Page 74 of Tangled Emotions
He nodded. “Good, good.”
“What makes you ask?”
His shoulders lifted in a shrug. “Oh, doing some research for later in life.”
Julie and Anna walked over. “What are you doing, Mattie?”
“Talkin’ with Doc about man stuff.”
“Like what?” Anna bounced the basketball.
“Do you guys ever want to get married?”
Julie tipped her head. “Well, not like now, but when I’m older.”
Anna nodded, and she accented her words with her hands. “Yeah. I want a big wedding, with a huge gown, cake, and family. Like a princess would have.” She looked at me. “What about you, Doc?”
Madi joined us. “Do you want to get married?”
“Someday.”
As I monitored the gym, I saw Tyler give Matt a thumbs up.
“So Doc?” Matt tried for subtle, failing miserably. “You got any big plans this weekend?”
“As a matter of fact, I do. I received a special invitation to dinner Saturday.”
“And you’re going for sure?” Matt asked and all the kids standing near us nodded.
“Call me intrigued.” I gave him the assurance he needed. “I’m happy to meet a very special lady.”
“We gotta go, Doc.” The girls grabbed Matt, and I heard them all giggling over the noise of the other kids and bouncing balls.
The rest of my work day sped by and I went to look at furniture since I had time before the closing of my house.
In my head, I knew I wanted one with a huge backyard, garage, and kitchen. There was one local real estate company in the area. The young woman I worked with showed me places that fit my wants and didn’t try to upsell me.
I looked around and when I didn’t see anyone near, I bounced up and flopped on the sectional I was looking at. Slight bounce,cozy back, didn’t hurt my head when I used an armrest to prop it up.
“Finding what you need?” A friendly voice asked from behind me.
“So far, so good.” I sat up and looked back at the sales associate. “I’m getting a house and don’t have much to put in it.”
“Well, you came to the right place.” She smiled as I stood up.
“I’ll take this set. Tables and all.”
“Let’s go get the paperwork started.” She motioned for me to follow her.
I glanced at my watch and after I got this taken care of, I could jet over to the title place and then get my stuff packed up at Miss Cora’s.
“It’s a lovely set. It’s perfect for a family.” She slowed down to let me catch up, and my eyes fell on a dining table with three leaves and it was solid wood.
Big E told me one time when he was a kid, his mom, and gramma broke a table in half, fighting over the last spoon when playing Spoons.
“Can I try something?” I thumbed to the table.
“Sure.” Her eyes twinkled at the prospect of a bigger sale.