So far I'd had two men call me darling in one evening. Aunt Mimi would be pleased.
But if the perfume had worked in that way on the waiter, I had better take care not to pass by any other males too closely. I could end up with a group of men following me home, all saying they loved me. And wouldn't that be awful? Well, wouldn't it? Well, maybe not but it wouldn't be easy to explain to Momma. And I wouldn't even mention it to Aunt Mimi!
Thank goodness the place was quiet that night. I walked back to the table, trying my best to keep away from other men who were in the restaurant. I was lucky; it seemed that they would have to get close to the perfume to get the effects.
When I got back to the table I saw that David had been joined by Sabina, a beautiful young model who was his latest girlfriend ± their pictures had been in all the papers recently.
`So, you're Anna. I haven't seen you before, Anna.' Sabina said my name as if it were a dirty word. `Don't you work for David making perfume or something? Terribly exciting.'
She held out her hand to me as if I were expected to kiss it. I didn't.
`Sabina,' said David. `Anna is the woman I love.'
I could hardly believe my ears. David Amos was telling me he loved me right under the nose of his beautiful girlfriend, Sabina. All because of my fruitcake. I had to say something. This was getting to be silly.
`David, I really think . . .' I began.
But at that moment our waiter made another
So far I'd had two men call me darling in one evening. Aunt Mimi would be pleased.But if the perfume had worked in that way on the waiter, I had better take care not to pass by any other males too closely. I could end up with a group of men following me home, all saying they loved me. And wouldn't that be awful? Well, wouldn't it? Well, maybe not but it wouldn't be easy to explain to Momma. And I wouldn't even mention it to Aunt Mimi!Thank goodness the place was quiet that night. I walked back to the table, trying my best to keep away from other men who were in the restaurant. I was lucky; it seemed that they would have to get close to the perfume to get the effects.When I got back to the table I saw that David had been joined by Sabina, a beautiful young model who was his latest girlfriend ± their pictures had been in all the papers recently.`So, you're Anna. I haven't seen you before, Anna.' Sabina said my name as if it were a dirty word. `Don't you work for David making perfume or something? Terribly exciting.'She held out her hand to me as if I were expected to kiss it. I didn't.`Sabina,' said David. `Anna is the woman I love.'I could hardly believe my ears. David Amos was telling me he loved me right under the nose of his beautiful girlfriend, Sabina. All because of my fruitcake. I had to say something. This was getting to be silly.`David, I really think . . .' I began.But at that moment our waiter made another
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