Chapter 56
Vincent's next stop was to visit the chandler shop. Rebecca was already busy stirring a pot of wax for the first batch of candles for the day. She greeted him cheerfully when he entered and asked to what she owed his visit.
"Rebecca all of your candles are very nice, but I was wondering if you might have one or two special ones around that I might have?"
She had been focused on the wax that she was stirring, but at this unusual request from Vincent she looked up and their eyes met. A wide grin spread across her face and Rebecca exclaimed, "Vincent you're in love! All the ladies in the tunnels have wondered if it would ever happen! It figures that it would be a lovely topsider that captured your heart instead of one of us! I am so happy for you Vincent!"
"Thank you Rebecca…about the candles?"
"Oh right! How soon do you need them? I have been working on a really unique idea for Winterfest this year and have a couple trial ones almost finished. Do you need them right away?"
"I was going to take a special dinner to Catherine tonight. Would that give you enough time?"
"Oh sure! I can have them done this afternoon. Why don't you stop by after your last class today? I'll have them ready then."
"That sounds perfect Rebecca. I can not wait to see them," he told her and left to finish his other errands before his first class of the day.
Every so often during the day when he had a few minutes to himself Vincent checked on Catherine through the Bond. He could tell that she was still upset with him, but it seemed like a night's sleep had calmed it down a little. He could only hope that what he had planned for that evening would let her know how much she meant to him and he planned to apologize for his panicked flight as well.
Catherine had spent the day at her father's law firm bored out of her mind. The embezzlement case she was working on was so cut and dried that her father's secretary could have handled it. The only problem with that was it gave her too much time to think about the evening ahead with Vincent.
She planned how to do her hair and make up. She spent quite some time deciding what to wear. She even thought about taking the afternoon off to go and buy something new. She wanted to set just the right mood tonight. Vincent was new to relationships so there were some things he was going to have to learn.
The plan for the evening came together in her head as she finished up her notes for the case that would go to trial in the late morning. Catherine expected to be in the courtroom for less than twenty minutes before her guilty client went free. Jimmy Wassel had been cooking the books for the company that he worked for over the past three years. However when he was arrested, the eager young cop fresh out of the academy, in his excitement had forgotten to read Jimmy his rights. Wassel might be guilty, but he would be back on the street before noon.
Because her case had gone just as she had predicted it would Catherine decided to take the afternoon off and get her hair done. She did spend a little time shopping, but ended up only purchasing a new pair of lounging pajamas and matching robe. She was home in plenty enough time to have a long hot bath and dress before Vincent's arrival.
As she had taken time to think about the events of the night before she could only guess that he had panicked at what had been happening between them. Even though she had done her best to let him know how natural that was between two people in love. She guessed she could understand his actions considering his lack of experience. How she wanted to change that state of affairs! But after the talk they'd had she was pretty sure that wouldn't be happening any time soon.
To be continued….