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done.”
    “Well, you don’t know what time that is,” Melanie stated.
    “Your right.  He did say he was in sales so maybe he will pass along my card to one of his customers.”
    “Or maybe he will call or email you.” “Abby you need to be more positive.  You are a beautiful girl with a great career and head on your shoulders.  He would be stupid not to call you.”
    “Thanks Mel.  I guess I have been down on myself. I just haven’t had a date since John.”
    “Well, I think that’s more because you weren’t ready to date anyone yet.  Now time has passed you’re ready for a new romance in your life.  Why not Gray?” Melanie asked.  Melanie and I finished up dinner passing on dessert and quickly made our way back to the rental car.
    The drive back was more congested than on the way to the restaurant.  We both noticed a ton of commotion around the movie theater down the road from the hotel.
    “Gosh, what’s opening tonight?” Melanie asked.
    All we could see in the parking lot was tons of teenage girls, all screaming and holding up signs. There was plenty of security around the place too, as well as news cameras. Whatever was going on was an enormous event. Then I remembered my conversation with Lisa. “Oh, it’s that horrible Texas High School movie,” I said. I laughed quietly to myself, imagining Lisa and Rachel at a movie theater in Milwaukee. I wondered how many girls had turned up there. They would have been the old maids in this crowd.
                 
    It was quite late when we made it back to the hotel , and I had an unusually early day the next morning. We had to be at the convention center at 7 a.m., yuck! That meant I had to be up at 6 a.m. I’m not much of a morning person and value my sleep, but that night I could not get my brain to shut up; all I did was lie in bed and think about Gray. It had been a while since I had something of a crush on a guy. It felt nice to have someone to think about. Maybe I would have sweet dreams about him. Either way, I knew the alarm would go off much too early.
     
    Chapter 3
     
    The alarm went off with a loud unfamiliar beep promptly at 5:50am. I could have slept an extra 10 minutes, but this was my first convention with my boss and I wanted to get down to the convention floor promptly.  I struggled out from under the covers and remembered where I was. I then noticed that my little Thor was not curled up next to my legs. I always felt guilty when I went on a business trip and had to board Thor. Hopefully he would forgive me when I picked him up with a brand new bone.
                 
    I quickly got myself showered, and found my next outfit. I threw on some black slacks and a purple button-up shirt. Again, I struggled with my hair. In the end, I decided just to straighten and let it hit my shoulders. I was in desperate need of coffee, so I quickly made my way down to the hotel coffee shop. In the queue, I was fumbling with my things again, and barely noticed the guy in front me until he turned around.
    “Hello again, Abby, ” Gray said in a smooth, calm voice.
     
    I could hardly believe that he had remembered my name! I fumbled with my purse as I tried to say something back. “Hi, good morning,” I said, tryin g to balance my laptop case, and purse to get out my money. I was doing an exceptionally poor job with the balancing act. Gray gave a quick chuckle and reached into his pocket.
    “Let me get that,” he said quickly and paid for my coffee. “You seem to have your hands full.”
    He looked much more casual today in jeans and a polo shirt. There was something about the way he smiled. I could imagine that he was the center of attention in his office. He was so polite and charming; he must have every woman eating out of the palm of his hand. I’m also sure that he had no idea how charming he truly was.
    “Thanks,” I said. I was still trying to balance everything in my arms, along with the hot cup of coffee.
    “Let