eerily accurate.
“Yeah,
it really is scary – I’ve been wrestling with it for quite some time, but you
know, I just decided that I have to do it. If I don’t, it’s kind of like I’m
keeping a really important secret from him, and I don’t want to do that.
Besides, if what I have to say is going to freak him out and drive him away, I
guess it’ll be better to know that now rather than further down the line.”
Echo
nodded thoughtfully. “You’re right, and you’re brave, and I totally envy you,”
she confessed with a fond smile. “It seems you’ve found your Mr. Right. I’d be
willing to settle for a Mr. Right Now,” she joked.
“Well,
maybe your Antonio will be willing to serve in that capacity,” she teased,
winking.
“Maybe
so,” her friend giggled. “Too bad Mr. Wonderful doesn’t have any hot eligible
friends who are looking for a carefree hippie chick.”
Missy
laughed and the two friends spent the rest of the afternoon talking about
everything and nothing. She later reflected that it was strange how things
sometimes work out. Echo, who was definitely looking for the right man to be
her soulmate, couldn’t seem to find one, and Missy and Chas, who both had an
aversion to the idea of a relationship, had somehow found each other and
overcome their fears and reservations.
Carlton
Dobbs, who had been charming enough to partially tame even the difficult Miss
Prissy, turned out to be a criminal, and Donna, the innocent-seeming teenager,
had been complicit in activities that had hurt, and even killed people in the
small town that had loved and supported her.
Missy
shook her head – just thinking about it all made her thankful that, generally,
she had a normal life with everyday concerns, and was getting along just fine.
Better than fine, actually – she had two thriving businesses, two sweet dogs, a
free-spirited and fun best friend, and a man that she loved (and eventually
she’d tell him so). Yes, life was good, and she couldn’t wait to see what
happens next.
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