Her stomach was already growling, so the smell almost made her drool.
“When did you get here?” she asked Cecelia, trying to hold in her saliva.
“Did you cook all this? Just for the two of us?”
“I got here this afternoon. And you know me-I don't cook. There seems to be too
much food, so I invited Wesley over. He has a healthy appetite. Niles is out of
town, so there will just be three of us.”
To Cecelia, Blair was now Like a daughter-in-law. She escorted Blair to a chair
and had her sit down.
“Wesley is too uptight, but his bark is worse than his bite. Just ignore him. We
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“Oh, okay,” Blair replied with a nod. Cecelia's enthusiasm made her feel a little
flustered.
On the other hand, deep down, the tiniest part of her longed for the day that
Wesley would notice her and decide she was the one for him; there was still a
chance they could be together. So she thought that she should build a good
relationship with Cecelia.
Remembering neither of them had washed their hands, Cecelia followed her to
the bathroom so they could do just that.
When they got back to the table, Cecelia busied herself with ILadling soup for
herself and Blair. Blair took the bowl from her and said,
“Wesley isn't here yet. Should we wait?”
“Nah. He won't care. Let's eat. There will be plenty left for him. He can heat it up
when he gets back.”
Blair couldn't believe her ears. “Do they always treat him like this?”
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and then explained, “He's been in the army for a long time.
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“Here, Aunt
Cecelia, have some soup. You go ahead and eat. I want to wait for him.
“Oh honey, you've been working all day. You must be hungry. You eat.
I'Ul call him.” Cecelia placed the bowl of soup in front of Blair.
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