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she has someone here to take care of her when I can’t.”
                  Jill acknowledged his sincerity and appreciated it. At the same time, though, she couldn’t imagine it being any other way. “Oh, it’s nothing really. Your mom has helped me out so much. I feel like I’m only doing the very least. I wish I could do more.”
                  “No, no! I can’t tell you how much of a big help you’ve been!”
                  Jill gave a half smile. “I just hope she gets the help she needs and deserves. I feel so bad for what she has to deal with on a daily basis.” There was a lull in their conversation when Jill added, “Speaking of help, how long are you going to be in town for?”
                  Brian hesitated a moment before answering, “You know, I’m not sure.”
                  “Oh, okay.”
                  “I mean, my best guess would be maybe a couple of months. I want to make sure I get everything taken care of for my mom and a good sense of how she’s doing before I head back.”
                  “That makes sense,” Jill agreed.
                  “Speaking of which, I should probably get back inside to her.”
                  Jill motioned over to the seeds she had yet to plant and playfully said, “Yeah, and these seeds aren’t going to plant themselves.”
                  A slight breeze crossed between them, and once again Jill had a loose strand of hair fall before her eyes. She reached for it and placed it behind her ear, this time leaving a smudge just above her left eye.
                  Brian noticed it and tried telling her by pointing at his own identical spot on his forehead, but the couple of times he did only made Jill confused and not quite sure what he was trying to get at. Finally, he just asked, “May I?”
                  “Um…” Jill muttered before Brian took action.
                  A quick lick on his right thumb, he reached out to Jill’s face and gently wiped away the dirt. Afterward, his hand remained in place as he gazed into Jill’s eyes.
    It had been a long time since someone had touched Jill the way Brian was. She didn’t remember that a man’s brief and tender caress could feel as good as it did. However, she wouldn’t allow herself to enjoy the moment for fear of where it might lead so she quickly glanced away and took a step back.
    That’s when Brian realized he had overdone it. Trying to act as if nothing happened, he smiled and announced, “There. Got it.”
                  “Oh, thanks, Mr. Montgom…I mean, Brian,” Jill said shyly as she felt her neck and face begin to heat up, something that had absolutely nothing to do with the sun beating down on her.
                  “My pleasure,” Brian stated in a husky voice. “See you around?”
                  “Probably,” Jill nodded.
                  “Great.”
                  Brian walked back to his mom’s house, a smile on his lips and a spring in his steps, leaving Jill to get back to her gardening.
                  And, oh, the singing!
                  As he opened the door, he took a quick glance back towards Jill who was down on her knees in the dirt again. Listening carefully, he was sure he could hear the soft, sweet voice barely echoing among the slight breeze that blew through his hair.
                  Like the birds that chirped near one of the bird feeders that his mom had hanging on a clothes line in her back yard, Jill’s song was music to his ears.
     
     

 
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                  A few weeks had gone by, and Jill had successfully kept herself busy. This way she didn’t have time to think about Brian and his kind gesture.
    Or have the opportunity to see him.
    Any occasion she did go to Elena’s