“Should we continue our book club meeting,” Susan asked, “or are you eager to get to wherever you’re staying tonight?”
“Oh, it’s no problem. We’re less than four hours away from the ball—” Kate stopped, blushing slightly.
“Ooh,” I said, with a grin. “The cat’s out of the bag. We finally know where we’re going for tonight’s surprise destination. We’re going to the ball, where we can dance with the prince!”
“Goody,” Jane said. “I’ve been brushing up on my Fox Trot!”
“I meant to say we’re only four hours away from having a ball when we arrive,” Kate said.
That made little sense. Puzzled, I studied her attractive features. Kate has what poker players call a “tell.” Whenever she lies (next to never) she looks over your shoulder instead of meeting your gaze. Ever since we’d agreed on taking this trip to Branson, she’d spent quite a bit of time glancing over my shoulder.
My cellphone made a noise. I knew the noise signified something other than a phone call, but that’s as techno-savvy as I get regarding my phone. I looked at the screen and saw I’d gotten a text from my daughter. After a couple of swipes and screen touches, I was able to read:
Getting ready to go on stage. Can’t wait to see you!
So glad you’re finally meeting Kurt’s dad! Xoxo
“Huh,” I muttered. “Alicia says she’s happy that I’m going to meet Kurt’s divorced father. I sure hope she’s not trying to fix us up.”
“She probably just wants both families to enjoy each other’s company,” Kate replied. “Which brings up a good topic for discussion. The Ingalls were pretty isolated. Did you think that they had lonely lives?”
“Not for that time period,” I replied, too distracted to elaborate. Kate’s vision had been focused over my shoulder when she gave an excuse for Alicia being excited about my meeting Kurt’s father.
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