Love and Food by K.L. Prince Page B

probably the one cheating.  I think it would be a stupid move on my part to proceed with the wedding.  I just can’t go into a marriage under these circumstances.  It feels all wrong.”
                  “Haillee, you don’t have to do anything that you’re not comfortable doing.  I would hate to see you make a mistake and have regrets down the road.  If you need to call off the wedding, do it.”
                  “I really think it’s the right thing to do.  Kyle and I can get married anytime.  We could even go to city hall if we want to or elope.”
                  “Exactly.  My question to you is, do you really think that you are in a healthy relationship if you have to call a private investigator to check up on your significant other?”
                  “Probably not, but I’ve told you how I feel about Kyle.”
                  “I know.  I know.  You do know that you could have hired me?  I would follow Kyle for free for you.  I have time off, so it would be perfect.  I would be Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew extraordinaire.”
                  “I actually thought about that, but Kyle knows you.  He would probably spot you from a mile away.  He would probably make you in two seconds flat.  I needed someone that he doesn’t know or recognize, but I do believe you would make a good detective.  You’re very sneaky.  You’d probably be the best dressed detective there is, too.”
                  “That’s what I would put on my business card.  ‘Monica Stern. The Best Dressed Private Investigator In Town.  All the disguises I could wear – it’s endless.  Maybe I’m in the wrong profession.  Maybe I should have become a private eye instead of a fashion designer.”
                  She can’t help, but laugh at her friend’s silliness.  Monica has always been good for a laugh.  She can always rely on her friend’s sense of humor to make her feel better about any situation that she finds herself in.
                  “So, what has the private investigator found out so far?” Monica says, pouring herself another glass of wine and making herself comfortable on her sofa.
                  “Nothing so far.  It makes me hopeful that Kyle has been telling me the truth.  So far, Kyle has been going everywhere that he says he’s going and doing what he says he’s doing.”
                  “How long has the private investigator been on the job?”
                  “A couple of weeks so far.  I’m starting to think that it’s becoming a waste of time.  I’m starting to feel a little silly, actually. 
                  “I don’t think that you should feel silly at all.  It’s not like your feeling are just out of blue.  You found Kyle in bed with another woman.  You have more than enough cause to be suspicious.”
    “Well, I’m going to let the private investigator follow him for a little while longer and then I’m going to call her off.  There’s no point wasting anymore money.”
                  “Well, I’m glad that Kyle is being a good boy.  I don’t want to see you with a broken heart.”
                  “Me too,” she says, smiling from the relief that she feels.
                  “So, why don’t you tell me about Ethan?  When you told me about him, I expected to find some overweight, middle-aged man wearing a suit that was in style ten years ago.  Imagine my surprise when I found sexy Ethan standing with you in the kitchen.  Is he single?”
                  “You know what, I have no idea.  I haven’t got around to asking him.  I’ve been trying to keep it professional.  I have yet to find it appropriate to ask him about his personal life.  Why are you interested?”
                  “What single woman wouldn’t be?  That man