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Picket Fences! Part 2
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Picket Fences! Part 2


When Rhys Sawyer moved into the empty house on Shadetree Lane, his neighbors Joy and Mary Lou came to welcome him to the neighborhood.

"Would you ladies like to come in and have a cup of coffee?" asked Rhys.



"I'd love to but I left my baby asleep in her crib. I only intended to be gone a few minutes" said Mary Lou.



"I'd love to have a cup Rhys", said Joy, "I don't have anyone waiting at home."



"Bye y'all", said Mary Lou.



Rhys made a pot of coffee and carried two cups into the livingroom. He handed her a cup and sit down beside her on the sofa.



"Rhys, you said Grace was your grandmother, right?", asked Joy.

"Yeah, she was my dad's mother", he said.

"All us in town were under the impression that she was an old maid", said Joy.

"I don't know much about her. I was sent to an orphanage after my parents died. I didn't even know I had a grandmother until I got the letter from her lawyer, saying I was her sole heir", he explained.



"How long have you and your husband been living in Buford Falls?" he asked.



"We both were born in Buford Falls. Larry and I went to grammer school together and started dating when we were in high school. Then we got married right after we graduated", she said, "Mary Lou and Peter did the same thing. Seems like we've all been friends forever".



"Have you ever been married?", she asked.

"NO, I never have been or ever wanted to be", he said.

"It's not that bad. You should try it", she laughed.



"That's alright. I'll take your word for it", he said.


Rhys put a record on the record player and started dancing to the music.

"Come over here and dance with me", he said.



"This is the first time I've danced in a long time", she said.

"Don't you and Larry ever dance?", he asked.

"We use to but he's always too tired now when he comes home from work.", she said.



"What does Larry do for a living?", asked Rhys.

"He's a Field Researcher. I don't know exactly what that is, but he makes good money", she said.

"Well, while he's making the money, you can come over here and dance with me", said Rhys.



"It's getting late. I best be getting on home. My daughter will be home from school at 3:30", she said.

"You're welcome to come back for coffee anytime", he said.



"Thank you Rhys", she said, giving him a friendly hug.



Then Joy left to go home.



To be continued . . .

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