Passion In James County XIX
Family Affairs
By D.C. Roi
Chapter fifty-three
Matt opened his photography studio the week after graduation and, as they planned, Mary went to work for him as his assistant. Business was good, and they were busy, almost from the day they opened.
Rick and Dianna continued to date and were thrilled about going off to college together. Matt bought a small apartment building in the town where State U. was located so they would have a place to live.
Mary liked working in the photo shop with Matt and every day she learned more about the art of photography. Matt kept telling her she was getting better at it than he was, but she didn't believe it.
One afternoon, when things were slow, they were both in the shop. Matt was in the darkroom, developing some pictures and Mary was at the desk, working on the books. Matt emerged from the darkroom, walked to the door, locked it, and did something to the sign that hung in it. Then he turned to Mary, smiling. "There's something out back I wanted to show you," he said.
Mary could tell what the young man was thinking from the look in his eyes. "Matt!" she protested. "What if somebody comes?"
"The sign says we're closed," he replied. "We don't have any appointments this afternoon, do we?"
Mary shook her head. "Well...no," she replied. The feelings she always got when she knew they were going to make love were welling up inside her.