Page 61 of Mr. Delicious
I meant it when I said I wanted him, and I didn’t care about his wealth. Of everything I’d ever wanted, I wanted him the most.
“You can’t think like that. Come on Wren. Do you remember what you always said before you got the coffeehouse? It was something your aunt told you.”
Aunt Rena. She would never have allowed herself to get scammed the way I did, and if she met her knight in shining armor she would have been deserving of him. Just like she was for my uncle Pete. They were a perfect match.
“She told me many things Stella. One thing was to be sensible. Obviously I didn’t listen.”
“Yes, I agree, and you’re still not listening. You told me that when you first saw the coffeehouse. You said you had to be sensible. The place was located in the perfect spot to get business. You were right, but there was one thing you told me before that.”
“What was it?”
“You said Aunt Rena taught you to hold on to your dreams for dear life, and to always cherish them.”
I smiled at the memory. “Yeah she did say that, and now I have my coffeehouse. That was my dream.”
“Is that your only dream Wren? I’m pretty certain your aunt said dreams. Plural. I have been your friend forever and I’ve watched you work yourself to a frazzle. Each time you get a new guy I hope it will be someone who will make you happy. I hated Billy, but I hoped he would make you happy. He didn’t. Now you have Adam. Literally a dream guy whose mission it was to make you happy. Embarrassment is nothing Wren.”
As she spoke the words seeped into my soul.
I’d always dreamed of meeting someone like Adam, but I never thought guys like him were real.
Then he came along.
I got together with a man I fantasized about for years. He saved me from losing everything and losing my dream.
He must have really cared about me to do all of that, and so much more.
He wasn’t just Mr. Delicious. He was Mr. Perfect.
“How do I thank him Stella? He took care of everything. I could never repay him for any of it.”
“I doubt that he intended repayment. How about you just accept his gift and pick up where you left off? There was a smile in her voice.
Pick up where we left off… That did sound good.
“I don’t know how. I feel like I’ll always have this hanging over me. What do I have that could even come close to what he’s given me?” That was what I’d been thinking about.
What Adam gave me was so much more than simply a gift. It was a miracle.
“Wren, you silly girl.” Stella laughed.
“What, why am I silly?”
“The man told you what he wanted. He wants you.”
My gaze drifted off to the window, out to the movement of the trees rustling against the wind. I stared for a long time. So long I forgot I was talking to Stella.
Me.
No one had ever just wanted me. I was never enough.
“Wren, are you still there?”
“I am.”
“Is the simplicity of this finally dawning on you?”
“Yes.”
