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” she said walking to the front door.
     
    As they walked down the sidewalk to the driveway, she could feel his eyes on her. Was he looking at her butt? And, more importantly, did her butt look good in yoga pants?
     
    “ You can see right there where he scratched it up the side. And there is a dent over here …” she said as she bent over to show him the damage.
     
    “ Yes, that looks good, ” he said.
     
    “ It looks good? ” she asked confused.
     
    “ I meant that looks bad …” he said shaking his head. “ Bad, ” he repeated.
     
    “ Were you just checking me out? ” she asked with a grin as she crossed her arms.
     
    “ Of course not. This is purely a business visit, ” he said with a grin of his own. “ Fine. I was checking you out. Those pants are rocking. Satisfied? ”
     
    “ You are very up front and honest, aren ’ t you? ” she asked as she leaned against her car.
     
    “ Is there any other way to be? ” he asked.
     
    “ From what I have seen out in the dating world, yes. There is not a lot to choose from out there. ”
     
    “ I agree. I ’ ve met some crazies during my dating adventures. This one girl seemed nice enough until I found out her favorite past time was dissection. Seriously. She liked to dissect things as a hobby. ”
     
    “ You are lying …” she said with her mouth hanging open.
     
    “ I swear on my whole business. She was a nut. ”
     
    “ I went out to a bar with some friends recently and this guy came up to me and said ‘ Do you have any Native American in you? ’ and I said ‘ No ’ and he said ‘ Want some? ’ Yuck! I mean where do guys come up with these stupid pick-up lines anyway? ”
     
    Brian cackled with laughter at her story, and she followed. Pretty soon, they were sharing their worst dating stories, although she had few since she ’ d been with Kenny for so long. One thing was for sure - she was not impressed with dating so far.
     
    “ Okay, back on a serious note … Isn ’ t this car a bit small for you and your growing kids anyway? ” he asked, still wiping a tear of laughter from his eye.
     
    “ Yes, it is. But, I am now a single mom, so I wasn ’ t able to afford much. I am a school nurse, so I don ’ t get to live the high life by any means. But, it ’ s mine and it does the job, ” she said trying to sound proud of her small 10-year old compact car.
     
    “ Well, at the very least I can get it fixed up for you. I am so sorry our worker scratched and dented it for you. I will have my guy come by tomorrow morning and take it to my body shop guy. Sound good? ”
     
    “ Sure. I will be hanging out at home all day tomorrow anyway. Any idea when I will get it back? ” she asked.
     
    “ I will tell him to put a rush on it. How about if I come by tomorrow afternoon with an update? ” he asked with a sly smile.
     
    “ I suppose that would be good, ” she said smiling as she looked at her feet. “ See you tomorrow then. ”
     
    “ Tomorrow …” he said with a smile as he backed up toward his car. She quickly went into her condo so she could peek out the window and watch him walk away. As he got into his sleek black BMW, he turned around and waved at her. Dang! She hadn ’ t been so sly after all.
     

Chapter 4
     
    Brian ’ s guy came by and picked up Shelby ’ s car the next morning like clockwork. She had cleaned everything out of it just in case she needed her belongings. She spent the day cleaning house and trying to pass the time until Brian came by. The thought of him coming caused her heart to skip a beat, and she started to wonder if he might feel the same way.
     
    “ Hello? ” she said as she answered her cell phone between dusting projects.
     
    “ Shelby, ” she heard Kenny ’ s voice say. Her heart sank at the sound of his voice because she knew he would never call her unless something was wrong.
     
    “ Kenny, what ’ s wrong? ” she asked.
     
    “ It ’ s Austin. He ’ s been in an