Forever After
“Darcy took a sip of cold water from the glass sitting next to her lounge chair. "Seth's birthday is in a few weeks. I want to give him a surprise party." "Would he like that?" Darcy sighed. "I don't think he's a man who usually likes surprises, but this would be different. I'd just invite you and Chuck and Jenna and Peg and Vic. And I'd keep it simple." "Sounds good to me. I like Peg and Vic. We all had fun at the barbecue you planned last weekend." The picnic had been a success. Without the complication of Brad, Chuck had accepted Seth as easily as Marsha. Vic and Peg had seemed to enjoy themselves. Darcy had loved seeing her friends and Seth's get along so well. It was a good omen.
Marsha applied suntan lotion to her legs. "Chuck asked me to marry him." A pang of envy stabbed Darcy, but it was soon replaced by sheer happiness for Marsha. "What did you say?" Her friend lay back and closed her eyes. "I didn't. I told him I need more time." "Why?" As if she couldn't thin...k clearly from a prone position, Marsha sat up and pulled her knees up to her chin. "After Brad moved out, Jenna asked me if we'd still have enough food to eat, if we'd always live in this house. She was worried if I could provide for us or if I might leave her, too. I want her to know I'm the one person in her life who will always take care of her. I don't want her to grow up thinking we have to depend on a man. Because we don't. We can make it on our own." Darcy knew she could make it on her own, too. But that didn't keep her from longing for a commitment from Seth. She knew he cared for her. But that's all she knew. Maybe if she told him she loved him... No. That would drive a wedge between them. He didn't believe in marriage. If she said she loved him, he'd think she was pushing, manipulating. But she didn't know if she could hold it back much longer.MoreLess
Marsha applied suntan lotion to her legs. "Chuck asked me to marry him." A pang of envy stabbed Darcy, but it was soon replaced by sheer happiness for Marsha. "What did you say?" Her friend lay back and closed her eyes. "I didn't. I told him I need more time." "Why?" As if she couldn't thin...k clearly from a prone position, Marsha sat up and pulled her knees up to her chin. "After Brad moved out, Jenna asked me if we'd still have enough food to eat, if we'd always live in this house. She was worried if I could provide for us or if I might leave her, too. I want her to know I'm the one person in her life who will always take care of her. I don't want her to grow up thinking we have to depend on a man. Because we don't. We can make it on our own." Darcy knew she could make it on her own, too. But that didn't keep her from longing for a commitment from Seth. She knew he cared for her. But that's all she knew. Maybe if she told him she loved him... No. That would drive a wedge between them. He didn't believe in marriage. If she said she loved him, he'd think she was pushing, manipulating. But she didn't know if she could hold it back much longer.MoreLess
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