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grandfather and I restored her.”
    “She is one gorgeous lady,” the man said, and then he looked over at Eva and said, “At least you got yourself a lady who outshines her, otherwise you might be in trouble.”
    Eva felt her face color with embarrassment and she waited for Marshall to correct the man and tell him that she wasn’t his girlfriend. Marshall didn’t do that. Instead he smiled, looked Eva up and down like he’d done earlier and then while making eye contact with her he said,
    “Yep, it’s a good thing.”
    Eva’s face was burning up now. She held his gaze for a few seconds, but finally she had to look away. She wondered what had gotten into him. He flirted on occasion, but today he’d been really laying it on thick. Maybe it was just the road trip, or the roller coaster emotions that had been produced after finding out Granddad was gone. That was probably it; she doubted that Marshall had just woken up this morning with the hots for her after all these years.
    The bell man led them past the Olympic sized pool and along the river walkway to their suite. He unlocked the door for them and Eva’s breath was taken away. The main room was a small living room with a fire place, a comfy looking couch and two antique looking high-backed chairs that faced a plasma television with a fifty-inch screen. To their right was a kitchenette, complete with a refrigerator and microwave and a cute little breakfast nook table that was surrounded by big open windows that overlooked the river.
    The bell man showed them to the bedroom where there were two double beds with large, fluffy white down comforters on top. There were glass doors that led out onto a balcony with two lounge chairs covered in over-stuffed red padding and it looked right out onto the river. The boats were lined up and lit brightly and Eva could hear soft jazz music coming from one of them.
    The bathroom was huge. It had a sunken tub and a glass shower. There were two fluffy white robes hanging on a hook and thick white guest towels. Eva was in love with this place and she made a mental note to come back again someday when she was really on vacation. It was amazing what you could find practically a few miles up the highway from where you’ve lived your whole life.
    Once the bellman was gone, Eva dropped down onto the couch and sunk into the cushions. “Wow,” she said.
    Marshall smiled at her, “You like this place, do you?”
    “Are you kidding? It’s amazing. What’s not to like?”
    “Not a thing,” he said with a grin, “Let’s go check out the Tiki Bar.”
    “Really?”
    “Sure, why not? We’ve got all night, we’re not driving….we’re over twenty-one….”
    Eva laughed and said, “Okay, you’ve stated your case. Let me change first.”
    As she started to turn towards the bedroom, Marshall reached out and grabbed her by the wrist,
    “Why are you going to change? You look great,” he said.
    Eva smiled, embarrassed again. She wasn’t good at taking compliments.
    “Are you sure? Shouldn’t I fix my make-up or my hair?”
    “Come on,” he said, tugging at her arm. “You’re gorgeous, just like you are.” Eva grabbed her purse and room key on the way out. Marshall turned loose of her wrist, but instead of letting go completely he slid his hand down and took hers in his. He led them along the river path and to the outdoor bar. It was a lively place with a live band playing top forty hits. “What do you want to drink?” he asked Eva.
    “What are you having?” she asked him. Marshall laughed and said,
    “Huh uh, you don’t get to say, “I’ll just have what you’re having” tonight. You’re on vacation, live a little. What kind of drink have you always wanted to try?”
    Eva thought about it, other than the “normal” drinks like beer, wine or margarita’s, she didn’t really know of any other drinks. She rarely went out and much of what she knew about drinking came from books or television….or her mother. She