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very quick tone he asked. "It's lunch time and since I knocked you down the least I can do is buy you lunch. That is, if you want to come with me ? Do you want to come with me?"
    She could tell he hoped she would . He acted like a school bo y shuffling his feet and waiting for an answer. He looked tall standing there, anticipating a response. It reminded her of a junior high school boy asking out the cute girl to homecoming. In her mind she wondered if she should make him wait for an answer, watch him squirm. She decided she couldn 't do that . She came up with an answer that seemed like a great alternative for them to eat together. "I have a better idea, I have everything for a big salad and some hot tea and why don't you join me?"
    "I would love to join you only if one day t his week you allow me to drive you around and show you our his toric town," he asked with out thinking about it, he was anxious to get to know t his woman. Excitement rose throughout his body when he got to touch her hand.
    She didn't hesitate . "Sure." She guessed they had a date. For the past six years after her divorce she decided she didn't want to date, or at least not much. Her friends did introduce her to a few men, but she they never connected . Because of the horrible ness her marriage , she didn't want to get seriously involved with anyone. She couldn't be any happier with her life. She had a wonderful family, children, friends, and work. James always wanted her to meet someone wonderful. He joke d around with her and told her that whomever she dated had to pass his approval. She wondered if he would like Mike. She would never know. Yea, she definitely like d the idea of spending the day with t his great looking guy.
    She needed to get lunch on the table for Mike and herself . She got out the vegetables and spread them on the bar. "Tell me what kind of veggies you want or don't want in the salad."
    He looked over the veggies and began to separate them. Lettuce to the right, cheese to the right, salad peppers to the right, smoked turkey to the right, onions to the left, mushrooms to the right, and finally bacon bits to the right. "I want everything to the right in the salad and everything else, nil."
    "You don't like onions?" She loved onions and couldn't imagine him not liking them.
    " I love them, but you never know I might have to kiss someone today."
    Panic ran through her body. What if he was hinting he had a girlfriend ? She kept her cool. "Okay, no onions!"
    Surprisingly, Mike help ed a great deal in t he kitchen, and he impressed her . He got out the dishes and set the table, and he put the few dishes away that were in the dish was her. He noticed there were no paper towels and he ran out to his truck and brought a roll in and put it on the rack.
    When they sat down to eat she tried to make small talk. "How long have you owned t his beach house? I couldn't imagine not living here every day."
    He stopped eating and looked around the house, reminiscing. "My wife and I lived here for years and she passed away several years ago. I couldn't stay here with out her , but I couldn't sell the house either. So I decided to put it on the market to rent it out and let others enjoy it."
    She cou ld tell he deeply loved her . Later she would ask him about the details, when they felt more comfortable with each other. She didn't want to tell him about her own dilemmas because i t was too early in their relationship to talk about intimate feelings of grief.
    After an hour of talking, she finally stood up and Mike followed. It was a tense moment between them because neither wanted their talk to end . He picked up his plate then stacked their plates . She got the two glasses and the walnut raspberry salad dressing. H e helped clean up the kitchen , and she thought maybe he was trying to find an excuse to stay. All s he could only think about how much her heart raced every time he walked near her . She wondered if he felt the same way, she desperately hoped