Episode 20

MY V.I.
(a soap opera)




"Yes, her name was Trixie," the handsome stranger replied.

Cindy looked him in the eye but he looked away.

"I get the feeling that you're not telling me something, sir."

The man began to fidget and finally looked at her and answered, "O.k. I must confess that I was completely taken by Trixie Louise. That towering hair and smoldering figure - I couldn't help myself. We flirted shamelessly; so much so that my lady friend - well, actually, my new bride left me as soon as the boat docked and had the marriage annulled a few days later.

Shocked, Cindy asked, "You were on your honeymoon?!"

The man shook his head and looked away. "I know, I know. You must think I'm a complete cad but you must understand the power that Trixie Louise possesses. When she does the Bossa Nova something primal errupts inside of me; I can't explain it."

Cindy couldn't help but wonder what the odds were that this gorgeous man would show up at the V.I. on this particular night and that he would have been on the very same cruise that she and Michelle took a couple of years before. He obviously didn't recognize her and she decided not to let on.

"Well, first of all, I don't think you're a cad - perhaps a little confused but not a cad. My name's Cindy."

He took her extended hand and announced, "Nice to met you, Cindy. My name is Elan."

"Of course it is," Cindy thought. His dark, devastating good looks fit her idea of the quintessential European lover and the name Elan was the perfect touch to this living fantasy that sat before her. A veritable forest fire was sparking somewhere deep inside her as she stumbled over her next words.

"I'm sorry, did you say Elan?"

He stared directly at her with his bedroom eyes and kissed her hand.

"Yes, it's Elan."

She swore she detected a slight aristocratic accent in his voice. She imagined him to be French or Italian - maybe Spanish. She was growing more attracted to him by the second.

In an uncharacteristically coy manner she asked, "Elan what?"

"Jones."

"Jones?! she yelled as she pulled her hand back.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and Charmaine stuck her head inside.

"Hey, Cindy. The cops are here."


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