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chatting with him between innings, drooling
with Janine behind his back and just enjoying his company.  It was odd for
her to be on the receiving end of male attention, much less from one as
gorgeous as Colt.
    When the game ended, Sarah waved
good-bye to Janine, spoke briefly to Evan, then met Colt outside the fence.
    “This was my last game of the
day.  I need to go home and grab a shower but then I’m all yours.”
    She nodded.  “OK, but can I just
say, watching you behind the plate today…that was really hot.”
    A grin spread across his face as he
looked down on her.  “Yeah?”
    “Oh, yeah.  Super hot. 
Just so you know.”
    “Text me your address.  I’ll be
there in an hour.  You don’t need to change.”
    She glanced down at her tee and
shorts.  “No?”
    “Absolutely not, cause, babe, those
legs go on forever and that’s not a bad thing.”
    She laughed.  “OK, then why
don’t I just follow you to your place?  I can wait while you shower.”
    “Works for me.”
    “Where did you park?” he asked when
they reached the front gate of the ballpark.
    “Toward the back.”
    “I’m up front.  Come with me and
I’ll drive you to yours.”
    “OK, thanks,” she said, following him
to his black Ford Raptor truck.
    He opened the door for her and helped
her inside.  Once she was seated, he raised her hand to his lips, locking
his eyes on hers.  Sarah felt heat radiating up her arm from the
contact.  He winked at her then released her hand and shut the door. 
Drawing a deep breath, she placed a hand over her racing heart as she watched
him cross the front of the truck and open his door.  He paused to pull off
his umpire’s shirt and chest protector, which he wore over an Under Armor
shirt, then got in.
    She directed him to her SUV and got
out.  Once she was following him, she dialed Janine’s number.
    “Hey, Sweets,” Janine greeted her,
“on your own already?”
    “Just momentarily.  I’m
following him to his place; thought it’d be a good idea to let someone know
where I’ll be.  You know, just in case.”
    Janine laughed.  “In case he
turns out to be some crazy axe murderer or something?”
    “Or something,” Sarah said on a
laugh.
    “Smart girl.  He really is
gorgeous, though, I think if he turned out to be crazy I’d have to overlook
it.”
    “I know!  Can you believe
someone like him would be interested in me?  I mean, really?”
    “Absolutely!  You gotta stop
selling yourself short, honey.  You are a knockout!”
    Sarah laughed even harder at
that.  “I don’t know about that.”
    “I do, and apparently, so does he.”
    “We’re heading toward Woodway,” Sarah
announced, changing the subject.  Woodway was one of Waco’s nicer suburbs.
    “Nice.  He’s got some money,
then.”
    “I don’t know.  He drives a nice
truck.  But he’s former military, from a military
family.    So, I guess it depends on what type of service
they…Holy crap!”
    “What?”
    “We’re turning into Hidden Valley,”
Sarah said, referring to a really nice subdivision with houses that her little
house would fit into several times over.
    “Awesome!”
    “Oh, wow, you have got to be kidding
me!” she cried when she saw the house he pulled up to .
    “Nice crib?”
    “It’s huge!  I’ll call you later
tonight, OK?”
    “You better!”
    She ended her call and pulled into
his driveway, parking at the far end of the garage from where he’d pulled in.
    “Nice place,” she said when she got out.
    “Thanks.  It fit my number one
criteria.”
    “Which was?”
    “My sister is my next door neighbor.”
    “That would do it.”
    He led her in through the garage,
through the mudroom and a small hallway to the kitchen.  She couldn’t stop
her pleased gasp as she looked around at the sleek stainless steel appliances,
smooth marble countertops and warm toned cabinets.  It was the kitchen of
her dreams!  There was even a fireplace!
    “This is