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looked down at the
flyer and re-read the address at the top. It was the address Katy had texted to
him last night. He must be in the right house. But it didn’t seem right. The
house didn’t fit Janie at all. There was no personality in it, no photographs,
barely any furniture. He needed more information.
    “The sellers? Why are they leaving?” he asked.
    Amanda was only too willing to keep him in conversation. “Oh
it’s very sad really,” she began. “The husband died a while ago. It was all
very, very sad. And the children are grown and gone, so Ja…, I mean the seller,
has decided to start fresh, somewhere else.”
    Matt yanked his hand free and looked around the house, still
finding it difficult to imagine Janie here. “And where are they going? Out of
state?”
    “Oh no, I don’t think so,” Amanda smiled and tilted her
head. “So you’re looking for a new home for you and your wife?”
    Matt inwardly grimaced. “No. I was actually looking for the
owner. Janie isn’t here?”
    Caught off guard, Amanda openly frowned. “No, she’s out for
the day.”
    “I need you to do a big favor for me. Could you please help
me out?” Matt smiled and hoped it would work. He didn’t like using his physical
appeal to manipulate women, but in this instance he would break his own rule.
    “Oh definitely I could help you out,” she drawled. “What can
I do for you?”
    “I would like for you to give this to Janie when she comes
home. Would that be okay?” he smiled again. Matt handed her a small blue gift
bag.
    “Of course I will. Are you sure you don’t want to take a
look around? It’s a perfect house and I’m sure it won’t be on the market very
long.”
    “No, but thank you,” said Matt as he turned and headed for
the front door.
    “Bye, bye,” he could hear as he walked to his rental car.
    *****
    Shopping was actually much harder than Janie had
anticipated, especially with Katy not there to encourage and make suggestions.
She had managed to find a couple of things that she thought looked good on her,
but if she was going to make over her entire wardrobe, she was going to have to
spend a lot more time at the mall. She was feeling guiltily happy about her
visit to Victoria’s Secret though. The sales girl had been incredibly helpful
in making sure she had a great big bag full of pretty, lacey bras and panties
and pajamas, well nighties, really, when she left the store. They were flirty
and fun and very unlike anything Janie would wear, but she was starting over
and it couldn’t hurt, right?
    She pulled into her driveway a little after five o’clock,
hoping that Amanda would be finished with the Open House and she could have her
house back, at least for a little while. Tomorrow, she was going to have to
start looking for a new home. As she pulled the bags from the trunk, she
wondered if maybe she should consider a townhouse, or an apartment. Maybe she
could move to downtown and buy a condo overlooking the river. So many choices
but the decision didn’t have to be made today, so she pushed it out of her
mind.
    Janie found Amanda in the dining room gathering up the last
of her things.
    “Hi, how’d it go?” she asked.
    “Oh Janie, hello. It was great! We had lots of people come
through and several were really interested. There was this cute little couple,
the wife was pregnant, and I really think they could make an offer. He works
for Nike, so I’m sure they can afford it!” Amanda sounded pretty sure of
herself.
    “Well, I guess we wait and see what happens,” Janie smiled.
    “Oh, and I just have to tell you about the most dreamy-looking
guy that showed up. You would not believe how hot he was. Oh, well, maybe you
will, seeing as though he knows you. He came to see you and I don’t think he
knew about the Open House,” Amanda rambled.
    Janie didn’t have the faintest idea what she was talking
about. “What guy?” she asked.
    “And, he left you a present. It’s on the island in