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.

the car when she arrived home, and when she got out of the car, she found Gus sitting idly

actually munching on peanuts. When he saw Patricia coming out of

“New car, Tricia?”

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

friend doesn’t drive this car often, so

this friend must be

was trying to win Patricia’s heart, and they thought God was still rather nice to this single mother even though

and if Patricia

head. “No, it’s another

his curiosity, Gus returned to his chair

at Gus before entering her home,

day, the one that

in his mouth and said, “Tricia, we’ve been neighbors for

would be more than willing to help whenever anyone comes to him.

no one else around, before whispering, “I want to loan half a million. How many days will it take to be transferred into my

got tempted mainly because Gus told her that it was

by tonight if you

ideas. He would be able to earn a commission of fifteen thousand if Tricia borrowed half a million.