CHAPTER 111: STEPS TOWARD A WEDDING

~ MARIA BELGRAVE ~

Josy pulled Maria into the sitting room and closed the door behind them. “Okay, it’s been an interesting and rather nice evening. Very pretty gifts. Impressive. Beautiful Maria. But, what the hell? People talk as atoms split, changing the world. But what happened to David? That’s not the David I remember.”

I sighed. How had I explained it to Josy? “Josy, I tried to tell you. Circumstances have changed. I too questioned what he said to me. How could I believe what he said to me? I didn’t know if I could believe him, not at first. David’s trying Josy. That’s what this is about. I told him I wouldn’t lose myself again or live a half-life for him. But tonight, he said something I wasn’t expecting.” We settled down into a few chairs and put our heads together. We knew we had to sort this out to plan and start moving. I couldn’t believe I sat down to consider planning a wedding to David. Oh, hell, who was I fooling? Planning a wedding to anyo