I’d tell you! You know I would.”
“Thanks again for watching Sophie, Hol. I really do appreciate it. Be careful getting home. Love you.” She softly closed the door, leaving her sister standing in the hallway of her apartment
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