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so. But at this point, she just wasn’t sure how.

CHAPTER 3
     
     
     
    “Why don’t you install an air conditioner in this car man?” Jason asked as he and Mack Bryson, a friend and fellow co-worker drove down Culver Boulevard.
    “No need, I don’t like that air on me it messes with my allergies. Besides, I’m a fresh air kind of guy.”
    “But it’s hot as hell in here and these leather seats are burning me,” Jason said leaning back in his seat.
    “Roll the window down then! We’re not even going that far. Just to the station and then to the bar, what’s the big deal?”
    “It’s a ninety degrees out here man, that’s the big deal. That shit’s not going to work. You need air in this kind of weather.”
    “Hey, this car didn’t have air conditioning when my father bought it forty-six years ago, it didn’t have it when he left it to me, and I’m not putting it in here now so quit your whining and just roll down the damn window will you!” He fiddled with the radio dial trying to find the station he wanted.
    “Why are we going to the police station anyway?” Jason asked as the wind blew through his short cropped hair.
    “I promised Chandra I would stop by and say hi today since I was in the neighborhood.” He stopped at a red light. “I’ve been telling her that for weeks now so I guess I have to make due on my promise.”
    Jason frowned. “Why are you still dating her man? Why don’t you just tell her you want out?”
    “I don’t know. She’s so into me and I do actually care about her. I’m just not in love with her you know? I don’t know how to break it off without her feelings getting hurt.” The light turned green and he gave the car some gas.
    “Man you do this with every girl you date. One of these days one of them will put a serious hurting on you mark my words.” He didn’t understand why Mack always did this. Instead of telling the women he dated that he didn’t want a relationship from the beginning or at least not anymore, he just led them on and continued to sleep with them. The women would always get pissed at him and rightfully so for some of them. Some even became so obsessed with him to the point of stalking. One of them even came up to the job and threatened to shoot him if he didn’t get back with her. “And this one is a cop.” He laughed. “You’re really going to be in for it if you piss this one off!”
    “Yeah yeah I know,” Mack said as he entered the lot of the police station and parked in a small parking spot available.
    “Okay man.”
    “You’ve never had a serious relationship in your life. What do you know?”
    “I know enough to tell a woman from the start what my expectations and non expectations are.” Jason didn’t believe in relationships. He thought they were just an expensive pain in the ass. There was no such thing as falling in love as far as he was concerned because most people turn stupid once they got involved in one. He made it a point to tell every woman he became involved with that it was just a casual thing; nothing more, nothing less.
    “Whatever,” Mack said sneeringly and set the parking brake. “One of these days, some chick is going to whip it on you good man and it’s going to hit you like a ton of bricks!” 
    Jason pursed his lips. “Not me. Besides, you have your nerves; you never stay with a woman long.”
    Mack held his hand in the air. “True, but I also know that love is a possibility, just not with any of the chicks I’ve been with.”
    “Whatever man, you’re so full of shit!”
    Mack chuckled before staring out of the window. “Well well...what do we have here?” he said while eyeing the pretty blonde behind the wheel of the red Mustang in the space next to him.
    Jason turned to look at the woman. “See, there you go again. You’re just itching to get your ass kicked today aren’t you? Chandra already caught you once man.”
    Mack shrugged and said. “Hey, it’s not like she didn’t deserve