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wedding?”
    “December.”
    “You don’t seem too stressed about it.”
    Mike smiled. “No. Emma’s doing most of the planning, and she’s just awesome when it comes to understanding my schedule and stuff. And I just want her to be happy. If she wanted me to wear a clown suit that day, I’d do it.” A grin lit up his face.
    Ben hoped one day he could feel about someone the way Mike felt about Emma. Tess’s face popped into his head. He smiled. “So you’re a doctor, huh?”
    “I’m a pediatrician.”
    Ben looked at Mike’s flip-flops, surf shorts, and T-shirt. “Hmph.”
    “I know, I know. I don’t quite fit the image.” Mike waved his hand and then placed it back on the steering wheel. “Stereotypes can be dangerous, man.”
    “Sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you. But, no, you kind of don’t.”
    Both men chuckled.
    “I’m thirty-two,” Mike said.
    “Excuse me?”
    “That’s always the next question I get. ‘How old are you? You look way too young to be a doctor.’ I was just answering it before you asked.”
    Ben nodded. “I see. It doesn’t seem to bother you that people get that…personal.”
    “Nah. I’d wear a T-shirt with all the info on it if it would help. I love kids. Love ’em. I told Emma I want like, ten. She’s not on board with that yet, but give it time.” He gave Ben a confident wink. “My little sister died when she was just five of leukemia. I saw close up what kids go through when they’re sick. I want to be someone who could help them in any way possible.”
    “I’m sorry about your sister.”
    “Thank you. It was tough. But my family knows God has a plan and we trust that.”
    Ben nodded, unsure of how to respond. He decided to change the subject.
    “Does Emma work?”
    “Yeah. She’s a kindergarten teacher.”
    Ben laughed. “You two really are all about kids, aren’t you?”
    “We do love kids. We both work with our junior high youth group on Sundays too.”
    “So why is Emma against having lots of kids?”
    “She says it’s because her life is already full of kids, but I think she’ll change her mind.”
    Mike got a far-off look in his eye, and Ben could tell he was thinking of the sweet, cherub faces he had no doubt were in the future. He had to admit, he envied the guy. Ben had no idea what his life was like or who was in it, but he hoped at some point to have the peace and confidence and love that Mike sure had.
    A thought struck him. He frowned and rubbed his beard.
    “What is it?” Mike asked.
    “What if I have a wife out there somewhere?” His heart raced at the thought.
    Mike chuckled and patted Ben’s shoulder. “I think you’re okay, dude.”
    “How can you be so sure?”
    “Well, for one, you’re not wearing a wedding ring and for two, no one has been reported missing. If you were married, I would think, and hope, your wife would be frantically calling the police looking for you.”
    Ben relaxed. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”
    They were back near the beach again, not far from Mike and Tess’s townhouses. How would Tess react if he were married? He’d known her for less than twenty-four hours, and already she was foremost in his thoughts.
    “Hey look,” Mike said. “Why don’t you take a quick snooze when we get back. It’s only been a couple of hours. I’m sure Tess will want more sleep than that, and with all you’ve been through, some rest would do you good.”
    “Thanks. That’s a good idea.”
    They pulled into Mike’s driveway next to Tess’s Roadster still sitting where she’d left it that morning. Ben ached to see her again. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. Mike was right. He needed some rest and time to get his head together. With no idea of who he was, the last thing he needed was to even think about falling for Tess.
     
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    Ben knocked on the glass door. After trying to sleep in the comfortable guest room Mike provided, he’d given up and spent a few hours just sitting in a chair on the