Installment #23 Meg

Meg Meg did not turn her computer on Monday after her trip up the mountain, so it was Tuesday morning when she read the email from Eldon. She answered right away and soon the plans were made and everything was in place. Eldon would arrive Wednesday right after lunch. The driver would pick him up and he would be busy with John until late, late that night and until noon on Thursday. Then he was free until Monday. Business she knew nothing about. She would meet him in the lobby of the Sheraton at 12:30 and they would have lunch somewhere and then just sight see until later when they would decide what to do next. Sounded like a loosely woven plan they could both live with. She realized that she was actually almost giddy at the thought of meeting a man. And having lunch and then deciding what to do next. That was the part that rather made her feel warm and anxious. But Thursday was two days away. Lot could happen in two days. But she hummed as she did her chores that day. Then she remembered the dogs rather guiltily. She phoned the friend who watched them before. She explained that she was not sure how long she would be gone. Maybe not even one night, but maybe more. He laughed. Yes, he was available and yes, he was flexible. Yes he would come Thursday afternoon and evening and continue his chores until she told him he was done. That taken care of she began to rifle the closet for clothes for her trip into Denver. She realized she had nothing sexy, but she did not want anything sexy. Nothing old maidy either. She finally settled on a pair of black tailored slacks and a red long sleeved clingy shirt with a high vee neckline. Little black pumps. Then she realized that those were too dark for summer. But it was not really summer and Denver is high and cool so she thought it best not to obsess. And as she climbed into her bed that night she found herself wishing that Thursday would hurry up and get here! Sweet dreams found her that evening and a tall stranger stood in the mist as she ran toward him.