Olivia jumped as the women surrounded her, blocking her way to the coffee. "Olivia, we know your secret!." Eleanor announced proudly.
"You do?" Olivia asked stepping back. How could they have figured it out?
"Yes. You love to shop."
"Oh." Olivia laughed. "Guilty."
"So we're kidnapping you and going to charge things we don't need to our husbands.
"Can I get some coffee first?"
"You're right, she's funny." A red haired woman Olivia didn't recognize said throwing her head back as she laughed. "You're funny."
"Um, thanks." Olivia said pouring herself a cup of coffee. She didn't really find anything she said funny, but she also didn't think shopping was a secret. She took a sip of her coffee, happy to find it strong. She was going to need it, she actually hated to shop. "I'm going to go tell Elliot."
"Oh, don't worry about him. He's off talking stocks and gold and all that boring stuff with the other men." Eleanor said.
"It's just the girls." Doris said. "We all need a break from the husbands time to time. Even one as handsome as yours."
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"What are you looking for?"
Elliot looked up and saw Robert smiling at him. "My wife seems to have disappeared."
"Ah, she's off with the ladies." The older man said with a laugh. "Don't worry about her. However, you may want to jut let your accountant deal with your next credit card bill. That's what I do when Ellie goes shopping."
Elliot smiled, they were dragging Liv shopping. She hated that. "It keeps the blood pressure down."
"Exactly." Robert said with a heavy laugh. "Will you join us in the study for cigars?"
"Speaking of blood pressure."
"At least come sit with us. We would like to talk."
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Olivia had never been happier to sit down, as the group finally stopped at a coffee shop. She slipped off her shoe and rubbed her heel. They weren't kidding when they said they loved to shop. She had felt like a human Barbie all morning as the women handed her outfit after outfit to try on.
"So, how often do you and Elliot make love?" Doris asked sitting down.
It took all of Olivia's energy not to spit her coffee across the room. "Excuse me?"
Doris smiled and gently placed her hand on Olivia's. "I'm being blunt, I know, but what's the point of beating around the bush?"
"Enough." Olivia said quietly.
"And you're paying attention to your cycles I assume." Eleanor asked.
Olivia stared at her blankly. Than it dawned on her, they were going back to the fact she was childless and had mentioned fertility problems. "Yes, of course."
"Good. Very good. And what specialists have you seen?"
"None."
"None?" Doris said in shock. "Why not?"
"I guess I was scared." Olivia said embarrassed when her eyes welled up.
"It is scary." The red haired lady, Martha Davies said placing her hand on Olivia's shoulder.
Olivia nodded her head in agreement. "I have names. Some of the doctors are here in New York." She said in a small voice.
"We know the best." Eleanor said. "We will help."
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Elliot leaned back in the over stuffed chair and sighed. He was thinking they were barking up the wrong tree. Nothing the men had said lead him to believe they were child sex tourists. The trips they had spoken of were filled with golf at retirement resorts. Against his better judgment he was finding himself liking these men.
"Don't worry." Robert said laying his hand on Elliot's shoulder. "We'll help her."
