Chapter 3

Way into the afternoon on Sunday before Corny had gotten out of bed and carefully prepared her meal for the day; not wanting to add an inch of pound to her already tiny waist line!

After completely swallowing down everything on the plate, she spent some valuable time reminiscing with her dear aunt about how the job was treating her and also, about her lodging over by the hotel for the entire upcoming week before she had forgotten to let her know that she wouldn't be coming home for a while!

Because, this was the week in which the dance team she was involved in had a new number to rehearse at the hotel so as to keep their dancing routines on the stage fresh and spicy!

Preventing babbling tongues from gossiping that their number was out-dated and boring!

It was a part of the dancers contract to keep the shows fresh, recent and clean so as to keeping the hotel guests and audience coming back for more.

One week of rehearsing their new number in the hotel, Corny would return home at the end of it and then fall back into her usual routine of sleeping late and taking the bus to work each evening.

This information also needed to be given to Eric, so he wouldn't spend time outside the gas station expecting her to pass by in the evenings on her way to work!

Desperately, Corny tried making a mental note of it; hoping that she wouldn't forget to tell him that he wouldn't be seeing her for a week and neither would their date be scheduled until the follow week!

When the clock sounded its alarm at five-thirty, Corny began getting herself ready for work, stuffing costumes, make-up and other apparels into her bags, and readying herself to step through the silver gate once the clock had hit six thirty-five!

And when the clock sounded out its loud ding-dong, Corny was shouting out many good-byes to her lovely aunt while making her way through the large gate with twice as many bags than the usual which were now hauling over her shoulders, practically weighing down her little frame!

Soon she was on the main streets moving swiftly as usual, heading to catch her bus; and their at the Shell Gas Station stood Eric, leisurely leaning up against his car anxiously waiting to see her as she passes by!

Like a blazing summer sun, his face was lit right up as soon as he had seen her coming!

Without delay, Eric began walking towards her with the biggest grin on his face!

He had been thinking about her all day; and now he was very elated to see her in the flesh and up and personal!

His arms were now stretched outwards to greet her, to hold her tightly in his arms once more; but, he quickly dropped his hands after realizing that he was still at work and was clothe into some very unclean attire!

But, the smile he had kept; it was still there on his face expressing the happy nature of his heart while he walked towards her!

As soon as he was near her Eric leaned over; and gentle he peck Corny on the cheeks before enquiring how her day was and had she sufficiently eaten for the day!

Bashfully, she nodded, indicating to him that she had a belly full and she had had adequate amount of sleep also!

Eric then switched from the questioning and now he began complimenting her on how gorgeous she looked, how well she smell, how radiant her skin was!

Ultimately causing Corny to ask herself if he was for real and if she would ever find another just like him who was always complimenting her and asking about her needs!

His presences and his words were one of the same... full of kindness and tenderness!

Minutes later, Eric was about to ask another question, but Corny instantly stopped him in his tract!

She had something to say to him... something very important, and she feared if he kept on talking... asking her this question or that question; she might completely forget what she needed to say to him.

With his lips now sealed shut and his eyes bulgingly staring into hers; Corny spoke!

"I have something important to say to you now so keep quiet for a second before I entirely forget what it is that I wanted to say to you!"

Eyes still staring into hers and lips still sealed shut, Eric made a step backwards quietly hoping that she wasn't about to deliver to him any news of rejection, because he knew that his heart couldn't take!

Now, his hands were no longer inside his pockets, but folded across his chest as he stood there in his dirty overall anxiously anticipating for her to release what she had on her chest!

Not holding back any of her words, Corny stated...

"I won't be able to go out with you this weekend and neither will you be seeing me for the rest of this week either; because I'll be staying over by the hotel for our dancing rehearsals, and I won't be coming home until the up-coming weekend!"

Feeling a bit relief that he wasn't being rejected, Eric removed his hands from across his chest, and began placing them back into his pants pocket again while trying to decipher in his mind what Corny had just told him.

He began second guessing if what she had stated to him was the honest truth, or, if she was trying to see someone else behind his back... someone rich... some rich guy over by the hotel; there on his vacation and who was capable of giving her everything that he couldn't!

Seeing the dissatisfaction upon his countenance, Corny reached for Eric's hands and reassuringly, she told him that she was sorry about disappointing him; but this was definitely part of her job arrangement.

And it was very important that she be there to take part in the rehearsal classes because, her absences from it could result in her losing her job!

With the albatross loosen from around his mind and his neck, Eric eagerly expressed to Corny that she must make sure that the up-coming weekend she must be dress and ready for him to escort her to someplace special, even though, he wasn't sure where he was planning on taking her to just yet!

Smilingly, Corny promised him that she would be dressed and waiting for him the next up-coming weekend at her house when they both would be off from their jobs, before saying good-bye and hurrying offer to catch her bus for work!

As Eric just stood there gazing at her as she swiftly left his presences, his mind humbly consumed many thoughts about her, and how luckily he felt that she was now becoming a very special part of his life!

Envisioning about her would soon stop abruptly when one of the gas station employees called out to him, stating that the owner of the company was on the phone and would like to speak with him immediately!

Not lingering for a second, Eric ran inside the building of the gas station to take the call, and when he answered the phone, he was very surprised to learn that the owner of the gas station was on the line offering him a promotion in the chain of gas station companies!

Mr. Fairlop was also inviting him to one of their co-operate offices in the Caymans Island, to discuss the new position he soon would be in charge of, along with his expected salary and other fringe benefits that came along with this new position!

Delighted that he was moving on up... would soon be operating his own franchise, rubbing shoulder with the big boys and making big bucks, Eric began day dreaming away!

He dreamt about the life he could now provide for him and Corny and how he would stand in the gap - shouldering some of the cost that would make her dreams come through like funding her education to become a hotel manager!

For a brief moment, he had his thoughts all wrapped up in what he wanted to do to make them become as one, and experience a happy life together.

But, those romantic thoughts were short-lived when a host of motorists drove up into the gas station like wild bees and began tooting their horns continuously demanding service right away!

Some anxious to have their tanks filled up, others were complaining about the air machines not working while other just didn't know how to operate it and took out their frustration on the staff of the gas station!

Quite a few other drivers were asking for small note bills - those operating public transportation; so they would have enough change for their passengers when they came in their vehicles!

While a number of females, and seemingly, very delicate men, stop by to have their oil changed, but were unable to change it themselves; because they didn't want to have their manicure hands dirty!

Offering Eric and other workers of the gas station quite a few dollars to have it done for them!

It was indeed quite a mayhem there- a chaotic sight at the Shell Gas Station on Arlington Road, as if, there were broadcastings of a stage five hurricane, and everyone who had a vehicle was rushing there to fill up on fuel before the storm hit ground!

The gas station has been jam pack similarly to this before but, only when there were announcements in the media that the country would be expecting tempest weather conditions or when there were hikes in the price of gas and persons wanted to purchase extra amounts of gas to off-set the price increase! Resulting in them saving a few dollars!

That Sunday, Eric wasn't done working until way into the night when the hours began proceeding into the next day... a little after the hour of twelve when persons were usually in bed resting to greet the work week!

Exhausted and weary to the bones, Eric was ready to go home and while he was driving home that night, his mind shifted from all the personal troubles he might have had in his life to much more pleasant considerations; the reflection of Corny Thousands and the future he wanted them to have together!

Cruising in his car for a good thirty minutes, Eric recalled Corny telling him that he wouldn't be seeing her for a while because of the dance rehearsal she needed to partake in at her place of work! And so he thought, he should drop by the Windom Hotel and see her for few minutes.

But right now, two evils were against him!

He had already driven far out from the vicinity where the hotel was located and he was also dead tired!

Desperately, he wanted to turn the car around and make his way to the Windom Hotel to see her; but, the callings of his shower and his bed were much stronger right now! So, Eric kept on driving until he pulled up in front of his house where both his shower and his bed were patiently waiting for him.

Few minutes later, Eric was out of the show and resting upon his bed where he began meditating about Corny like she was his god and he was her saint!

Anxiously, he wanted to tell her about the good news of his promotion at work; of him owning and operating his own gas station, and of him also making more money for the both of them!

Disappointedly, he also too wanted to brake to her the sad news of their date being cancelled again because, he had to leave the country for a business meeting with the executives whom he was working for!

And just before sleep had taken over his eyes, Eric franticly hoped that noting; good or bad, would prevent him and Corny from going out on their very first date ever again!

She was the apple of his eyes and he had no desire of ever letting her go, even though, he had not fully let her into his world as yet!

He wanted to tell her all about his past, his mistakes, his shame; and everything in life that had made him feel dishonorable, degraded, and had defiled him, completely!

But the timing was never right for him to do so with her... to open up to her about his past relationships and the outcome they had encountered!

Needless to say, Eric felt, the next two weeks would come and go quickly, and then, it would be their time, to spread it out all on the table... spill all the beans... come clean and hold noting back with each other!

Thinking that after emptying out his laundry bag to Corny, he could then make a fresh start with her; the new found apple of his eyes!

The beginning of the new work week was here and every evening, an air of sadness would consume Eric's being, especially, in the evening hours, at the times when Corny usually passes by his place of work on her way to her job!

Continuously, he counted the days, ticking off each day on his calendar that led up to the next day when her rehearsal would be over, and he would see her passing by the gas station once again.

Each day, he frantically thought about going by the hotel and seeing her, but fear that she might see him as being too intrusive, especially since the last time he had taken it upon himself to visit her there without her permission and how she had reacted.

He could clearly recall her being a little agitated by it, even though, she had not express such to him out rightly, but, he could still vividly remember the expression on her face; like he shouldn't have come to her place of work without her permission!

Even though, still tempted to go by the hotel to see the new love of his life, Eric wrestling, chose to put a large pad-lock on his impulses to show up at the hotel uninvited to see Corny!

Instead, he decided to order some flowers... a large bunch of freshly cut red roses, sending them off to her at the hotel, after dangling with the idea for quite a while presuming that the sight of them would certainly take her breath away and consider him a keeper!

Approximately, forty-five minutes away from Arlington Road, Corny spent some of her free time thinking about Eric, partially uncertain about what she really wanted from him or had seen in him for her to make the decision of bringing him home to meet her family.

Except, for that soul gripping hug he had given her in the hotel parking lot that kept on reverberating in her head like a booming box!

His warm and tendering touch was still in her head and at times, she could still feel him upon her skin!

She had not gotten the time to reflect about them, to consider and reconsider what she wanted from him or any other man who had plans of dating her.

Her life had been nothing but a double barrel of work since her six months after leaving high school and had taken up this position at the hotel as a cabaret dancer!

Which, would only have her rehearsing days after days and weeks after weeks on end; and such was the working shift!

Therefore, when she wasn't working she was sleeping and when she wasn't sleeping she was working!

There was never much time for her to settle herself - relax her mind, or, ponder or wonder about anything fun like dating!

Her main focus was doing her job well, getting pay for it and saving enough money that would allow her to pay for her college education until recently when Eric actually stepped into her life and began shifting her focus a bit.

And in a brief moment of analyzing her situation, the telephone in the room began ringing!

It was the front desk calling and they were asking if Corny Thousand was presently in the room or still rehearsing in the hotel auditorium!

One of her co-worker replied that she was there and handed her the phone!

Slightly clearing his throat, the hotel clerk informed her that she had a bouquet waiting for her at the hotel front desk, and if she wanted him to send someone up to her room with it, or if she wanted to come down and get it herself!

Visually shaking, Corny asked that it be sent to her room, and when it came, she was extremely surprise and began crying off her face hysterically!

She wasn't expecting this, and neither, had she any clue who it was that had sent it to her!

The large silvery coloring card that was placed on top, off-setting the red roses causing them to look much more expensive than they actually were had gotten her attention!

Nervously she brought the bouquet over to the corner of the room and rested it on the table situated in the corner and there, she removed the card from the card stand, open it and red it out loud!

To: My Darling Corny,

"If you are feeling sad right now, I hope these makes you glad!

If you are overworked and tired, I hope these beauties lighten up your little heart with much laughter!

The one who loves you, think you are beautiful and the greatest!"

From: Eric Bent.

Now Corny was between tears and laughter!

She didn't know which of the two she should allow to rule her emotions!

Looking at the card, the tears came rolling down the side of her face!

Looking at the bunch of beautiful red roses, she then would begin tickling with laughter!

And for a while, such emotions resonated with her, causing her soul to glisten with excitement like diamonds that had just been removed from the furnace and freshly polished!

Delicately touching the pebbles of roses with her fingers would put Corny in a state of tranquility while the strong pungent fragrance from the heart of the pebbles which had permeated the entire room by now like a perfume shop; had forced her mind into a mood of seductive romance!

Her thoughts towards Eric were switching from the handsome guy who she had just met on her way to work; to a guy who was now becoming her dear friend... a friend who was wooing her into believing that he was the right one and the only one for her!

Subsequently, leaving the bathroom to wash away some of the tingling sensation that had been bundled up inside of her, Corny decided to borrow the telephone in the hotel to give Eric a call!

Soon, Corny dialed the number to the gas station where Erich was working; after searching the directory for the number of the gas station, and after three rings, he answered!

With butterflies still dancing in her stomach, she wanted him to know she had received the flowers he had sent her, how lovely they were, and how much she had appreciated the kind and thoughtful gesture he had express to her!

Bringing the receiver to his ear, he realized that it was Corny at the other end of the phone line, and he began bursting with joy... he couldn't contain himself; because he was so happy to hear her sweet voice!

Now, just like her, a few minutes ago, he too was in between tears and laughter... overjoyed because he was hearing her voice on the phone and tearing up because he had miss seeing her so much!

"Corny, this is you; how are you doing?"

Eric exclaimed.

"I'm tired, but I'm good, and how are you doing?"

Corny continued on.

"I was sad all week but know that I hear your voice, I am very, very, happy!"

Eric expressed, with chuckles of laughter in the back of his throat.

Not wanting to hold up the company phone for too long Corny went straight to the point addressing the purpose of her call to him, before putting down the phone receiver.

In a subdued and calm voice she spoke;

"I had just called to tell you thanks for all the flowers, they were real beautiful and they certainly had made my day happier!"

"Eric, you have really given me a shocking surprise, and I really appreciate you sending them to me!"

Corny continued with all sincerity in her voice!

"You are welcome, and I am quite happy, that I was able to have made your day quite special!"

Eric responded excitingly.

Now, he wanted to tell Corny about their date for the upcoming weekend being postponed, because, he was going to be out of the country on a business trip for a short period of time.

But, he was feeling a bit hesitant in telling her over the telephone, presuming that he would be seeing her in person before he went out of the country.

Assuming that then and there when he had seen her, he would fill her in about all the details of his new job promotion, his reasons for making the trip overseas, and postponing their first dating engagement.

Somehow hoping, she would be understanding about the whole situation and reschedule their engagement for some time thereafter.

Firmly anticipating those thoughts, Eric bid Corny farewell, after she told him that she needed to hang up the phone receiver right now, because it was the hotel phone that she was using and she had only borrowed it to call him and tell him thanks for the flowers!

Off the phone and back to duty, Eric began wondering in his mind about the new found love of his life!

She was in his heart to stay for good now, he thought!

Needless-to-say, after carefully examining the itinerary which was sent to him by the company's secretary from overseas, Eric would soon come to realize that there was no way, he would ever get to see her before catching his flight to his destination!

Right through the rest of the evening; the working shift, Eric pondered on what he was going to do, concerning meeting up with Corny Thousands, before he took off in the sky into one of those big iron birds to the Cayman Island!

He was pretty much overwhelmed with the thoughts that he would leave out of the country without seeing her, and giving her a reasonable explanation for why the delays and disappointments in their brewing relationship!

Never wanting her not to trust him or housed any thoughts of doubts in her mind about him, Eric new that he had to sacrifice something so he could make this right for the both of them.

He had envisioned her all dressed up and waiting for him to pick her up the upcoming Saturday night, and how her wait would be in vain; because he was on business in another country!

The thought of her hurting made him hurt even more!

He thought about sending her another bouquet of flowers explaining postponement and also his absences; and wondered what good it would do to her since such would only paint a wall of suspicions and guessing questions like...

"Why didn't he tell me that when he had sent the first bouquet of flowers, or mentioned such on the phone when she had called him to tell him thanks for sending her the flowers!"

He thought!

Not wanting her to stress or worry, Eric was determined to fix this matter... to eradicate any boggling questions from her mind... to make it alright between them so they wouldn't start their relationship doubting the words that rolled off each of their tongues!

Riding home from work in the wee hours of the night, it finally hit Eric on what he should be doing about correcting this dating suspension hanging over his head!

Like a flood of lights, the suitable but quite funny idea came to him!

He now had a plot, one that would be quite presumptuous of him to carry out; yet still, it would satisfactorily close the doors to any potential controversial problems between him and Corny later on!

Also, his plan would bring a very surprising element to their infusing relationship ultimately showing her how much he cared for her and loved her!

The presumable perfect ideas flowing through his mind, he immediately pull-over onto the shoulders of the road and then he began making note of it - whatever he intended on doing before taking his flight in the skies!

Done scribbling his plans on a piece of paper from his glove compartment, Eric happily concluded that he had made the right decision.

Eric, amusingly smiling with himself, restarted the engine to his car, pulling off from the shoulders of the road and then continued on his journey home feeling quite satisfied that all was set and ready to go for the weekend!

Like a pregnant woman anticipating the birth of her child, Eric was counting the days for Sunday to come!

It was a day for two major exciting genesis for him - two firsts; and he had prepared himself very well; not to disappoint either one of them!

When Sunday morning came along, Eric was the first one up bright and early, playing out in his mind how well he wanted the day to turn out for him; and praying no incidents or accidents would deter his romantic or his business agenda!

It was one whole week since he hadn't seen Corny and he was very enthused to see her and hold her in his harms once more before he made his way out of the country!

He wanted to see her now!

He wanted to stare into her beautiful dark eyes once more, if was even for a brief moment!

He wanted to feel her angelic presences next to him again; and bask into it for a while!

Not wanting anymore deferments to happen, Eric got up from the bed and began busting a move - readying himself; for the entire day's activities!

Shaving, showering and sitting on his throne for a while to put on his socks; he remembered that he needed to call the florist to order some flowers for Corny!

He had already discussed the order with the florist that he would be stopping by his shop in the wee hours of the morning to pick them up for one of the occasions which were lying ahead of him!

Thankfully, he answered the phone and related to Eric that he hadn't forgotten about their arrangement; and he was on his way to the flower shop right now to get the bouquets of flowers ready, just like he had requested two days ago!

With much appreciation, Eric gladly thanked him, impressing upon him that he would be right there in a few hours to collect them and pay him for his services.

Even though, many conflicting and unsettling circumstances where present in Eric's household at the time, he still managed to bid good-bye to the little ones living under the same dwelling as he was, after loading up his luggage and travel apparels into his car.

Making sure he had everything he needed for his trip, Eric locked the door to his room, seated himself around the steering wheel of his car, and moments later, he was on the road making his way to the flower shop to collect the bouquets he had once again ordered for his sweetheart, Corny Thousands!

The florist delicately placed the colorful blossoms on the back seat of the car, Eric reached into his wallet, took out whatever amount of funds he owed him and handed it to him, and then, he was on his way to another stop to fill his stomach!

Eric knew that what he was doing called for some gumption and shouldn't be done on an empty gut, and needed for his middle section to be fully packed and contented before carrying out his secret assignment.

Just in case, his sudden appearance at Corny's door-steps and elements of surprise should provoked signs of retraction and rejection, and he needed to quickly get-up-and-get-going!

It was moving closer towards nine o'clock, and Eric belly was now packed with grits, French-toast, eggs and a hot mug of coffer he had used to wash it all down!

Back around the steering wheel, Eric began heading west towards his work place and south towards the Pembroke Hall community where Corny was residing.

He remembered the big silver gate and the cluster of vegetation in front of the house quite well... there was no way he could have missed it, even if, he was blinded-folded and brought there!

Before pulling up at Corny gate and getting her attention, Eric began perusing back and forth like a police cruiser on her street, looking for any suspicious character that might spoil his day before making his move!

Feeling satisfied that the course was clear, Eric parked in front Corny aunt's house like he was quite a familiar visitor there while actively move his head around; looking upon the windows of the house, hoping to see the woman who had his heart soft and who had gotten him driving all the way across town just to lay eyes on her; well, and to tell her something else!

Eric was hoping that he wouldn't have to toot his horn, and somehow thought, he would have seen Corny or her aunt outside in the yard attending to outside duties, making his trip to see her much easier for him!

No one was insight, and his patience was slowly running out, even though, he still had enough time for getting to the Airport!

Still impatiently straining his head through the window of his car, Eric stepped out of the car while frustratingly yelled...

"This is enough!"

It was meant for his hearing only but, his tone had gotten someone else's attention!

One of Corny aunt son was there by the house spending a few days with his mother, and he came running to the front of the house to see who was there when he had heard the angry voice at the front of his mother's house!

He was a loud talker, and loudly he asked while observing Eric from head to toe!

"Sir, can I help you!"

But instead of answering the question asked, Eric in returned asked sternly!

"Sir, why are you shouting at me?"

"Mister, you have parked your vehicle in front of my gate and you are asking me why I am shouting at you?"

"What is the hell wrong with you... are you mad?"

Corny cousin went on to state with an even louder tone of his voice bring other persons attention to the gate!

"For your information, I am not mad and I am far from being an insane person! I just don't need for you to be making up all these noises waking up the entire neighborhood like you are sounding an alarm for a criminal!"

Eric responded shadily.

Certain that the stranger standing at the gate wasn't there to see his mother, he called her attention to the front of the house anyway; hoping that she might have the temperance to deal with him and find out what he wanted.

Since h was nicely attire and cleanly shaven, Corny aunt thought that the stranger standing at her gate was in the neighborhood trying to find someone and had somehow lost his way; after bursting through the front door of her house; responding to the calling of her son.

There was nothing on Eric that said lack or a criminal character!

He was clean, healthy looking and spoke very well, even though, showing a demeanor of a no-nonsense kind of persona!

Feeling the tension between the two men standing in front of her house, she turned to Eric and asked...

"Young man, what do you want... who are you in this neighborhood to see... do you have the name or the correct address of the person you are looking for?"

Still feeling ruffled that he was presumptuously barked at; Eric took a deep breath before answering the questions ask of him.

He would have done just about anything to make peace just for the sake of seeing Corny once more!

"Yes, I have the correct information, her name is Corny Thousands and she stated to me that she was living here at this address!"

Eric explained.

"You are talking about my niece, Corny, she is upstairs sleeping, I guess, wait let me get her for you!"

The elderly woman stated as she try making her way back to the inside of the house but was stopped by the commanding voice of her son.

"Mom, Wait!"

Presuming that Eric is a sales man, Corny aunts son vexingly ask.

"What are you here to sell Corny because whatever you are here selling her today she won't be buying it from you!"

"I am not here to sell anything!"

Eric declared.

Here his response, Corny's aunt continued on to get her!

But she hadn't gotten far when Corny who was already at the bottom of the stairs came walking towards the front door and bursting it wide open after hearing the loud commotion between the two male voices and came down the stairs to investigate what the noises were all about!

Shocking to find Eric, standing beyond the gates of her aunt's house looking fabulous like a superstar and ready to masquerade with his own set of groupies!

For a moment they both were speechless... staring into each other's eyes like two suspicious strangers on a lonely country road!

In great disbelief, Corny spoke first!

"Eric what are you doing here?"

Ignoring both the two other adults standing there, Eric gave out...

"I am here to see you my love!"

"It is very important that I see you today, so I came by without warning just to discuss something with you!"

Eric spoke softly.

"Are we going out this evening?"

"It couldn't wait until later this evening when we went out to eat or whatever you decided on doing?"

Corny continued on nervously.

"A matter of fact, it couldn't wait!"

"I am here to tell you that..."

Not finishing his question, Corny lashed out!

"You are here to tell me that you don't want to go out with me anymore... that's it; right?"

Putting his hands to his chest, Eric passionately pleaded... "No, that is not it... please let me finish before you start accusing me of things I am not guilty of; please I beg you, please hear me out!"

With a frowning face and no inhibitions, Corny ordered...

"Okay then, go ahead and talk!"

"Please understand me Corny, I am heading to the Airport and leaving the country as soon as I leave your side! I only came here to tell you this because I didn't want you to be here waiting for me to pick you up and I didn't show up! Because, I know how much such actions would frustrate you, bringing a rift between us! And that is something that I don't want happening between us ever!"

Eric explained pouring out his soul.

"A matter of fact, there is something in the car that I want you to have before I leave!"

Eric continued.

Hurrying to his car, as if, he was competing in a triathlon; Eric then opened the door to the back seat of his car and removed from its seat two humongous bouquets of flowers! Soon after, he was hastening back to the front of gate with them crowded in both hands while asking for anyone of them standing at the opposite side of the gate to please open it for him!

Corny was the one he was there to see, so she stepped forward opening the gate for him and then taking one of the bouquet of flowers from his hands which had immediately brought back to mind those lovely ones he hand sent her just a week ago while she was staying over at the hotel for her dance rehearsals classes.

As soon as he had placed the bouquet on the floor which he had in his hand, Eric was racing back to his car to get one more!

With the three bouquet of flowers at the feet of the woman who he was head-over-heels over, Eric arms were stretched wide open once more to embrace her, giving her that loving gentle gripping and cuddling which had her soul tingling with excitement whenever flashes of it came back to her mind!

But, this hug was quite different! It wasn't like the long passionate one he had given her on the premises of the Windom Hotel. This one was very brief... very quick... very unaffectionate; as soon as his hands were engulfed around her, they suddenly were off again!

Shortly afterwards, with Corny's aunt son still standing there, Eric turned his attention to his mother, properly intruding himself to her and apologizing to her for the early morning brawl that had taken place in front of her gateway not too long ago between him and her son!

With her in turn revealing to him that her name is Anne Maxwell and wasting no time to tell him that her son name was, Charles Maxwell which Eric had understood quite well and extended his hand to greet him.

Eric realized that he still had some more time to spear; a next twenty minutes or so; and again, he turn his attention to Corny, now telling her about his job promotion and the opportunity he had been given to operate his own franchise of the Shell Gas Station Company!

Further explaining to her that the nature of his trip was all about getting the paper work filled out, meeting with the higher executive of the Shell brand; so they could brief him on what he wasn't fully aware of in the running of the company, as yet.

The chattering was now ended and Eric was ready to go! He was now on his feet and shaking hands with Charles and his lovely mother, again!

Right after shaking the Maxwell's hands, Eric turned his attention to Corny, zealously staring into her eyes as the urge of locking lips with hers flooded through his body!

Now unable to control his urges, Eric eagerly grip Corny by the arm and pulled her away towards his car while pleasantly waving his hands to the mother and son still standing on the front porch observing him from head to toe!

Not wasting anytime, there against his car without her permission, Eric passionately kissed Corny!

And when he was done smooching on her plump lips repeatedly, he held her beautiful face into his masculine hands, and seriously, he promised her that he would be back to see her soon!