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A Decent Proposal (part 8)
 
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Photographer rebecca claassen  rebecca claassen {Karma:12904}
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About Well....what can I say! Sheila was again gobbsmacked! Sure, she had fantasised about this moment for months, but to have it actually happen was more than she could believe.
She had only expected to be asked to meet Arnold's parents, but this...this was everything she had ever wanted.
As soon as they reached the restaurant, before they had ordered even...Arnold had produced a small box from his pocket, and popped the question!!
I don't think I need to tell you that Sheila accepted straight away, of course she did!
The rest of the evening was spent making plans for the up-comming nuptials, they decided to partake in a hand binding ceremony as part of their vows, to symbolise their unity as a pair., they discussed where they would live. Arnold was in favour of Sheila moving into his house, as the wine and chocolate stains on Sheila's carpet would probably never come out anyway, and he still hadn't gotten around to fixing her oven.
And so it was decided that after the honeymoon to Palm Beach, they would move into Arnold's house.
Sheila was left at her front door with a chaste kiss, and as she drifted off to sleep that night in her spinster's bed (not for long), she dreamt about her wedding dress.....
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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/7/2007
Doyle, Sheila is a grown woman, she makes her own decisions and will choose her own path to follow, this has nothing to do with me, in fact, I have hardly seen or heard from her since Arnie-Baby (her words, not mine) came on the scene....no...if anyone has been dumped, it's me!
Not that I mind, I finally have a life back, but I must admit it has been a pain that I can never get a hold of her, I am desperate for a manicure.

And, might I say, you certainly changed your tune, at first YOU seemed quite happy that Sheila had found someone too. I think perhaps the words of your peers have swayed your opinion of Arnold.
In your eyes he has gone from a clean-cut, up-standing, self-employed member of society, to some scurrolous rogue who is not to be trusted, and garners criticism from people who barley even know him.
Now tell me this Doyle, do you really think that is fair???? To judge someone purely with your own cynical outlook on life???
I think not....and I am quite sure that Sheila would be greatly offended at such remarks towards her intended.
NOW BACK OFF!!!!!

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/6/2007
SHEILA! SHEILA! SHEILA! SHEILA! I can anticipate part 9... I can sense the smearing of lipstick on hands, the formation of a fresh storyline that would grace a Dickens novel... patience, Patrick, patience...

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 2/5/2007
Bek - Brilliant use of light and I can see that there are now others urging caution. It's JUST TOO FAST . . . and Sheila's likely to get hurt . . . again? FIRST . . . a friend who can't dissuade her from going to a fortune teller . . . in fact . . . I believe it was YOU who suggested it. Hmmmph. I hope YOU'RE not the one trying to ditch her! She's just somebody who was in need of a friend! You have to be there for her . . . not just shove her into the embrace of the nearest Arnold Palmer to make your life easier. I mean . . . if he's cool . . . fine . . . but shouldn't SOMEBODY find out?

I am in the business of security . . . checking these things out can save headaches (or worse) in the long run! For example - I did a quick look into Patrick's background . . . and . . . well . . . to be discreet, I now KNOW why he's called a Rampaging Rhino of Love. Shoot . . . I thought my story about how I came to be called 6 feet of Rompin' Stompin' Romance was bad . . . LoL!

These are the kind of details you need to know. Suppose a freshly shampooed Sheila should share sherry sipping Summers with Palmer . . . could she end up being man-HANDled? Better safe than sorry Dear Bek . . . You don't want to spend countless hours and sleepless nights embroiled in a soul sapping anguish, wracked with guilt because you could have done more . . . or should have done more, but didn't. Someday sobbing at each nail clipping seen on the salon floor . . . The smell of Turkey Pot Pie and acetone flooding you with painful memories. Be Safe!

Just check on old Arnold - Do it for Sheila . . . Do it for your own Peace of mind. But please . . . just do it! :) Heheheheeee.

Regards,
Doyle I<~~~~~

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        {K:12494} 2/5/2007
Well I love your series, can't read them all to night, but you can bet I will be back, but I when't to the first one and read it so I am going to start at the bottom and work my way up ! to the top. Arnold on a night when he was drunk, now we both know they some time when some one is drunk they don't remember. I think a handy man if he was a good worker and make lots of money could make a lot of trips to other jobs, and he must make quite a bit of money he has a house. I sure hope I can read more soon. who's Jealous , I still say there is more than meets the eye.

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/5/2007
Now listen here Barbara, I will not have you jumping on the bandwagon with Sandra!
Arnold is a legitimate nice-guy, there are no dark secrets in his past (except for that one drunken night, back in college with Dave), nothing for Sheila to worry about at all!
And how many business trips could a handy-man go on for cripe's sake?!!
Speculation and jealousy....that's all there is to it!

Thanks so much for looking in and leaving your great comment, I really do appreciate your time and love the sense of humour :^)
cheers, Barbara, Bek

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        {K:12494} 2/5/2007
Well This is so cute, great idle.
I think Arnold is from another State, might want to do a little more checking he may all ready be married, and may be he will have a lot of business trips, sure hope Arnold doesn't get
caugh. ha, ha.

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/4/2007
Hmm... I don't see any! You are going to have to evolve at a rate of knots to make this one happen! Grow some extra fingers...

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/4/2007
There are many places in todays very accepting culture to put rings Patrick, they are especially popular on fingers!! And since Sheila and Arnold both have some, I suppose that is where they will put them!

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/4/2007
I just had a thought... where do they put their rings?!

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/4/2007
Patience Patrick please.
Sheila has been very busy with the wedding plans (yes, they are still getting married...HA, your plan with Sandra to break-up the couple of the century will fail!!!!) and as such, I have not seen much of her.
Not that I care...grumble, grumble...didn't even ask me to be a bride's maid...grumble, grumble....
So....a background check on you hey? Hmmm, may have to do one myself, you know, just to let Sheila know...mmmm, yes, good idea!

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/4/2007
Sandra, Sandra, Sandra....ever the cynic! Can't you just be happy for Sheila? I mean gosh, the poor lady has waited and waited for this...and YOU come along and try to...hang on a minute! I know what is going on here....YOU want Arnold!!! Oh you .. you ..jealous....you...want...them...to... break up!! You said when we first met Arnold that he was soooo hot! Now I see... there is a conspiracy between Patrick and your scurrolous self to split up the love birds!! Disgraceful Sandra, I am disappointed in you! You want Arnold, he wants Sheila, I'm just .. I can't ...please, I'm begging you, don't do it....I'll go crazy. I couldn't stand it if Sheila was single again. She was calling me all the time, whingeing and moaning about being alone, turning up on my nights out, un-announced, crashing my dinner parties, sleeping on my couch after drinking too much, always hanging off the end of my arm... I can't do it again, I just can't!
NO SANDRA...NO! Just leave them alone, please!

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/4/2007
Spelling, Patrick! Withdrawals!

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/4/2007
I'm getting Sheila withdrawls... when's Part 9?!

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/4/2007
Gawd, Sheila better not do a background check on me, or she'll be hotfooting it down the highway wearing nothing but her stormtrooper boots... she'll be stopped by a patrolman, whimpering 'But he told me he was a gentleman!' over and over...

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Sandra Anderson Sandra Anderson   {K:5837} 2/4/2007
Bec, very excellent shot. very clever how you had the light glow on the ring, very soft lighting, great focus and DOF.... hehehhehehehehe....fab series, so funny and agree Patrick's contributions have been a real cack!!! I still think Sheila needs to do a background check...it's just moving too fast...she needs to steady herself from this lovelorn journey she's on and study the situation...has she SEEN his house??? has she googled him on www.don'tdatehimgirl.com? does sheila watch ACA or Today Tonight???? I worry for Sheila....if she needs a hand, a finger to point her in the right direction....she can call me now....actually, if she send me her bank details i can do a tarot reading for her...

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/3/2007
Ooooookay then, really, a rhino? Riiiiight....but don't feel to bad, Arnold is not all that crash hot behind the camera either, and he doesn't have a big horn to contend with, it getting in the way and all, I just sneaked a look at your pf and will be back again soon, there are some shots in there that I might like to have taken, so now you will have me stalking you with comments.....yeah, you'll hate that!! LOL
I am sure that a love match between Sheila the painted hand, and Patrick the wild Rhino would be very unusual and interesting, perhaps set in Africa....warm sunsets, lush rainforrest interludes, hot sand between her toes (ditch the stormtrooper boots)....well, if things don't work out with Arnold, and Sheila does manage to bring you back to your wild side, you can bet I will be following the two of you around with my camera trying to get some National Geographic shots of the intermingling of the species!!
cheers, Bek

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/3/2007
No... you don't understand. I am a rhino. I met a mystic on the savannah and he taught me to read and write and how to take photographs that hardly anyone likes...

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:173998} 2/3/2007
:):):)

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/3/2007
Patrick, if the emissions are a problem maybe you should 'lay' off the eggs!! And perhaps you could get a shot of the rhino to enter in the current Project of the Month....ooooeeer, maybe not!!

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/3/2007
Sheila was blown away when Arnold opened the box, nearly blinded her with the lens-flare-like light from the three diamonds!! Cost Arnold a pretty penny too (he had been secretly saving for many years, in case the moment was upon him at some lovely ladies house!!)...makes me want one for myself....or just the one I had back THANKYOU SHEILA!!!! And I mean NOW. Give me my ring back you light-fingered thief!!!
cheers, B

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/3/2007
Deal. If you could maybe tell her that I am insanely handsome, a perfect gentleman (excepting the gaseous emissions first thing in the morn) and a rampaging love rhino, that would be sweet of you. Gosh, what next for the sexiest hand in cyberspace?!

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:173998} 2/3/2007
This poor couple never gets to eat!
Anyway, this is certainly quick...nothing like getting swept off you're feet...er...fingers...
Love the shine of that ring!

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/3/2007
True Patrick....I will pass it on to Sheila that if ever things don't work out with Arnold, she can jump on a plane and hook up with you, you can fix her eggs just the way she likes them!!

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/3/2007
Actually, I've been thinking about it, and the fact that she's a hand doesn't worry me too much. Listen, if I can ogle an egg I can handle a hand...

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/3/2007
She's a hand? Really?! I thought she was hot... oh well, looks like it's back to the eggs for me. Till the next installment of this mythic tale.... adios.

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/3/2007
Now, now Patrick, please, get a grip man!
I am not sure how you envision your life with Sheila, if it were to happen.....I mean what could she possibly do for you? She's a HAND for cripes sake!!!!!! Oh, o.k.....um....yeah...well....um...kekekekkee....I get it. You want her to cook you some eggs right?
MWAHAHAHA B

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Patrick Crowther Patrick Crowther   {K:13393} 2/3/2007
Sob! Sniffle! Gawd, I'm getting all emotional... where's my tissue? As I dab the tears of joy from my eyes, may I congratulate Sheila on her marvellous achievement in managing to meet a guy and get him to make her an honest woman in the blink of an eye. I am of course... insanely jealous. As for Arnold, just because he's got brand new trainers, a snazzy beard and a nice house doen't make him any better than me. Sheila!! Sheila!! Beauteous bewitcher, elemental energiser of my heart! Dump him! Let's make sweet music together in a dream of romantic bliss! I will cherish you, care for you, let you watch trashy daytime TV, say "No' when you ask me if your bum looks big in this... I want you, Sheila! I LOVE YOU!

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rebecca claassen rebecca claassen   {K:12904} 2/3/2007
Arnold may get cold feet.....Sheila could indeed decide top keep him at arms lenght...but he is quite handy to have around, really...she would be silly to let this handsome man slip by...

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Jan Hoffman Jan Hoffman   {K:39467} 2/3/2007
I am so happy for them both; will it really lead to a wedding? One never knows. In the long run she may consider what is at hand and then finally decide to keep him at arms length.
--Best to you, Jan

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