Chapter II

 

Katti, again and again thanked her lucky stars that Joel was there for her. 
He was heaven sent to her. Tall, good-looking, educated, and he loved her. 
Every since that night he slipped into the ladies room, the night her brother 
went to jail, the night she couldn't help herself. Joel was there, that 
afternoon to help her out of the court room, and then later in the rest room
to help her put herself together. He had come right into the ladies room 
against her request to stay out. He told her if someone need to use the facility 
they would have to wait, or be his guest.

He wasn't leaving until he made sure she was ok. Joel did just that he made sure
Katti was ok. He took her home that evening, and they sat and talked for hours.
She spilt out her whole life story, to his eager ears. As the sun came up Joel 
was still there sitting in Katti's kitchen.

"Well I have to get going, as much as I don't want to, work calls" Joel smiled 
down at her as he stood to leave. 

Katti thanked him, rising to walk him to the door. Standing there in the dim 
hallway with little light to show the way she smiled up at him for the hundredth 
time that night. Somehow he just brought the smile to her face. "Thank you so 
much" she said. "No thanks needed" came his reply.

Joel wanted to reach down and kiss her pretty lips, the pouty one at the bottom 
just yelled out for attention. Yet he couldn't take advantage of the situation, 
he was much to much of a gentleman for that. And besides he knew he was coming 
back again and again...there would be plenty of time for kissing.

With Joel gone Katti sat about picking up the place, feeling slightly better, 
she ran some bath water. Katti was hoping the hot water would take away some 
of the aches and pains she felt. Maybe somehow she could get on a different 
track of thing. Get her life back in order. 

Slipping into the steaming water....Katti let out a low coo as she lowered her 
body into the tub. The water seemed to take her mind off of things.....then 
again maybe it didn't. Katti closed her eyes and Joel was there.....she could 
see him slipping his head around the bathroom door. She saw the smile on his 
face, and his eyes light up as he spotted her there. Katti couldn't control 
this situation any more than she could any other one. Her mind went off on a 
fantasy of thoughts. Such thoughts that only she could imagine. The day was 
cold outside, drizzling rain, yet here inside her apartment, in this tub of 
steamy warm water, Katti was lost in dreams.

Joel after leaving Katti's apartment, couldn't stop thinking about her. Damn 
she was gorgeous, small waste, long legged, flowing blonde hair that hit her 
shoulders, and the color of crystals in aqua blue pools for eyes.

He heard about falling in love at first sight, but could this be happening to 
him. After all he was a professional, an attorney. That's what he was doing 
there in the court room. Katti didn't even know it yet but he, Joel was 
responsible for putting her brother behind bars. Damn, what was he going to do. 
He wanted to see more of her, yet if he told her, it was him that caused her 
misery, would she still speak to him. Would she give him a chance, to explain 
what was going on in his mind. And just what was going on there. He seen her 
there, just a girl, not even with much class he thought, yet when they sat at 
the kitchen table, he couldn't help thinking about how much class she really 
had. How well she carried herself. 

"Hmmmmmm" he would just have to work around it, he wasn't going to let her get 
away. Joel was a man that new what he wanted and he wanted Katti.

Months passed, sweet blissful months of getting to know each other. Joel made 
it his daily habit of getting together with Katti every evening. They went to 
dinner, sometimes a movie, the opera, a play or two, and then there were 
the nights of just staying at home enjoying each others company. Katti loved 
cooking for Joel, it was pure pleasure to watch him devour his food then curl 
up in the big chair in the living room to read. Katti also took advantage of 
this time to do some reading herself. Joel talked her into starting college. 
Yes it seemed the best thing that could ever happen to her was meeting Joel, 
so it should have been no shock to her when late one evening after they made 
love, Joel laid with Katti in his arms, saying "God, it couldn't get any better 
than this can it babe".  "NO" she whispered.

"I agree so I guess we should just get married to insure it continues".    
Katti laid there a few seconds not realizing just what took place. Then all of 
a sudden she jumped up, straddled his chest, looking down at him. "Did you just 
ask me to marry  you" she demanded to know. Joel had his eyes closed and seen 
no reason to open them. "Did you" she put her hands on his chest, "Did you ask 
me or not".

"Ask you what?" he teased.  "Damn it did you ask me to marry you Joel McGarth". 
Laughing and pulling her to him, Joel rolled her over until he was on top of her,
with his legs dangled to the side...eyes wide open. "Katti McGarth, 
has a nice ring to it doesn't it", he stated with glee in his voice,"Yes it does, 
so what do you say Katti? Will you marry me?" he asked:  

You could have heard the squeal from down the street....."YESSSSSSSS " she shouted.













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