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- DeFee, Ann Bei dir kann ich nicht Nein sagen
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blandishments of a man like Ruth s "Tony. " And yet, inside, I think we
must admit that any woman who hopes to find permanent love risks meeting
the perfect liar instead of the perfect lover. When I researched this
case many years ago, I found Ruth Logg's "perfect lover" so sinister
that I actually changed my usual pen name to a completely different
pseudonym so that he wouldn't be able to find me. I think you will see
why as the story of the man who promised to love Ruth forever " unfolds.
When her life was viewed in terms of worldly goods, Ruth Logg had
everything. The lovely blond widow had been well provided for by her
late husband, Les. She lived alone for several years after Less death in
her sprawling house in Auburn, Washington. The grounds were impeccably
maintained and there was even a huge swimming pool. Ruth's home was
valued in the early seventies at $85,000. Today, it would be worth well
over a million dollars. Les Logg's business holdings had amounted to
something over a quarter of a million dollars at the time of his death.
Again, that $250,000 would be worth ten times as much in the economy of
the nineties. Ruth herself had a good business head. She had moved
smoothly into her new place as owner of a business. Unlike many women
who are suddenly widowed, Ruth Logg was able to manage. Her two pretty
teenage daughters, Kathleen and Susan, lived with her and she loved them
devotedly. But Ruth was only in her early forties, and she sometimes
dreamed of finding a man to share her life. She was lonely and the years
ahead often seemed to stretch out bleakly. Ruth knew that her girls
would soon be moving away to start their own lives, and that was as it
should be. She accepted that. But she couldn't bear the thought of
rattling around her huge house alone once Kathleen and Susan were gone.
In March of 1971, she put the house on the market. Perhaps she would buy
a condominium or take an apartment where she wouldn't have to worry
about yard work. Her personal safety was on her mind too. A woman in a
house alone wasn't as safe as one who lived close to other people in a
security building. Most single women hold on to a romantic dream that a
special man will come along one day and change their lives. Ruth Logg
was no exception. She was far too young to give up on love, even though
her prospects looked slim. She hated the idea of dating services or
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Parents Without Partners, or blind dates set up by well-meaning friends.
She sometimes wondered why it had to be so difficult to meet someone.
And then Ruth Logg did meet someone in such an unexpected way. It was a
blustery March afternoon when she first encountered the man who would
suddenly launch her world in exciting new directions. A sleek luxury car
pulled up in front of her home and a compactly muscled, impeccably
dressed man emerged and knocked at her door. He had a great voice. He
introduced himself as "Dr. Anthony Fernandez." No one would have
described Dr. Fernandez as handsome, and yet he had an undeniably
charismatic quality. He had wide shoulders and thickly muscled arms and
wrists, and he looked at Ruth with warm dark eyes under thick brows.
Ruth could sense that he was gentle. His manners were wonderful, he was
almost apologetic for interrupting her schedule, but he did want to see
her home. Ruth assured him that she would be delighted to show him
through the house. Dr. Fernandez explained that he was forty-eight years
old and divorced. He said he had just opened a family counseling clinic
in the Tacoma area and that he was hoping to buy a house within easy
commuting distance to his business. Ruth Logg was quite taken with Dr.
Fernandez, who urged her to call him "Tony." They talked as she led him
through her home and he seemed impressed with the floor plan, the way
she had decorated the rooms, and with the lawn and gardens. It wasn't
long before they stopped talking about the house, they discovered that
they shared many interests. Dr. Anthony Fernandez asked Ruth Logg if she
would join him for dinner and she accepted, a little surprised at
herself for agreeing to a date with someone she really didn't know. Tony
and Ruth had such a good time on their first evening that they both knew
they would see more of each other. More dates followed and Ruth suddenly
found herself caught up in a whirlwind courtship. After so many years at
the edge of other people's lives, she found it incredibly exciting to
have this fascinating man pursuing her. And Tony Fernandez was pursuing
her. At first, Ruth questioned her great good fortune, but then she
accepted it. She was, after all, a good-looking woman with a lush figure
and a pretty face. She had forgotten that in her years as a widow. Now,
Ruth became even prettier with her newfound happiness. It never occurred
to Ruth that Tony might be interested in her because she was wealthy. In
fact, she believed that what she had was chicken feed compared to what
he owned, Tony had told her that he was a man with substantial assets.
He spoke of timber holdings and real estate, and, of course, he had his
counseling practice. He didn't need her money. Ruth didn't know that the
plush car Tony drove was rented, nor did she know much about his life
before they met. None of that mattered. Ruth Logg was totally in love
with Anthony Fernandez.
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