After a short while the waiter came across and asked if we'd enjoyed the meal and did we want the dessert bringing over. Can anyone see anything wrong with that, because there is and it should tell you the state I was in that I didn't notice.
Anyway George thanked him and said to proceed but immediately Jan Canceled him. This is when I knew something was occurring because George turned to her with a puzzled look on his face. I also was puzzled now but at least it was giving me a break from my emotions.
"Just get it over with for goodness sake, I can't stand to be looking at that miserable face a second longer," she said to him while looking at me.
"It's just plain cruel." She added.
I wasn't at all offended, I was more upset that I was bothering someone. George asked the waiter if it would be alright to leave it a few minutes."
"Of course sir, that's no problem at all. Just attract my attention when you're ready." Replied the waiter.
At this George reached out with his hands and took hold of my right hand across the table. I obviously knew something was going down by now and was a little fretful as to what it might be. He seemed to take a deep breath and my initial thought was that he was going to stand up and do a speech, I even looked over my shoulder thinking some embarrassing moment was about to be sprung upon me. There was nothing be a load of people eating, talking and paying no attention to us so I turned back to see what he had planned.
"Can you try and clear your head and just give us your full attention as these next few minutes are going to be very important to you."
I took a deep breath to prepare myself before telling him" I will try, just don't make me cry."
"Well it's like this, every now and then we all come to a fork in life's road. Often we don't even take the the time to consider the choices these junctions offer us, we don't even realise sometimes they do even offer us a choice. In reality these junctions make us what we are in the future and that is why they are so important, do you see." I replied that I did and hearing this he carried on, all the time caressing my hands.
"Because this junction is so important to your future and you have become so important to us I just wanted you to be clear and think straight, okay". I simply nodded, because of the obvious.
"I know you're here now thinking you're on a two way road, one way leading back to the life you had and a new one with Irene and onward from there, so it will probably be a surprise when I tell you that you're not simply at a junction but a crossroads in your life. Apart from the two options that you are aware of we have the great pleasure in offering you a further two options."
There were no twinkling eyes or smiles, it all seemed very serious which was good as it was keeping my attention captivated. I watched inquisitively as he turned to Jan who handed him two presents. I wondered when we came down why she had a large bag and not her usual hand bag. Both presents were very nicely wrapped in paper decorated with red hearts and tied with red ribbon. I couldn't even begin to guess what they were or how they could affect my future. All I did know though was that as he placed them on the table between us was that my captivated attention was quickly becoming overwhelmed by my captivated tears.
"These are for you sweet Katlyn. Jan and I give them to you with much love and pleasure. You've more than earned them in just the very short time we've known you. You mean more to us than I think you realise and certainly a lot more than these gifts, they are little compared to what you have given to us".
"If you still want my attention you'd better shut up." I interrupted him, tears running down my face once again. I won't mention the ones coming from my nose as I sniffled the reply.
"Yes, just shut up now and let her see them." added Jan.
"Okay, enough said," and he passed me the larger of the two presents.
It's a flat box something similar in size to a laptop but not as heavy - anyone got any idea's? Because I haven't. How was a box this size going to shape my whole future. I sat there with it in my hands looking at it, wondering, almost afraid to open it.
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