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the door and then walked around to the
driver’s side and got in. He remembered the last time they’d been in the
vehicle together. She’d grabbed his crotch. He could still feel her hands on
him and just recalling it, almost gave him another hard on.
    “I noticed on your resume that you’ve done some
graphic design and illustrating.”
    That’s it. Keep the conversation neutral and your
thoughts away from hands on body parts.
    “Yeah, and you probably saw that’s what I have a
degree in.”
    He backed out of the lot and headed down the road. And one of the reasons I didn’t think you
were right for the job. “One of my brothers draws and paints. You’ll have
to check out his work some time.”
    “I’d like that. So are you married?”
    “Me, nope, well besides to my job.”
    He looked at her and then she turned away quickly.
    “So you don’t have a boyfriend back home or anyone
who’s going to miss you?”
    “Nope, well, besides my parents and a brother and a
sister.”
    He tapped the steering wheel. Maybe the birth
control pills weren’t for birth control after all, but a medical condition. Geez,
these female things were all too much to think about. However, it meant he was
back in the game. Shane turned into the parking lot of the café and turned off
the ignition.
    “Timber Creek Café,” said Lacey glancing out the
window at the sign Rory had designed for their mother.
    “Yeah, Mom’s owned it for the last ten years.”
    They got out and walked toward the door which Shane
held open for her.
    His mom was at the counter bagging two muffins for a
customer. She nodded to him. “I’ll be right with you.”
    Shane waved to her. He put his hand on the small of Lacey’s back to encourage her to go ahead and sit in one of
the booths. He said hello to a few people he recognized, and then slid in
opposite Lacey.
    “It smells wonderful in here, just like one of the
old homemade bakeries back in Boston,” said Lacey.
    His mom headed their way with a coffee carafe in her
hand.
    “Mom, this is Lacey Metcalfe. Lacey, this is Marie
Malone.”
    She held out her hand to Lacey, and they shook.
    “I have to thank you for the sandwiches and soup.”
    “I hope they helped you feel better. Shane mentioned
you were coming down with a bug or something, and I thought the soup might be
just what you needed.”
    Lacey glanced at him and he winked hopefully without
his mom seeing him. A woman had a right to be drunk without everyone knowing
it.
    “I thought it might be a cold, but I guess your soup
stopped it in its tracks,” said Lacey.
    She kicked him under the table.
    “Coffee for both you?” asked his mom.
    Shane turned over the mug on the table and let his
mom fill it and then Lacey did the same.
    “Now do you want to see the menu or will you just go
with the usual special?”
    “I will, how about you Lacey?” asked Shane.
    “I don’t know what exactly the special is, but I’m
going to trust your son’s judgment and order it.”
    “Two specials it is. And I’ll have Emily bring you
some biscuits and jam too.”
    His mom walked away.
    “The coffee is also perfect,” said Lacey taking a
sip.
    His niece headed their way with a basket of biscuits
and a pot of jam.
    “Emily, I’d like you to meet Lacey who’s new in town.
Lacey, this is my niece, Emily. She and her dad, Flynn, live on my parent’s old
property about a mile out of town. Flynn and my other brother, Rory work the
ranch together.”
    “Hi,” said Emily putting everything on the table. “I
made this jam from the huckleberries in my gran’s yard.”
    “Huckleberries as in Huckleberry Finn?” asked Lacey.
    “Wait till you try it, right Emily?” said Shane.
    Emily put her thumbs up.   “The bears love them too.”
    Lacey smeared some on the biscuit she’d cut in half,
and took a bite. “Bears have good taste, this is delicious.”
    “We sell it if you want some to take some home with
you,” said Emily. “I like it on toast