Royce (68 page)

She dressed in a little black dress, her hair done up in a chignon at the base of neck, her dress dipped low in the back and hugged her behind.  Royce was already dressed and standing in the doorway looking at her.  Joy saw the love in his eyes, “You look so gorgeous baby, we might not make it to dinner,” he joked, and that was alright by her, but she picked up her little handbag and headed to the door and they drove to Marmonts  in Turtle Creek.  Royce valet’d the car and they walked into the restaurant.

Bobby and Sarah, Collin and his new wife Tiffany, Chris and Laura, Eric and Becky all were there waiting for Royce and Joy.  They watched the front door waiting.  They watched as Royce and Joy came through the door.  He spotted them and holding Joy's hand he made his way towards them.  All of them saw a man, a man they didn’t know.  He was radiant
in his happiness and his face shown bright and they gravitated towards him, their friend.  The man they all cared deeply about, all mesmerized by the man coming towards them with Joy by his side.  She was beautiful in her black dress that hugged her curves, and all the men remembered wanting her, and those who could remembered her just like she was now, in a black dress, her hair pulled back, and standing there.

Standing there beautiful, elegant and regal in the foyer, a black feathered mask on, Michael Abrams at her side and for those who could remember,
that was the night Joy Abrams walked into The Club.

             
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

              I am a wife, mother and aspiring writer from Texas.  I love to travel, read, watch crime shows and work out occasionally.

              I started writing a few years ago to fulfill a dream and now I have several manuscripts I'm tinkering with trying to get them just right.  "The Smile" was the first I published and "Royce" is the second.