THE BROKEN HEARTS

Chapter 5: "A very revealing lunch"

After the diner, they went to the living room, all three of them for the tea. Since the evening was coming to an end, Eleonor talked to Annie about her job for the next day.

- You'll have to come to the theatre as soon as tomorrow morning with Terry. Robert is going to go ballistic when I tell him the tailor can't work anymore.

- All right Miss Baker, said Annie smiling, I hope I can do it...

- If Terry is the one recommending you, I have nothing to fear, my son is very demanding and he only recommends the beast... He's very impatient, he refused to wait for the new seamstress to modify his costume, and he went to look elsewhere...

"I wonder if that's how he is with his female conquests... oh my God Annie, what are you thinking about?! " She said to herself blushing against her will.

Terry looked at her and he saw her blush... He had a little smile on his lips, like he knew what she was thinking about.

- All right mum, we're going to go now. We shouldn't go to bed to late..., said Terry standing up.

- Of course, said Eleonor standing up too.

Annie stood up too and they walked to the door. The butler brought the coats and Terry helped Annie put on her beautiful bleu coat, the same color as her eyes and he surprised himself wondering if she had made it herself.

- Goodbye children, said Eleonor, it was a pleasure to have you over, come back to see me whenever you want.

- Thank you for this wonderful evening, said Annie hugging her.

- Your very welcome sweetie, said Eleonor.

She hugged her son. Annie walked away...

- I won't have any trouble if you come back with her here...

- Really? That's because she's not one of my conquests...

- And she's Candy's sister...

- And she can sew your dresses...

- Terry!

- I'm joking mum...

- Don't play with her...

- Mum, what are you insinuating?

- I'm not insinuating anything; you're a Casanova Terry...Leave Annie alone.

- Mum, you're thinking too much. I have no intention towards Annie...

- And why not? She's not pretty?

- Yes, but...

- She is a girl, isn't she? And you like girls don't you?

- Mum..., she's Candy's sister!

- And I say "the gentleman doth protest too much"!

- Charlie, said the same thing, he didn't want to believe me either... By keeping hearing this, you're giving me some ideas...

- You're not going to tell me that the idea never crossed your mind?!

- Good night mum! Annie is waiting for me in the car; you wouldn't want me to leave a lady in the cold for so long...

- Good bye, said Eleonor smiling.

She stayed there looking at them until the car disappeared from her view.