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it. Besides, I’m just a man, and I don’t recall saying “I do” to anyone. Mack does whatever the hell and whoever the hell Mack wants to do.”
    Jason chuckled as he opened the passenger door and stepped out of the car to a loud “Shit!” coming from the woman next to them as she banged her hand on the steering wheel.
    “She looks pissed,” Mack said closing the car door.
    “I’ll say.” Jason approached the woman’s car. “Is everything ok ma’am?”
    She shot him a malevolent stare. “Please don’t call me that!”
    “Sorry! I’m just trying to offer you some assistance if you need it, but I can see that you’re in a bad mood so I guess I’ll be going.”
    “Wait!” she shouted back at him as he turned to walk away.
    He paused and then turned to face her raising his eyebrows. “Yes?”
    “I’m sorry; I do need your help. You’ll have to excuse me I haven’t exactly had the best day today.”
    He walked back to the woman’s car. “That’s okay. We’re all entitled to have a bad day every now and then. But it’s only noon; your day has gone to crap already?”
    “Sadly, yes.”
    “Well hopefully we can fix that. What seems to be the problem?”
    “Well, my car doesn’t seem to want to start. I think it’s the starter but I’m not sure. It’s a new car, but it’s also a rental so who knows what the last person has done to it?”
    “Ok, give me a second.” He looked behind him only to see that Mack had gone. He must have gone inside the station. He faced her again. “I’ll be right back.”
    “Alright.”
    He entered the station lobby to find Mack hugging Chandra. “Hey man, this chick out here needs some help.”
    “Alright sir.” Mack put his arm around Chandra’s waist as they walked out behind Jason.
    “How have you been Chandra?” Jason asked.
    “Fine, trying to figure out how I can be a permanent fixture on Mack’s schedule; how are you?” Mack rolled his eyes and chuckled but said nothing.
    “I’ve been fine, just trying to get my Good Samaritan points.”
    “Really? How so? Would it have anything to do with the “chick” you came in the station talking about?”
    “Yes, as a matter of fact it does.”
    She laughed. “Why does that not surprise me?”
    The afternoon sun was blazing down on them as they made their way through the parking lot. Jason could feel the beads of sweat on his forehead and his t-shirt was beginning to stick to him. When they approached the woman’s car, the driver’s side door was open and they could see that she had gotten out. She had the hood open and was bent over underneath it checking out the engine.
    The sight of those long legs in that mini skirt made Jason pause in mid stride to take a breath. As his eyes moved from her legs to what he could see of her tiny waist and every muscle in his body immediately became rigid. He turned to look at Mack taking in gulps of breath. “Um…her car...it won’t start.”
    “What the hell is wrong with you man?” Mack asked with a smirk.
    Chandra laughed so loudly that she got the other woman’s attention causing her to rise up from under the hood and face them. Jason had already seen that she was pretty, but he had no idea such a body was attached to that face.
    “Hey, you’re back!” the woman said while walking up to the three of them.
    Her smile was gleaming and warm, yet sexy and seductive. He couldn’t stop staring at her mouth, her eyes, her slightly crooked nose and those damn legs.
    “You’re still here? I thought you would be long gone by now,” Chandra said to the woman. “You should’ve come inside the station. I would’ve gotten someone to help you out.” 
    “Yeah, I was going to but these two gentlemen pulled up just as I was about to come inside,” she said as she stared at Jason.
    Jason remained silent. He couldn’t recall any woman ever having this affect on him, and so soon. Sure he’d been attracted to other women in the past, but never like this; he