You Are My One and Only

Elizabeth nearly spat out the oatmeal in her mouth upon hearing Adeline’s words. No, that’s not what I mean! I’m clearly saying you don’t need to keep me company if you have other plans!

But who’d have thought this girl got the wrong idea? Alas, she seems to have a little trouble with reading the room.

“Old Mrs. Arnold, why don’t we go shopping later?” Adeline suggested after checking the time. She thought any woman had a natural liking to shopping, even older women, right?

Seeing how enthusiastic the young woman was, Elizabeth didn’t have the heart to turn her down.

Since Isaac threw this problem to her, Elizabeth would help him handle it for now.

“Sure!”

…

Patricia enjoyed driving her new ride home as it had a good speed and was automatic at that. There wasn’t a single problem with it!

She loved the red car, feeling like she had gotten it with nothing.

She couldn’t figure out why Isaac would say something was wrong with this car. Surely, it was he who was being finicky.

she got out

Patricia coming out of the red

“New car, Tricia?”

them as well. If there ever was an emergency, they were happy to help

janky car broke down. My friend doesn’t drive this

response. “Well, this friend must be rich. It’s not Mr. Selwyn, is

years. Everyone around here knew he was trying to win Patricia’s heart, and they thought God was still rather nice to this single

Selwyns were an affluent family in Appleby, and if Patricia could marry one

her head. “No,

returned to his chair and

Patricia glanced at Gus before entering her home, and with that, she

other day, the one that you can get the

his mouth and said, “Tricia, we’ve been neighbors for about two to three

Gus might be a loafer, but he isn’t dishonorable, Patricia thought, and he would be

around a couple of times, making sure there was no one else around, before whispering, “I want to loan half a million. How many days will it take to be transferred into my

because Gus told her that it was

by tonight if you need

if Tricia borrowed half a million. For someone who never