Chapter Twenty Four

While Joshua gardened 

Jo got on with the household chores, including the laundry

 Before spending much of the day fussing and playing with Smudge

 Having finished gardening for the day, Joshua got dressed and headed off to the Bistro where he had arranged to meet Tamara

 They had a lovely meal outside together

 Before adjourning to the local Pool Club where they spent some considerable time kissing and so forth

 Joshua presented Tamara with a beautiful bunch of flowers

Before dropping to one knee in the traditional fashion

"Tamara, I love you deeply, will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?" 

Tamara was utterly thrilled at his proposal

"Of course I will Joshua, I love you too!"

 He slipped the ring onto her finger

And she threw her arms around him in happiness 

 The next day, Jo had to mend the toilet first thing 

While Joshua ate his breakfast

 She then sat down to read for a while 

 Before making yet another attempt to upgrade the TV

 Smudge spent the day running round the neighbourhood, and made the acquaintance of a raccoon

 Joshua hurried through his gardening that morning

Dropped his latest batch of produce off at the store 

 And fished in the lake for an hour or two

Before running to meet Tamara as they'd arranged the previous day 

She was playing her bass outside the local diner, but quickly stopped once Joshua arrived

The two of them hopped into her car and Tamara drove them to the Lodge 

 Joshua bought them drinks 

And the two of them did all the usual dating things, gazing adoringly into each other's eyes... 

 Embracing...

Kissing... 

 After a while the two of them moved out onto the terrace and, looking out over the town and the lake, they exchanged their vows and wedding rings privately

Sealing the marriage with a kiss