While You Were Sleeping Page #3

seen him for a long time,|so we didnt know.

l always wanted him|to find a nice girl.

lm so glad he found you.

Oh, Peter.

- What-- Why did you say that?|lm not his fiancee.|- Say what?

- Why did you tell me that you were?|- lm not engaged. lve never|even spoken to the guy.

What? Well, down-- downstairs you said,|you said you were gonna marry him.

Ah, geez,|l was talking to myself.

Well, next time you talk to|yourself, tell yourself youre|single and end the conversation.

- What am l gonna do?|- l dont know.

She held me so tight. l-l-- You know,|l couldnt-- l couldnt tell her.

- l know.|- Excuse me, nurse.

- ls there a pharmacy in the hospital?|- Uh, what, what do you need?

Elsie. She wants,|uh, nitroglycerin.

- Oh, for her heart problem?|- Problem? Problems!

You know somethin,|l think you saved her life.

ln fact, l think you saved|the whole family. Bless you.

Why dont you come with me.|lll take you down there.

So, tell us how|you met Peter?

Ma, she doesnt wanna|talk about that now, okay?

Why not? We could all|use a nice story.

- How do you know it was nice?|- Of course it was nice.|Why shouldnt it be nice?

What about that other girl? Whats her|name? The one he met in the bar?

Whats that got to do|with the price of eggs?

- Ashley Bartlett Bacon.|- Ox.

All l know is she was pretty|high and mighty for someone|named after breakfast meat.

Well, he has a nice girl now.

So, did you-- did you|steal him from Ashley?

l bet it was love|at first sight. Right?

l have a sense|about these things.

- Elsie, let her tell it.|- She is telling it.

l bet that he picked you up|in that fancy car of his.

What was it about him that,|you know, that first struck you?

lt was his, uh, smile.

Theyre caps.|Six hundred bucks a tooth.

Shh.

Well, um--

We saw each other,|and, um...

he, uh, smiled.

And--

And l knew that...|my life would never be the same.

So--

Tomorrow night, 8:00.

What?

l got lce Capades.|l know a guy.

Huh.

Hi.

Um--|Bet youre wondering...

what lm doing here|in the middle of the night, huh?

Well, l-l thought|l should introduce myself.

My names Lucy.|Lucy Eleanor Moderatz.

l think you should know your|family thinks were engaged.

Never been engaged before.|This is all very sudden for me.

Um--

What, what|l really came here,

uh, to tell you|was that, um...

l didnt, l didnt mean|for this to happen.

l, l dont know|what to do.

l mean, if, if, you were awake,|l-l wouldnt be in this mess.

Oh, god. Not that|lm blaming you. Sorry.

lts just that, you know,|when l was, when l was a kid,

l always imagined|what l would...

be like|or where l would be...

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