Eleanor Carter was not happy with the behavior of her family. Millicent
had pleaded a headache to leave the benefit early; John had arrived with
that nurse from the hospital and promptly disappeared. Now Alice had
introduced her to a hateful surgeon from the hospital that looked as if he
were undressing you with his eyes.
John and Abby had walked around the grounds of the mansion and John had led her to the garage.
"Pick a car." He said
"What?" she laughed
"Pick a car we can go for a drive"
"Uh the black one the corvette"
"Good choice. Dad bought this the year I was born. It's a classic. Hop in." and they sped away down a road. It was a private road that ran through the estate. John had enjoyed bringing dates on these rides as a teenager. He knew just the best places to stop.
"Let's stop here there is a great view of the lake"
Abby liked it that he was trying to impress her. What was the old joke you can fall in love with a rich man as easily as with a poor man. She had married and dated the poor men; maybe it was time to see how it felt to date a rich guy.
"You're blushing" John said as he slipped his arm around her. "A penny for your thoughts"
Abby burst out laughing at the idea of John knowing what she had been thinking "Nothing"
"No what .I could use a good laugh"
"You might not get it."
"Please"
"Okay, don't laugh don't get mad – I was thinking about and old saying." She started laughing again she didn't know if she could finish she had gotten a terrible case of the giggles. Her laughter was contagious and John started to laugh too. They would calm down at look at each other then burst out laughing again
"Stop" abby said " I'm gone pee in my pants"
"I can't" her kept on laughing and wiping the tears from his eye. "Oh it's been a long time since I've gotten tickled like this.
"Me too" She said catching her breath and hoping he'd forgotten about how the laughter had started.
John still had his arm around her and he leaned in and kissed her. She smiled at him after the kiss and didn't say a word. John jumped out of the car and walked in front of it and spread out his arms. And using a game show announcer voice said:
"Abby you know all this could be yours. If you can answer one simple question"
Abby started to crack up again. "What question?" She struggled not to keep laughing
"Will you go steady with me?" and he began to laugh again. She go out of the car and took his had and they stood for a long time not speaking just laughing and laughing at how absurd they were acting.
John and Abby had walked around the grounds of the mansion and John had led her to the garage.
"Pick a car." He said
"What?" she laughed
"Pick a car we can go for a drive"
"Uh the black one the corvette"
"Good choice. Dad bought this the year I was born. It's a classic. Hop in." and they sped away down a road. It was a private road that ran through the estate. John had enjoyed bringing dates on these rides as a teenager. He knew just the best places to stop.
"Let's stop here there is a great view of the lake"
Abby liked it that he was trying to impress her. What was the old joke you can fall in love with a rich man as easily as with a poor man. She had married and dated the poor men; maybe it was time to see how it felt to date a rich guy.
"You're blushing" John said as he slipped his arm around her. "A penny for your thoughts"
Abby burst out laughing at the idea of John knowing what she had been thinking "Nothing"
"No what .I could use a good laugh"
"You might not get it."
"Please"
"Okay, don't laugh don't get mad – I was thinking about and old saying." She started laughing again she didn't know if she could finish she had gotten a terrible case of the giggles. Her laughter was contagious and John started to laugh too. They would calm down at look at each other then burst out laughing again
"Stop" abby said " I'm gone pee in my pants"
"I can't" her kept on laughing and wiping the tears from his eye. "Oh it's been a long time since I've gotten tickled like this.
"Me too" She said catching her breath and hoping he'd forgotten about how the laughter had started.
John still had his arm around her and he leaned in and kissed her. She smiled at him after the kiss and didn't say a word. John jumped out of the car and walked in front of it and spread out his arms. And using a game show announcer voice said:
"Abby you know all this could be yours. If you can answer one simple question"
Abby started to crack up again. "What question?" She struggled not to keep laughing
"Will you go steady with me?" and he began to laugh again. She go out of the car and took his had and they stood for a long time not speaking just laughing and laughing at how absurd they were acting.