A Thrill A Minute!
While I was working in the bank before Frank and I were married, I met Thomas Noyes who was a car dealer and he would come into the bank to see Frank to get his cars financed. He was handsome with his curly dark hair and beautiful blue eyes. He was married to a lovely young lady named Shirley. The 4 of us became friends and we went out with others on Saturday nights. It was Tom, who never could keep a secret, who told me Frank was going to give me the ring and had it made special for me. After Frank and I married, we all remained special friends. At some point, they moved to Florida and we did not see them for a long time. After 5 years and 2 days, Frank and I divorced and I got a job at a law firm Nogi, O’Malley & Harris downtown. I also worked as a car hop in a highway restaurant to make ends meet at night. The girls went to nursery school in the day and I had a sitter at night. I never asked my parents for help. Oh yes, I borrowed $50 from my dad once and paid him back. One day at the lunch, I was ready to cross the street and was surprised to see Tom Noyes coming toward me. We were so happy to see each other. He was back from Florida and he and Shirley were divorced and so was I. I had no feelings for Tom except as a friend. He and a partner were going to run a home show in Scranton and he asked if I knew anyone who could be his secretary. I said,“How about me.” I was overworked at the law firm and only making $35 a week. So I went to work for Tom. I did all the secretarial work and sold space in the home show where business owners would display their wares. His partner Jack and Tom and I were the 3 musketeers. We did everything together. I lived in a 3 story walk up with my girls and we would pool our money and I would cook for them and they would sit in the living room and watch TV and play with the girls. One night we all went to a movie, a tear jerker, and I looked over at Tom and he had tears. This is the first
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