There was a LOT of variety to choose from. Club soda, carbonated water, ginger ale, brandy, rum, vodka, liquors of 7 different varieties, juices of all sorts… there was so much to choose from that just finding her way around the bar seemed like a challenge in itself. She decided she’d just wing it and try whatever random bottler her hands found.
It seemed she had some learning to do, but at least she found the courage to step behind the bar to begin the experience.
As she attempted to make a decent drink worth giving someone, she got the attention of Timmothy Totte, the maintenance man hired by Danielle to handle small repairs and some cleaning in the massive home. Timmothy was quite a bit older than Elizabeth, but he never batted an eye when she passed. Staying focused on the job at hand was a difficult challenge when she was in the same room.
He would stop from time to time to chat with her about whatever she wanted. He did care for her, considering she was the young heiress to the Leday family – one of the oldest and most well known names in Sunset Valley. Such a young woman could easily fall into some bad habits and trends with a fortune like hers. Yet he found her to be almost exactly opposite of what most young 20-somethings her age were like. Sure, she was young and naïve, but she was also pretty bright and charming and had just a great personality. Not to mention she wasn’t exactly bad on the eyes.
He finally got the nerve to ask her out on a date, after watching her from a distance. Hopefully, she’d say yes and it would give him a chance to get to know him outside of being the cleaning boy…
He took her to the Little Corsican Bistro. They were running a couple’s dinner special and he thought it was a great opportunity to just relax and get to know this pretty girl a little more in a different environment. To his surprise, his plan had worked! She let her guard down to share a compliment. He felt like a little boy in school when the pretty girl smiled at him again.
He had to keep his cool, he couldn’t let on just how much that comment flattered him and made his heart swell. So he responded in the most natural, casual way any guy good (at least he hoped it sounded that way.)
He didn’t want to joke anymore but really let her know how he had felt for her. The setting was perfect and the night was still so young…
She thought he was sweet but wasn’t sure how serious he was about it. But it was a compliment and she was happy.
Maybe it was the wine or that he took such a big leap of faith in telling her his feelings, but she leaned in for a goodnight kiss. She was so exhausted… maybe it was the wine…
Timmothy was tenacious, he wasn’t going to just give up on the first date. Instead he saw it as an open door for another invitation to a free dinner. There was a new pub in town that he thought might be fun for a greasy dinner of bar food and games. He got lucky again, she said yes. Then she surprised him again with an invitation of her own…
They didn’t really make it very far to the house. It was a nice, clear night so they thought it would be nice to hang out on the front porch and watch the stars and chat. Chatting lead to something a little more serious, though…
‘YES!’ was the only thing (well, not quite the ONLY thing) running through his mind at this moment. Here he was, sitting next to the most desirable woman in town and she had her lips pressed hard against his. Her touch sent shivers through him. The taste of her lipgloss, the smell of her perfume, and her kiss! Her kiss was divine.
They dated a little more and Timmothy knew right away he was in love. She was all he could think about. He couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t work. He saw her everywhere he looked. He was going crazy not having her, he decided it was time to make the next move. He planned a small picnic of fruits and cheese and a bottle of nectar and took her to the beach to watch high tide roll in.
Not sure why she can’t just take a compliment, he meant it truthfully. Chalk it up to nerves I guess, but he wasn’t going to let her wriggle out of this until he had a chance to say what was on his mind.
Lucky again for him, she had felt the same and leapt into his arms in excited ecstasy. Good thing he’d kept his gym routine or he might have dropped her!
She decided to let him spend the night to “celebrate”…. Hopefully Danielle wouldn’t notice.
Well, she did. Not that Elizabeth could really hide her excitement of the phenomenally large rock on her finger. She was completely giddy and watched every wedding show, bought every wedding magazine and was employing a local fashion designer to make a custom gown. It wasn’t really hard to put the pieces together. Still, she was a little hurt that things were being kept from her but she could put that aside. Danielle was really more concerned about Elizabeth’s long-term happiness. Timmothy was quite a bit older than Elizabeth and having outlived her own husband, she didn’t want Elizabeth to go through the same kind of hurt. Timmothy, however, was nervous around the vampiric leader. She was powerful in many, many ways and preferred to stay under the radar then in her crosshairs for any reason.
But Danielle wasn’t letting him leave until they had their talk.
Timmothy tried his best to get away from her, but she followed right behind, talking the whole way. Eventually he stopped, a bit out of frustration and annoyance and curiosity, but he figured he knew what she was going to say. He knew he was older than Elizabeth. He knew Danielle probably just saw him as some miggle-aged guy chasing a girl almost young enough to be his own daughter, but he didn’t care. He was in love, Danielle would just have to accept it.
To his surprise, Danielle knew more than he realized and had some good news instead of a chastising remark.
This was Danielle’s way of telling him she would help to care for them and whatever family they decided they would make. While Elizabeth had inherited the house, the bills went to Danielle as well as the responsibilities and it was plenty to big for a family to live. She didn’t mind at all sharing the home and providing for Elizabeth’s family. She sincerely wanted to give Elizabeth the best life she could and didn’t see a reason for making her move out of her home just because she wanted to start a family. Timmothy could breath easy – Danielle had his back.
A wedding is on the way! How will Elizabeth and Timmothy make their new lives together? Keep reading to find out!
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