TUESDAY TALES - WORD PROMPT "SANDY"

 

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Charlotte wondered how she’d ever be able to move out of this apartment once Mary returned. She sighed.

“Not to your liking?” Mary Walden asked.

“Oh no. Not at all. I love it. It’s like a palace. I just can’t imagine ever having to leave it.”

Mary laughed. “I will be coming back, unless I meet a wealthy count who sweeps me off my feet.”

“Really?”

“I’m kidding. You do know I write romance novels under a pen name, don’t you?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“I have a romantic imagination. Please don’t blow my cover,” Mary said, patting Charlotte’s forearm.

“Oh, I won’t.”

“I have some of my books in the living room bookcase. You’re welcome to read them.”

“I think I have a romantic imagination, too,” Charlotte said.

“Perfect! You’ll see them there. My pen name is Sandy Fontaine.”

“Thank you so much!” Charlotte said, smiling.

 Mary and Charlotte worked out the price, move-day, and how to work the locks. Charlotte wrote out a check for the first two month’s rent.

“Thank you so much,” she said.

“It is I who should be thanking you,” Mrs. Walden said. “It’s a relief to have the rent covered and to know someone will be staying here, keeping an eye on the place.”

After a brief hug, Charlotte returned to her car. On the drive home, she could not stop grinning. This would be just the beginning of her independence. But she sobered up when she realized she’d have to confront her father. She’d saved enough money to be independent for over a year. She’d taken over her father’s contracts for the University’s work. She had also established some of her own clients, like the Willow Falls Inn, and a small apartment building five miles out of town.

It was time to beef up her furniture business. Now she’d have a year on her own to  find a permanent

 apartment or maybe even buy a small house. She let out a breath. Taking the first step represented a 

huge leap for her, but she had no idea what suprise awaited her at home. 

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