"Bonnie" Sean said in a slightly stunned voice. He never dreamed he would ever see her again. In fact, she never crossed his mind after that weekend they spent together.
"You're still as handsome as every" she said as she smiled seductively at him and looked deep into his blue eyes. "I've missed you" she said.
"What are you doing here?" Sean asked, still stunned that she was standing in his office.
"Jesus, Marita's gonna kill me!" SM
"Is that any way to greet me?" Bonnie asked in a voice that sounded offended. She turned and close the door then turned back toward Sean. He thought he heard a click.
Sean felt like the room was closing in on him and he swallowed hard. He realized that his greeting was not quite polite.
"I apologize for sounding rude" he said. "But what are you doing here?"
"Are you being coy, Sean Logan?" Bonnie asked as she sauntered toward him.
Sean did not know what to say. With each step she took toward him, Sean felt like a noose was being tightened around his neck. He wanted her out of his office before Marita came to the office for their planned lunch together. He wanted her out of Lexington before Marita found out about her.
"I know you're not surprised to see me" she said when Sean simply stared at her. "Didn't you get my notes?"
"Yeah" he said as he stood up with a nervous smile on his face.
Bonnie took his smile as a smile of anticipation. Anticipation of what the two of them could be doing in this closed, locked office.
"Well why are you standing there looking like you're surprised to see me?" she grinned. "I sent the notes so you would be expecting me. Or have you had so many lovers that you couldn't decide who penned those notes? "
"What am I gonna tell Marita?!" SM
Sean closed his eyes for a moment and dug up the memory of his liaison with her.
How he wished he could go back and change the past. A past that was standing before him. He regretted even more the fact that he had slept with Bonnie because when he did the deed, he knew his heart belonged to Marita. He admitted to himself in that moment that he only slept with Bonnie because he was angry with Marita for not admitting she loved him as much as he loved her. He was lashing out at Marita because she had hurt him by pretending that their kiss meant nothing. And now, what he wanted to do back then, he would give his life to stop from happening now.
"We don't plan on sleeping with her now, do we?" SM
"GOD! NO!" SH
"Well what's the problem. Tell her to get lost" SM
"I can't be rude" SH
"Tell her that we're married and we love our wife" SM
As Bonnie walked toward him, her heart began to pound and her body began to tingle in very private places. Sean Logan was the man of her dreams and she knew that from the moment she laid eyes on him. He was all man and he had a sexiness about him that she thought only existed in the pages of her novels. His eyes mesmerized her. His voice sent chills up her spine. His smile melted her heart. And his body... he was Adonis and she would give anything to lay with him again. She could barely contain the lust that filled her from head to toe. She wanted to throw off her cape and lay herself across his desk and offer her body up to him for his continual feast.
Sean opened his eyes and saw the pure, unadulterated lust that radiated from Bonnie. He had to put a stop to this. Bonnie was still an attractive woman and Sean could see why any man would want to be with her. But then Sean saw Marita. He was not about to destroy the trust he had with her. He would rather be castrated than betray Marita by sleeping with another woman. Marita was too important to him and he loved her too much to risk destroying the trust she had in him.
"Bonnie, I'm a married man now."
Bonnie stopped cold for a moment. Married. He was married. That changed things. The heroine of her next novel had searched out the man of her dreams and ended up marrying him. But the man of her dreams was already married. Bonnie then remembered one of the reasons he became the man of her dreams. His sexual prowess was overwhelming and she knew by looking into his eyes that his prowess was still in full force. He may be married but he was still a man. And she was still a very desirable woman.
"Oh" she said in a soft voice and pulled on the tie to her cape. "I'm sorry I missed your wedding, but I do have a present for you" she said, emphasizing 'you'.
Bonnie opened her cape and let it fall to the floor. She stood there in a scandalous white camisole with stockings and a garter belt. Sean's eyes roamed over her body and he found himself comparing her with Marita. He also found that he liked the dish Marita offered better than what was standing before him.
"Bonnie..." he said then there was a knock on the door.
Sean's heart leaped out of his chest as he rushed around his desk and walked behind Bonnie and picked her cape up and put it back on her shoulders and watched from behind as she closed the cape.
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave" he said as he took Bonnie by the arm. "I'm expecting someone."
"OH GOD! WHAT am I gonna tell Marita!" SM
"Your wife?" Bonnie asked as they walked toward the door.
Sean did not answer but rushed her to the door and opened it. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Clay standing in his doorway.
"This isn't your 'wife' is it?" Bonnie asked with a smile.
"Clay" Sean said.
"I'm GLAD it's you!" SM
Clay noticed his brother's haggard look then turned his questioning gaze on the woman.
"You don't look like a wife. Although you do look like a brother. Are you by chance Sean's brother?" she smiled sweetly at Clay as she noticed the resemblance between Sean and Clay.
"Yes ma'am I am. How did you guess?"
"The handsome face and blue eyes gave you away" she smiled charmingly.
Clay actually blushed at her compliment. "Thank you ma'am."
Sean could see that Clay was about to be charmed by Bonnie and wanted to stop that and get her out of his office.
"Come on in Clay" Sean said as he waved Clay inside and guided Bonnie outside.
"Sean Logan!" Bonnie said. "I know you have better manners than that!" she said when she realized what he was trying to do. "Aren't you going to introduce me to your brother?" she continued smiling at Clay.
"Clay, this is Bonnie..." Sean then realized he did not even know her last name.
"Bonnie Moore" she extended her hand to Clay.
"Nice to meat you Miss Moore" Clay said as he took her hand and shook it then looked to Sean.
Sean motion with his head for Clay to GET IN THE OFFICE! Clay grinned and wondered who this woman was.
"You're not from around here. How did you and Sean meet?" Clay innocently asked as he walked inside.
"I have a FOOL for a brother!" SM
Sean was ready to shoot Clay. And he would as soon as he got a chance.
"We met a couple of years ago" Bonnie said as she followed Clay inside the office, leaving Sean staring at an empty doorway.
"So what brings you to Lexington?" Clay asked as he offered her a seat then sat down.
"I'm doing research for my next novel" she said.
"What kind of books do you write?"
"Romance"
Clay's face twitched and Bonnie noticed and laughed. "You'd be surprised at how many men benefit from my books."
Clay doubted that. Even though he was trying to be more sensitive and romantic for Vivian, he doubted if he could benefit from reading some romance novel.
"So what kind of research are you doing here for a romance book?" Clay asked.
Sean instinctively knew that her 'research' had something to do with him and did not want to have that conversation started.
"Clay" he interrupted. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh" Clay said. "I'm meeting Vivian at the bank and we're going to get something to eat. Marita wanted me to tell you that she can't make it. Sean-Michael got a fever or something."
"I'd better get home then" Sean said.
"Aunt Eleanor said not to worry and DON'T come running home." Clay informed him. "He's just getting some more teeth in."
"Since you don't have to rush home, maybe we can have lunch and you and show me around town" Bonnie leered at Sean.
"Maybe we can join Clay and Vivian" Sean said, feeling trapped. "And then Vivian could show you around."
"Not today big brother" Clay said as he rose from his chair. "Vivian has something special planned for me" he said, giving Sean the eye.
"We wouldn't want to impose on you and your lady friend" Bonnie said as her blood began to run hot at the thought of being alone with Sean Logan. "It was certainly nice to meet you Clay" she said and presented her hand to him.
"Same here" Clay said as he took her hand then released it and headed for the door. "Marita invited us over for dinner so I'll see you then" he said to Sean then disappear.
"He WON'T be eating MY food!" SM
When Sean looked back at Bonnie, she had a very satisfied grin on her face.
"Bonnie..." he began, searching for a polite way to throw her out of his office and out of Lexington.
"So her name is Marita?"
"What?" he asked, wondering why Marita's name was coming from her lips.
"Your wife's name is Marita" she said.
"Yes"
"That's an unusual name. I've never heard it before."
"Bonnie..." he began again.
"You don't have to be afraid of me" she said with the look of a predator on her face.
Sean male ego did not take that blow to kindly.
"I'm not afraid. I want you to know that I'm married and I love my wife. And NOTHING is worth me losing her" he declared, knowing she was after more than lunch with an old 'friend'.
Most of her affairs were with married men. Happily married men they claimed. So Sean's declaration did not deter her, especially in light of the fact that she had a burning desire to have him. All of him. And again she reasoned, he might be married, happily married and in love with his wife. BUT he was still a man and she had plenty of experience with men and knew that for most of them it was a difficult task to resist a willing desirable half-naked body. She slowly stood as she held his gaze. She had more than enough confidence in her feminine wiles and knew she could lure Sean Logan into her love trap.
"Are you sure you don't want another taste of this" she said as she opened her cape. "Forbidden" she said in an exaggerated voice. "Fruit?" she ended as she ran her tongue over her lower lip. "I promise it'll be worth it" she said in a husky voice.
Sean's libido reacted as his mind remembered those lips and what they did to his body. Then his heart remembered Marita.
"I don't want to be rude but you have to leave" Sean said as he walked back around his desk and headed to the door.
He was tougher than she thought but Bonnie was not a woman who gave up easily. Especially when she wanted something as bad as she want Sean Logan. She decided to retreat for now and come up with another way to make him hers. She closed her cape and turned toward the door. When she got to the door, she paused and looked at Sean.
"I'll keep this present snug until you're ready to open it" she promised then walked past him.
Sean immediately closed the door and took a deep breath. He purposed in himself that he would not allow himself to be tempted. Bonnie was playing Bathsheba and dangling her pleasures before him. He would not, however play David and summon her to his room. Marita was too precious to him. She was his heaven on earth and without her, it would be hell on earth. He thought about telling Marita about Bonnie.
"Marita, a woman I had a one night stand with is in town."
That does not sound too good.
"Marita, there's a woman in town who I've 'known'"
Naw, that does not sound good either.
"Marita, you know I've been with other women right? Well one of them is in town."
Nope! That won't work either.
What would he do? Was it really necessary for him to tell Marita that Bonnie was in town? He told Marita most everything but was it vital that he tell her this? He knew deep in his heart he would tell her, he just did not know when and how.
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As Bonnie left Sean's office, her mind focused on this Marita. What kind of woman was she and what kind of hold did she have on Sean that would make him refuse the luscious treat Bonnie had for him? Bonnie would have to meet this woman and size her up. She needed to know what she was going against since Sean was a prize she did not intend on losing.
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When Sean made it home that evening, Vivian and Clay were already there. The women were in the kitchen and Clay was in the great room playing with Sean-Michael. When Sean-Michael saw his Pa coming into the room, he lifted up his hand and waved excitedly at him and released a gleeful noise because he was happy to see his father.
"Where's Marita?" Sean asked as he picked up the baby and gave him a kiss and a hug before putting back down so he could finish playing with his wooden horse.
"In the kitchen finishing supper" Clay answered. "Who was that woman in your office. She looked like she had eyes for you."
"Well if you knew that why did you bolt out of there like lightening?!"
"I had to get to Vivian" Clay answered then grinned as he remembered his afternoon with her. He did not know that Vivian could be so wanton but was glad to learn that she had a side to her that could curl his toes. "Besides" he said, "You're a grown man. I figured you could take care of yourself."
"Humph."
"You did 'take care of yourself' didn't you?" Clay asked, knowing Sean would never be unfaithful to Marita but want to hear him say it.
"Of course!" Sean was offended that he even asked. "With no help from you."
"You didn't expect me to miss out on Vivian just to help you with a woman did you?" Clay grinned as his mind wondered back to his afternoon with Vivian.
Instead of answering, Sean gave his brother a sour look.
"Who was she anyway?" Clay then asked.
"A mistake" Sean said as he sat down and watched Sean-Michael play with his toy.
"Did you tell her you're married?" Clay asked, understanding instantly what Sean meant by 'mistake'.
"Yeah but that doesn't seem to matter to her."
"What did she do?!"
"Let me know that she was available whenever I wanted her to be."
Clay shook his head. He was shocked that there were women like that out there. He was also glad he was not his brother. He would hate to have to tell Vivian that there was a woman in town who was after him.
"What are you going to do?"
"Just pray that she'll leave Lexington and never come back."
Sean and Clay stayed in the great room with Sean-Michael until Vivian came in and told them that supper was almost ready. Sean went upstairs while Vivian, Clay and Sean-Michael went into the dinning room. Sean-Michael had finished his supper just before Sean came home, so he played on the floor while the adults ate. After dinner and dessert, they retired into the great room and chatted. Soon after Clay and Vivian left, Sean-Michael fell asleep in Marita's arms and she put him down while Sean heated a bath for them. They both undressed then eased into the relaxing water.
"The new minister came out to the house today" Marita told his as she leaned back in his arms. The old minister of the white church had died a few months ago and his replacement had finally been found and was now in Lexington. "Alice wanted Jeffery to meet him and be sure the minister would do the ceremony."
"Is he gonna do it?" Sean asked as she absently kissed Marita's temple.
"Yes. I'll be so happy when this wedding gets here. Alice is so nervous and she's driving us all crazy" Marita laughed.
They stayed in the bath talking until the water turned chilly. They then dressed for bed and snuggled under the warm quilt, held each other. Marita drifted off first, leaving Sean awake pondering over how to tell Marita about Bonnie.
To Be Continued......................
"You're still as handsome as every" she said as she smiled seductively at him and looked deep into his blue eyes. "I've missed you" she said.
"What are you doing here?" Sean asked, still stunned that she was standing in his office.
"Jesus, Marita's gonna kill me!" SM
"Is that any way to greet me?" Bonnie asked in a voice that sounded offended. She turned and close the door then turned back toward Sean. He thought he heard a click.
Sean felt like the room was closing in on him and he swallowed hard. He realized that his greeting was not quite polite.
"I apologize for sounding rude" he said. "But what are you doing here?"
"Are you being coy, Sean Logan?" Bonnie asked as she sauntered toward him.
Sean did not know what to say. With each step she took toward him, Sean felt like a noose was being tightened around his neck. He wanted her out of his office before Marita came to the office for their planned lunch together. He wanted her out of Lexington before Marita found out about her.
"I know you're not surprised to see me" she said when Sean simply stared at her. "Didn't you get my notes?"
"Yeah" he said as he stood up with a nervous smile on his face.
Bonnie took his smile as a smile of anticipation. Anticipation of what the two of them could be doing in this closed, locked office.
"Well why are you standing there looking like you're surprised to see me?" she grinned. "I sent the notes so you would be expecting me. Or have you had so many lovers that you couldn't decide who penned those notes? "
"What am I gonna tell Marita?!" SM
Sean closed his eyes for a moment and dug up the memory of his liaison with her.
How he wished he could go back and change the past. A past that was standing before him. He regretted even more the fact that he had slept with Bonnie because when he did the deed, he knew his heart belonged to Marita. He admitted to himself in that moment that he only slept with Bonnie because he was angry with Marita for not admitting she loved him as much as he loved her. He was lashing out at Marita because she had hurt him by pretending that their kiss meant nothing. And now, what he wanted to do back then, he would give his life to stop from happening now.
"We don't plan on sleeping with her now, do we?" SM
"GOD! NO!" SH
"Well what's the problem. Tell her to get lost" SM
"I can't be rude" SH
"Tell her that we're married and we love our wife" SM
As Bonnie walked toward him, her heart began to pound and her body began to tingle in very private places. Sean Logan was the man of her dreams and she knew that from the moment she laid eyes on him. He was all man and he had a sexiness about him that she thought only existed in the pages of her novels. His eyes mesmerized her. His voice sent chills up her spine. His smile melted her heart. And his body... he was Adonis and she would give anything to lay with him again. She could barely contain the lust that filled her from head to toe. She wanted to throw off her cape and lay herself across his desk and offer her body up to him for his continual feast.
Sean opened his eyes and saw the pure, unadulterated lust that radiated from Bonnie. He had to put a stop to this. Bonnie was still an attractive woman and Sean could see why any man would want to be with her. But then Sean saw Marita. He was not about to destroy the trust he had with her. He would rather be castrated than betray Marita by sleeping with another woman. Marita was too important to him and he loved her too much to risk destroying the trust she had in him.
"Bonnie, I'm a married man now."
Bonnie stopped cold for a moment. Married. He was married. That changed things. The heroine of her next novel had searched out the man of her dreams and ended up marrying him. But the man of her dreams was already married. Bonnie then remembered one of the reasons he became the man of her dreams. His sexual prowess was overwhelming and she knew by looking into his eyes that his prowess was still in full force. He may be married but he was still a man. And she was still a very desirable woman.
"Oh" she said in a soft voice and pulled on the tie to her cape. "I'm sorry I missed your wedding, but I do have a present for you" she said, emphasizing 'you'.
Bonnie opened her cape and let it fall to the floor. She stood there in a scandalous white camisole with stockings and a garter belt. Sean's eyes roamed over her body and he found himself comparing her with Marita. He also found that he liked the dish Marita offered better than what was standing before him.
"Bonnie..." he said then there was a knock on the door.
Sean's heart leaped out of his chest as he rushed around his desk and walked behind Bonnie and picked her cape up and put it back on her shoulders and watched from behind as she closed the cape.
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave" he said as he took Bonnie by the arm. "I'm expecting someone."
"OH GOD! WHAT am I gonna tell Marita!" SM
"Your wife?" Bonnie asked as they walked toward the door.
Sean did not answer but rushed her to the door and opened it. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Clay standing in his doorway.
"This isn't your 'wife' is it?" Bonnie asked with a smile.
"Clay" Sean said.
"I'm GLAD it's you!" SM
Clay noticed his brother's haggard look then turned his questioning gaze on the woman.
"You don't look like a wife. Although you do look like a brother. Are you by chance Sean's brother?" she smiled sweetly at Clay as she noticed the resemblance between Sean and Clay.
"Yes ma'am I am. How did you guess?"
"The handsome face and blue eyes gave you away" she smiled charmingly.
Clay actually blushed at her compliment. "Thank you ma'am."
Sean could see that Clay was about to be charmed by Bonnie and wanted to stop that and get her out of his office.
"Come on in Clay" Sean said as he waved Clay inside and guided Bonnie outside.
"Sean Logan!" Bonnie said. "I know you have better manners than that!" she said when she realized what he was trying to do. "Aren't you going to introduce me to your brother?" she continued smiling at Clay.
"Clay, this is Bonnie..." Sean then realized he did not even know her last name.
"Bonnie Moore" she extended her hand to Clay.
"Nice to meat you Miss Moore" Clay said as he took her hand and shook it then looked to Sean.
Sean motion with his head for Clay to GET IN THE OFFICE! Clay grinned and wondered who this woman was.
"You're not from around here. How did you and Sean meet?" Clay innocently asked as he walked inside.
"I have a FOOL for a brother!" SM
Sean was ready to shoot Clay. And he would as soon as he got a chance.
"We met a couple of years ago" Bonnie said as she followed Clay inside the office, leaving Sean staring at an empty doorway.
"So what brings you to Lexington?" Clay asked as he offered her a seat then sat down.
"I'm doing research for my next novel" she said.
"What kind of books do you write?"
"Romance"
Clay's face twitched and Bonnie noticed and laughed. "You'd be surprised at how many men benefit from my books."
Clay doubted that. Even though he was trying to be more sensitive and romantic for Vivian, he doubted if he could benefit from reading some romance novel.
"So what kind of research are you doing here for a romance book?" Clay asked.
Sean instinctively knew that her 'research' had something to do with him and did not want to have that conversation started.
"Clay" he interrupted. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh" Clay said. "I'm meeting Vivian at the bank and we're going to get something to eat. Marita wanted me to tell you that she can't make it. Sean-Michael got a fever or something."
"I'd better get home then" Sean said.
"Aunt Eleanor said not to worry and DON'T come running home." Clay informed him. "He's just getting some more teeth in."
"Since you don't have to rush home, maybe we can have lunch and you and show me around town" Bonnie leered at Sean.
"Maybe we can join Clay and Vivian" Sean said, feeling trapped. "And then Vivian could show you around."
"Not today big brother" Clay said as he rose from his chair. "Vivian has something special planned for me" he said, giving Sean the eye.
"We wouldn't want to impose on you and your lady friend" Bonnie said as her blood began to run hot at the thought of being alone with Sean Logan. "It was certainly nice to meet you Clay" she said and presented her hand to him.
"Same here" Clay said as he took her hand then released it and headed for the door. "Marita invited us over for dinner so I'll see you then" he said to Sean then disappear.
"He WON'T be eating MY food!" SM
When Sean looked back at Bonnie, she had a very satisfied grin on her face.
"Bonnie..." he began, searching for a polite way to throw her out of his office and out of Lexington.
"So her name is Marita?"
"What?" he asked, wondering why Marita's name was coming from her lips.
"Your wife's name is Marita" she said.
"Yes"
"That's an unusual name. I've never heard it before."
"Bonnie..." he began again.
"You don't have to be afraid of me" she said with the look of a predator on her face.
Sean male ego did not take that blow to kindly.
"I'm not afraid. I want you to know that I'm married and I love my wife. And NOTHING is worth me losing her" he declared, knowing she was after more than lunch with an old 'friend'.
Most of her affairs were with married men. Happily married men they claimed. So Sean's declaration did not deter her, especially in light of the fact that she had a burning desire to have him. All of him. And again she reasoned, he might be married, happily married and in love with his wife. BUT he was still a man and she had plenty of experience with men and knew that for most of them it was a difficult task to resist a willing desirable half-naked body. She slowly stood as she held his gaze. She had more than enough confidence in her feminine wiles and knew she could lure Sean Logan into her love trap.
"Are you sure you don't want another taste of this" she said as she opened her cape. "Forbidden" she said in an exaggerated voice. "Fruit?" she ended as she ran her tongue over her lower lip. "I promise it'll be worth it" she said in a husky voice.
Sean's libido reacted as his mind remembered those lips and what they did to his body. Then his heart remembered Marita.
"I don't want to be rude but you have to leave" Sean said as he walked back around his desk and headed to the door.
He was tougher than she thought but Bonnie was not a woman who gave up easily. Especially when she wanted something as bad as she want Sean Logan. She decided to retreat for now and come up with another way to make him hers. She closed her cape and turned toward the door. When she got to the door, she paused and looked at Sean.
"I'll keep this present snug until you're ready to open it" she promised then walked past him.
Sean immediately closed the door and took a deep breath. He purposed in himself that he would not allow himself to be tempted. Bonnie was playing Bathsheba and dangling her pleasures before him. He would not, however play David and summon her to his room. Marita was too precious to him. She was his heaven on earth and without her, it would be hell on earth. He thought about telling Marita about Bonnie.
"Marita, a woman I had a one night stand with is in town."
That does not sound too good.
"Marita, there's a woman in town who I've 'known'"
Naw, that does not sound good either.
"Marita, you know I've been with other women right? Well one of them is in town."
Nope! That won't work either.
What would he do? Was it really necessary for him to tell Marita that Bonnie was in town? He told Marita most everything but was it vital that he tell her this? He knew deep in his heart he would tell her, he just did not know when and how.
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As Bonnie left Sean's office, her mind focused on this Marita. What kind of woman was she and what kind of hold did she have on Sean that would make him refuse the luscious treat Bonnie had for him? Bonnie would have to meet this woman and size her up. She needed to know what she was going against since Sean was a prize she did not intend on losing.
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When Sean made it home that evening, Vivian and Clay were already there. The women were in the kitchen and Clay was in the great room playing with Sean-Michael. When Sean-Michael saw his Pa coming into the room, he lifted up his hand and waved excitedly at him and released a gleeful noise because he was happy to see his father.
"Where's Marita?" Sean asked as he picked up the baby and gave him a kiss and a hug before putting back down so he could finish playing with his wooden horse.
"In the kitchen finishing supper" Clay answered. "Who was that woman in your office. She looked like she had eyes for you."
"Well if you knew that why did you bolt out of there like lightening?!"
"I had to get to Vivian" Clay answered then grinned as he remembered his afternoon with her. He did not know that Vivian could be so wanton but was glad to learn that she had a side to her that could curl his toes. "Besides" he said, "You're a grown man. I figured you could take care of yourself."
"Humph."
"You did 'take care of yourself' didn't you?" Clay asked, knowing Sean would never be unfaithful to Marita but want to hear him say it.
"Of course!" Sean was offended that he even asked. "With no help from you."
"You didn't expect me to miss out on Vivian just to help you with a woman did you?" Clay grinned as his mind wondered back to his afternoon with Vivian.
Instead of answering, Sean gave his brother a sour look.
"Who was she anyway?" Clay then asked.
"A mistake" Sean said as he sat down and watched Sean-Michael play with his toy.
"Did you tell her you're married?" Clay asked, understanding instantly what Sean meant by 'mistake'.
"Yeah but that doesn't seem to matter to her."
"What did she do?!"
"Let me know that she was available whenever I wanted her to be."
Clay shook his head. He was shocked that there were women like that out there. He was also glad he was not his brother. He would hate to have to tell Vivian that there was a woman in town who was after him.
"What are you going to do?"
"Just pray that she'll leave Lexington and never come back."
Sean and Clay stayed in the great room with Sean-Michael until Vivian came in and told them that supper was almost ready. Sean went upstairs while Vivian, Clay and Sean-Michael went into the dinning room. Sean-Michael had finished his supper just before Sean came home, so he played on the floor while the adults ate. After dinner and dessert, they retired into the great room and chatted. Soon after Clay and Vivian left, Sean-Michael fell asleep in Marita's arms and she put him down while Sean heated a bath for them. They both undressed then eased into the relaxing water.
"The new minister came out to the house today" Marita told his as she leaned back in his arms. The old minister of the white church had died a few months ago and his replacement had finally been found and was now in Lexington. "Alice wanted Jeffery to meet him and be sure the minister would do the ceremony."
"Is he gonna do it?" Sean asked as she absently kissed Marita's temple.
"Yes. I'll be so happy when this wedding gets here. Alice is so nervous and she's driving us all crazy" Marita laughed.
They stayed in the bath talking until the water turned chilly. They then dressed for bed and snuggled under the warm quilt, held each other. Marita drifted off first, leaving Sean awake pondering over how to tell Marita about Bonnie.
To Be Continued......................
