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down she
guessed he was over six feet tall. He ran his hand though his wavy brown hair
as she approached him.
    “Luc, Katey Hopkins is
here. Katey , this is Luc.”
    He held up his hand and at first Katey wasn’t quite sure what to do, as he was waving it around so much. Should she
help him by grabbing it, or extend hers out and hope that he found it?
    Luckily Jake stepped in and got hold of both their
hands and joined them together.
    “Hi Luc, I’m looking forward to working with you,”
she said.
    “I’m not sure if it’s going to do me any good, but
thanks for offering to help.”
    “Hey, what did I say about staying positive? Katey’s just what you need. I mean she and Willow are just
what you need,” said Jake. He slapped Luc on the shoulder.
    Sadie walked over and held their hands together a
little longer. “I know both of you are nervous about this arrangement, but I
know it’s going to work out. So no matter how tough it gets, stick with it.”
    Katey nodded as Sadie smiled at her. She hadn’t known the woman long, but for some
reason what she’d said made perfect sense.
    “I have to be getting back to my office, but I’ll
stop by soon to see how the two of you are getting on…I mean you and Willow,”
she said. Wait a minute, had Sadie just winked at Jake? Katey had the feeling all was not as it seemed.
    “Why don’t I walk you out while Katey and Luc get to know one another some more,” said Jake.
    Now that both he and Mitchell, and even Willow, had momentarily
left with Sadie, she was suddenly tongue-tied, which wasn’t that unusual
because she’d always been shy around strangers.
    “You can sit down if you want. I got the feeling you
were standing there wondering what to do,” said Luc.
    “Thanks.” She sat on the couch but more silence
followed.
    “So, you from around this way?” asked Luc, tapping
his fingers on the edge of the chair.
    “Yes, over on the west side of
town. How about you?”
    “Yeah, born and raised in Boise.”
    There was silence again. Katey crossed her legs.
    “I like your perfume.”
    Phew, what a relief, he’d finally said something
because she hadn’t been able to think of a damn thing, other than a comment
about what nice weather it had been the last couple of days.
    “It was my mom’s favorite.”
    In fact, it was still her exact bottle of perfume
that Katey had kept and used sparingly, hoping it
would last forever. Each time she wore it she’d think of her mom and the day
would suddenly seem a whole lot better.
    “I notice smells more since I lost my sight.”
    “Yes, I’d heard that blind…”
    Shit,
I’ve only been here ten minutes and I’ve already said the wrong thing.
    “It’s okay to say that blind people use their other
senses more … don’t be afraid to use the word around me.”
    “Have you adjusted okay?”
    He shrugged his shoulders. “Obviously not, because
that’s why everyone thinks I need a service dog.”
    “Willow’s great. We did some training together when
I went to Idaho Falls to see Jake and Gen.”
    “Yeah, Jake mentioned it to me.”
    “He’s a nice guy.”
    “Yeah, one of the best. I’m
glad he found Gen. I know it was hard for him when his wife died.”
    Katey nodded and then there was the uncomfortable silence again.
    Luc continued to tap the chair. She noticed his long
fingers and the beautiful shape of his hands. She was staring and that was rude
at any time, but even worse when someone couldn’t see that you were checking
them out. Katey sighed of relief when the two guys
and Willow returned to the porch.
    “So, Katey , what time do
you think you can start tomorrow?” asked Jake.
    “Whenever you need me.”
    “Mitchell has to leave for the airport at eleven.
I’m going to drive him there and then head straight home, so how about ten and
we can get an hour’s training in?”
    “Sure. Sounds good to me.”
    “Perfect,” said Jake.
    Katey stood. “Well, I guess I should be going but I’m looking