Lavender Morning (Edilean 1) - Page 119
Jocelyn groaned. “Don’t remind me. Bell showing up wearing next to nothing, you and me running through the kitchen like escaping thieves, and Luke’s…”
“Yeah,” Sara said. “Luke’s you-know-what. I hope he told you that that’s over. He’s been working with Ken at MAW to get his marriage annulled.”
“He told me,” Joce said.
“So soon he won’t be married. Legally, he’ll never have been married, so what’s the problem?”
Jocelyn put her hand to her head. “Me! I am the problem. As far as I can tell, I have a choice between two fabulous men, but I’m not sure if either of them wants me or if it’s just some male one-upmanship between them.”
“So who makes your heart beat faster when you see him?”
“Luke.”
“Who do you want to spend every minute of every day with?”
“Luke.”
“Who do you see when you imagine a home and kids?”
“Ramsey.”
“Oh, my,” Sara said. “You do have a problem. I think you need to make up your mind and stick with one of them. You can’t bounce back and forth.”
“It’s not as though either of them has asked me to…what do you call it as an adult? Go steady.”
“Luke wouldn’t say anything until the annulment is final.”
“And Ramsey?”
“He could possibly return with an engagement ring. He likes grand gestures.”
“But I hardly know him!”
“Interesting,” Sara said. “I wonder what you would have said if I’d told you Luke was returning with a gift for you.”
“Where is he? Where did he go? He left town, and I don’t even know where he is.”
Sara sat up on the bed and looked at Jocelyn. “You may think you can’t decide between the men, but I think you have decided. Didn’t Luke take you hiking?”
“Yes.”
“Up to some lake?”
“Yes. We stayed up there and ate sandwiches while we took turns reading Miss Edi’s story. Sara, you should read it! It’s the most romantic thing I’ve ever read in my life.”
She stood up. “You know what I think is romantic? The way you’ve made my cousin smile. Luke may act tough and as though nothing ever bothers him, but underneath he has a very soft soul. He married a woman he didn’t love because she was carrying his child. How sweet is that? He’s the one who helped her get started in modeling and she repaid him by—” She stopped talking.
“I know,” Jocelyn said, “with an abortion.”
“Who told you that?”
“Dr. Dave.”
“My goodness, but you do get around. Dr. Dave told you about his grandson’s problems in his personal life?”
“Yes. What’s wrong with that?”
Sara stood there, looking at Jocelyn for a moment. “You know what I think? I think it’s possible that you’re so in love with Luke that when he’s gone for even a few days you’re down in the dumps.”
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