Mandy sighed as she mixed the ingredients of her famous vegetable stew; her fizzy, grey hair was in a bun. She was looking out the window, which was what made her sigh, well, not the window but what or actually who was outside the window. It was Jonathan Mantas one of the younger gardeners. He was plucking weeds right now. Anyway, Mandy sighed as she saw him because she could picture fresh love. Him and Isabella, her godchild.
It was sweet. It was very sweet. Mandy had seen a lot of romance in her past, even Ella's but why did this one seem the most romantic?
Mandy chuckled, Isabella and Jonathan thought they were having a completely secret relationship for two years, but after a week of their meetings Mandy had figured out what they were up to.
Jonathan worked right in front of the kitchen, and always left at about 3:55, so they met at about 4:00 everyday. Isabella would come by to the kitchen at 3:45 and ask Mandy to make some food, scones, maybe cakes, sometimes cookies, etc.
"Mandy?" came a voice
"Yes?" Mandy called not taking her eyes of Jonathan.
"Mandy" Somebody tapped her shoulder... she turned around. It was Ella.
"Hello, Lady" Ella was always called 'Lady' by Mandy.
"Mandy, can I talk to you?" Ella seemed concerned
"Of course you can!"
"Mandy, it's about Isabella. She's really growing up"
"More than you know"
"Pardon me?"
"I said, 'It's a beautiful day you know'"
"Right, well, Mandy I think she's hiding something from me!"
Mandy smiled. Of course she wasn't going to ruin it for Isabella by telling her mother, but Ella was quite clever now that she was mother. She could tell when something was happening with her daughter.
"Hiding something? From you?"
"I know Mandy… I mean we were so close" Ella shuddered "Sometimes I wonder if she became that close with someone else, or worse closer"
Mandy chuckled
"What's so funny?"
"Lady, you knew this was going to happen, why are you surprised?"
"I know Mandy, but aren't all parents surprised?"
"Yes. They are"
"Why am I even saying this? I don't even know if Isabella has even found anybody yet"
It was sweet. It was very sweet. Mandy had seen a lot of romance in her past, even Ella's but why did this one seem the most romantic?
Mandy chuckled, Isabella and Jonathan thought they were having a completely secret relationship for two years, but after a week of their meetings Mandy had figured out what they were up to.
Jonathan worked right in front of the kitchen, and always left at about 3:55, so they met at about 4:00 everyday. Isabella would come by to the kitchen at 3:45 and ask Mandy to make some food, scones, maybe cakes, sometimes cookies, etc.
"Mandy?" came a voice
"Yes?" Mandy called not taking her eyes of Jonathan.
"Mandy" Somebody tapped her shoulder... she turned around. It was Ella.
"Hello, Lady" Ella was always called 'Lady' by Mandy.
"Mandy, can I talk to you?" Ella seemed concerned
"Of course you can!"
"Mandy, it's about Isabella. She's really growing up"
"More than you know"
"Pardon me?"
"I said, 'It's a beautiful day you know'"
"Right, well, Mandy I think she's hiding something from me!"
Mandy smiled. Of course she wasn't going to ruin it for Isabella by telling her mother, but Ella was quite clever now that she was mother. She could tell when something was happening with her daughter.
"Hiding something? From you?"
"I know Mandy… I mean we were so close" Ella shuddered "Sometimes I wonder if she became that close with someone else, or worse closer"
Mandy chuckled
"What's so funny?"
"Lady, you knew this was going to happen, why are you surprised?"
"I know Mandy, but aren't all parents surprised?"
"Yes. They are"
"Why am I even saying this? I don't even know if Isabella has even found anybody yet"