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She pointed to the package in his hand.
    Sheepishly he looked at the package and said, “Oh, yeah, just something I picked up for someone. Want to go for a hot chocolate with me?”
    “Throw in a burger and I’ll take you up on it. I haven’t eaten yet.”
    “You’re on. There’s a sports bar down that aisle that has great burgers.” He pointed in the direction of the bar.
    “Okay, lead the way.”
    He took her hand as they strolled through the mall. After they’d ordered, he looked at her. “I am picking out a Christmas tree tomorrow after work. Would you like to come with me?”
    “Sure, and funny you should ask, I was wondering earlier if you’d put one up.”
    “What’s Christmas without a tree? Of course I’ll put one up. I thought you might want to help me decorate it.”
    “I can help you with that. It’ll be fun. I love Christmas.”
    “Somehow I thought you would. You seem like the Christmas type of gal.” He chuckled as he touched her hand.
    “You know me pretty well then, because I really am the Christmas type of gal.” She laughed and took a sip of her hot chocolate.
    The waitress brought their burgers and fries then and Jessica dug into hers. “This is a good burger, Cody. Good choice.”
    “Only the best burger for my gal.” He laughed as he popped a catsup covered French fry into his mouth.
    His gal, I like the sound of that.
    As they were finishing their dinner she mentioned she had more shopping to do. “Do you want me to go with you?” he offered as he helped her out of her chair.
    “If you’d like, I need to find a gift for Missy.”
    “Lead the way.”
    They walked into Dillard’s and she finally decided on a scarf and a bottle of Missy’s favorite perfume. She also picked up a bottle of cologne for Andy as an afterthought.
    “I’ve got my mom and my aunt taken care of. I have something for Karen, something for Missy, something for Andy. I guess that about does it. Oh yes, there’s one more person I need to buy a gift for.”
    Cody smiled and said, “Who might that be?”
    “Just don’t you worry about it, big guy.”
    “Are you headed home now?”
    “Yeah, I have an early morning. But I really am glad I ran into you. It’s been fun. You are a good sport for tagging along while I shopped.”
    “I don’t mind. It was fun.” He leaned down to kiss her as they strolled into the parking lot. “Where’s your car?”
    “Over there. Will you walk me to it?”
    “Of course I will, sure you don’t want to come by my place?”
    “I’d love to but I really can’t tonight, babe.” She kissed him as she opened the car door.
    “Well , all right then. I’ll text you tomorrow and let you know about getting the tree.”
    “Sounds good, I’ll meet you after work and then we’ll go to your place for the decorating party.” She laughed as she looked up at him.
    “ Party for two, what do you want to do about dinner?”
    “We’ll grab a pizza on the way to your place, sound okay?”
    “Perfect. See you tomorrow night, sweetie.”
    She drove home smiling all the way there. Could I be any happier?
    True to his word, Cody sent her a text the next afternoon telling her where to meet him. She drove to the tree lot and saw him waiting for her in the parking lot. As she was walking toward him, she thought, damn, he’s hot! How did I ever find someone like him? Dan had been good looking but he had known it and that was not a point in his favor. Cody didn’t seem to realize women found him attractive, which made him all the more endearing.
    They chose a tree much larger than the small artificial one gracing her apartment. He tied it to the back of his truck, making sure it was secure. She told him she’d stop and get the pizza while he went home and unloaded the tree.
    By the time she arrived with dinner, he already had the tree in the stand and was attempting to put the lights on it.
    “Oh, my, you seem to have quite a tangled mess, there. Let me help you.” She giggled