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older brunette lady, who somehow thinks she’s still a teenager. She’s actually wearing a flower headband around her head and a very tight Rolling Stone T-shirt. The mouth and tongue looks deformed on it due to her breast and belly pulling it different directions.
    She stands in front of me discussing each flavor with her friend. I try to smile but it’s getting hard. All I want to do is yell at her and tell her to pick already. Why do I always get the indecisive customers?
    The door swings open again and I fear another big group is going to enter, but it’s not a big group that walks in. Instead it’s only two guys. One of them is Derek Mitchell and the other one is—Austin. Why is he here? I finally had gotten rid of the urge to see him again.
    A smile comes across his face when his eyes focus on mine sending a very tiny electrical spark up and down my spine. Why is my body reacting this way? I hate him.
    “So this is where you’ve been hiding all summer?” he says walking up to the counter.
    “I haven’t been hiding anywhere,” I spit out through gritted teeth.
    “You don’t like me much, do you?”
    “How can you tell?” My customer rolls her huge eyes and looks annoyed that I’m no longer paying attention to her.
    “Excuse me, can I please try your triple berry banana nut?” she asks making Austin move back.
    “Sure, no problem.” I take a tiny pink spoon and take the smallest possible sample I can. “Here you go.” I hand her the spoon with a huge smile. I wish she would choose already.
    “Is it good?” Austin asks her, making his dimples appear.
    I don’t know what it is about those things, but they actually make the pushy lady blush. “Yes it is. Very good.” She looks at me and says, “I’ll take a banana royal with one scoop of triple berry banana nut, one scoop of chocolate fudge and one scoop of cake batter. I want it with hot fudge, and caramel, and whip cream, and nuts.” Of course she has to order the most complex order on the menu. I hate my job.
    “Ooouu, that sounds good. I’ll take the same,” he says still flirting with the lady. She giggles like a schoolgirl.
    “Coming right up.” I look over at Austin and try to give him the most evil look I can make.
    “I remember you make that face every time you get annoyed.” He continues to smile.
    “And I remember you screaming and crying at the circus because you were afraid of the clowns,” I remind him with my own evil smile.
    Logan almost loses his scoop of ice cream as he begins to laugh. I didn’t realize he was listening to us.
    “What can I say, clowns freak me out,” Austin replies without missing a beat. “I also remember you held my hand the whole time making me feel safe.” My heart tingles. How does he remember all these things? “Forget the ice cream. I’ll see you later.” He turns around and walks out.
    “What was all that about?” Logan asks not looking pleased.
    “Nothing.”
    “Well that smile doesn’t look like nothing.” I didn’t even realize I was smiling. “He’s trouble Jade, stay the hell away from that asshole. Trust me.”
    “I told you it was nothing.” I turn around to prepare the annoying lady’s order. I wish that were true, but for some stupid reason my heart is racing. Damn him for making me feel this way.

5
    Fooled Again
    As much as I hate working it was nice to get away from my real life for a little while. Logan offered to take me out to eat after work, but all I want to do is get home and maybe get some sleep.
    “It’s not my fault she does not want to see you!” I hear my mother yell as I walk into the house. Please don’t let it be my father again.
    I peek into the kitchen and see her talking on the phone. She paces back and forth as steam seems to blow out of her ears. “I can’t make her go. All I can do is tell her.” She listens trying hard to hold her composure. “Fine!” She listens some more. “I said fine. If that’s it I have to go now. I have a