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gone before he woke. On her way through the living room, she stopped next to a box that had a black marker sitting on top of it. She picked it up and scrolled across the top of the box.
    I’ll miss you, Thomas. Thanks for the memories. Kelly.
    Without a backward glance, she left.

Chapter Four
     
    Kelly pulled into her usual parking space on the east side of the grocery store’s building. She huffed a sigh as she silenced the engine. This would be a really rough day. She’d managed to avoid Thomas yesterday, hiding out at her brother’s house. Her cell phone had been left off, because she didn’t think she would be able to ignore his call, if he had even called.
    Of course Harry and Tammy had been full of questions when she’d stopped by to get her purse and car. It seemed that everyone knew she’d left with Thomas from the party. Teeth clenched, she opened her car door and made her way to the front of the building. Everyone would try to corner her and question her. She didn’t want to talk about it—just wanted to move on.
    A few curious stares were thrown her way by the sackers and cashiers as she strode past, making a beeline for the employee lounge where the time clock was located. If she was lucky, it would be a typical Saturday and be busy for the next eight hours.
    She pushed through the swinging metal door and walked into the small break area. Thankfully it was empty. She grabbed her card and before she could stick it into the clock to punch it, the metal door swung open.
    Kelly jerked her head in that direction and saw the last person she wanted to see. Thomas stood there, holding the cardboard flap from the box she wrote on. The muscle in his jaw twitched. His stance looked tense as he took a deep breath. She could tell he was furious.
    “Just what the hell is this?” He held up the cardboard piece.
    She swallowed. “It’s a note.”
    “Do you really think I was just going to let you walk away and not even say goodbye? Never mind the fact that goodbye wasn’t what I had in mind.”
    She turned back to the clock and shoved her time card into the slot. The metallic click reverberated around the still room. “Thomas. I can’t do this right now. I have to work, and you’re supposed to be on the road.” She tried to step past him but he stayed her movement by gripping her upper arm.
    “No. You’re not getting away that easy.”
    She sighed. “Listen, Thomas. I won’t be the thing that holds you back. You have a wonderful opportunity. I’m not trying to mess that up for you. What we shared was wonderful and I will always remember it.” Tears swam, blurring her vision. “But please. Don’t make me do this here.”
    His mouth opened as he released her arm. She didn’t give him a chance to gather his thoughts, before she walked out the door.
    Tammy met her halfway to the front registers with her cash drawer. “Thank goodness you’re early. We’re swamped. Go ahead and use register six.”
    Kelly nodded and accepted the black plastic container from her, walking at a steady clip to the front. Immediately people started backing their baskets up, watching to see where she would set up. The lines extended back into the aisles and her own line was full before she was even able to sign in on her register. This she could do. A mundane task of scanning items to make the day pass in a quick flash.
    “Kelly, we need to talk.”
    Kelly glanced to the side and noticed Thomas had followed her. He stood at the end of the register near the plastic sacks. “I can’t talk right now,” she gritted out through clenched teeth. Damn, he wasn’t going to make this easy on her. She grabbed the black phone and hit the speaker button as her gaze traveled over the sacker list that had been taped to her register. “Steven, sack on six please.”
    She hung up the phone and tried to ignore Thomas, who remained in place. Steven, the high school’s football star, walked up and stood quietly behind Thomas, who didn’t