Page 50 of Her Cadillac Cowboy
Marty nodded again. “Okay, I’ll recommend the proposal to Mega, but they may want to make some changes in the deal."
“I’d be surprised if they didn’t.” She looked Marty straight in the eye to show she understood him. But Marty wasn’t looking at her.
“Speak of the devil.”
Sara swung her head toward the entrance. There, talking to the maitre d’, was Josh. He had his arm around a woman’s lush curves.
“And he’s got old Lurlene ‘Biggers Is Better’ with him. Now, Sara, that’s a sight you and I haven’t seen since high school. Wonder if Josh is taking up where he left off?”
Sara sniffed. “Lurlene doesn’t seem to mind who she takes up with.”
“From what I understand, Josh has become a class act with the money to back it up. Women love that, don’t they?” Marty watched her with a calculated gleam in his eye.
“Not this woman. At least not if it’s a McKinley.”
“Just what I wanted to hear. I wasn’t quite sure if you’d gotten over that high school crush or not.”
“I didn’t think it was that obvious.”
“Not to most people, but I had a crush of my own back then.” He took her hand in his.
Sara tugged away. “I had no idea, Marty.”
“You weren’t supposed to.”
Her cheeks heated.
“We aren’t in high school now, Sara.”
“No, we aren’t.”
“C’mon, finish your dessert and we’ll go clubbing.”
“I’d like that.” She dug into her cheesecake. When there were only two bites left, a shadow fell over their table.
“Marty, is that you?” Lurlene’s squeal scraped over Sara’s eardrums.
“In the flesh, Lurlene.”
“Well, scoot over, honey, so I can sit down and give you a big ol’ welcome back hug and kiss.”
Marty looked to Sara, who returned a shrug.
“Oh, Sara won’t mind, will you?” Lurlene sat down without waiting for a reply. “Joshie, sweetie, why don’t you slide right in next to me? Then we’ll all be comfy cozy.”
“Why, thank you, Lurlene. But there’s a tad more room here by Sara. I think I’ll slide in with her, since you aren’t ready to go home yet.”
Sara rolled her eyes.
“I declare, Sara, I’m surprised to see you out tonight. How’s your poor daddy doin’?” Lurlene’s squeal changed to a purr.
“He’s doing very well, thank you.”
“I been clerking for my daddy since Bobby and I broke up, and some of those nurses you hired have called on Daddy in his capacity as your father’s doctor. I believe you’ve had a bit of trouble with them.”
Lurlene never did know when to keep her mouth shut. “We haven’t been able to find the right match in nursing care for Dad, if that’s what you mean.”
“Well, I s’pose you could put it that way. Daddy didn’t understand why you all had a nurse out there all the time anyways.”
