Chapter 5
Tanya spent the weekend remembering her date. It was perfect! Even the moment when Jacob brought her home...
He parked the car, then turn to look at her.
"Tanya, thanks for a wonderful evening. I wish I would've stay more time; dancing with you was fantastic; but I have to leave in the morning."
"Thanks to you for joining me, I know how tight your schedule..."
"Shhh" He silenced Tanya while his fingers caressed her cheek.
"Believe me, I truly enjoyed it. Tanya, when I come back, I want to take you on a real date. Maybe we can have dinner this Thursday?"
"Sure Jacob, why don't you come to my house, then I can introduce you to my aunt. She's dying to meet you." "Not yet. This Thursday I'd like to treat you to a nice elegant dinner, one a princess like you deserves."
He took her face with his hands and kissed her...
Tanya was still feeling the tingling in her lips, that was the best kiss she'd ever had! Too bad for her, she have to come back to reality. It was Monday now, maybe she could have lunch with Heidi and talk with her; she promised her a double date soon .
Her plan for lunch never came to fruition, Heidi was absent from work. Tanya decided to call her home as soon as she got home.
Then, she had another reason to have lunch alone. Her nosy coworkers. They had asked her about Jacob the whole morning. What's his name? Where did you meet him? Are you two serious? Does he have a brother?
The only one who didn't bother her was Emily. She was happy just glaring at her.
Before she left work, Mr. Clearwater called her.
"Miss Denali, I'd like to thank you for the help to brought the party together. You and Miss Jones did a great job."
"Thanks."
"Do you know why she didn't come to work? It's very strange of her to take a day and never call to let us know."
"I'll call her, and tomorrow I'll tell you what happened. I hope there's nothing wrong with her."
It was Wednesday, and nobody had a clue about Heidi's whereabouts. The last time someone saw her, was Saturday night, when her fiancé Eric took her back home. They were having dinner with some friends, who saw Heidi coming into her house. Eric was appalled, they had plans for a romantic getaway the next weekend.
She didn't leave a note.
A police officer came to the office to talk with all the girls and Mr. Clearwater, but no one knew anything. Heidi didn't try to contact them.
By Thursday, the same police officer went to talk to Mr. Clearwater and Tanya.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but we have news." He said coming into the office.
"Come here, Miss Denali. I think this may concern you too."
"What news?"
"Apparently Miss Jones left town to join a man in Connecticut. She sent a telegram to he mother. She said she's fine and to stop looking for her. She will let us know when she is ready to come back."
Tanya was shocked. That didn't sound like Heidi at all.
"Oh, I can't believe it."
"Well, I just came to tell you, Mrs. Jones is very worried, and probably will forget to do it." "We're very thankful. Let me walk you out." Mr. Clearwater was less affected. Sure, for him she was just another employee.
Much later, Tanya was in her date with Jacob, discussing how bad she felt about Heidi.
"I can't believe it, and her mother says she left everything. We think something happened to her."
"Do you really want to know my opinion ?
"Sure, Jacob."
"Honestly, I think she was too stressed about her wedding. You say her fiancé is very rich, right?"
"yeah." "Imagine how difficult it's for her to live to his family standards. How her future mother-in-law is pressuring her to have the right dress, the right place... It can be overwhelming to anyone."
"Maybe you're right."
"You'll see. She's going to come back in a couple of weeks, with the tail between her legs."
Tanya was thinking, maybe Jacob was right. She thought about Heidi's wedding plans. She had almost 500 guests! Probably, no, surely it was overwhelming. She decided to change the conversation topic.
"When do you want to meet my aunt, she really wants to see you."
"Perhaps in our next date, you say she can't go out with us, right?"
"Oh no, she's very sick. She has problems with her heart, and to make her feel worst, she can't knit or read as much as she used to, because now her sighting is decaying."
"Well, then what do you think if I come to your house this Saturday. I'll bring dessert."
"Perfect. Anything you'd like to have? My lasagna is to die for."
"Surprise me. Oh, and before I forget it. Here, this is a bit of my grandmother's juice, I know you like it."
Damn! Tanya thought. She hated the awful quince juice. He left it in the mason jar, so he wouldn't see when she threw it.
"Come on, it's late and I don't want your aunt to worry."
A/N: Sorry for being late. Between my failed vacations and a horrible flu... I'll try to post the next chapter tomorrow.
May