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instead of wailing at his mother. “We’ll laugh when
she has to pick that up, won’t we, baby?”
    Angela slid into the room with a PB&J
and a sippy cup of milk. Balancing on one foot, she picked up the
towel with her toes and then tossed it into the laundry room.
    After she’d set the
plastic plate and cup on the table, she reached for Davey. “I
didn’t tell the entire county that you were looking for a date.
Paul mentioned one guy he thought you might like, and I agreed. Who
knew he’d turn out to be a male chauvinistic pig?”
    I narrowed my eyes. “If you didn’t tell
anyone, how come I’ve been asked out three times in three days? I
actually looked in the mirror to see if someone had pinned a sign
stating ‘available’ on my back.”
    Angela whooshed out a breath as she
collapsed into the chair across from me. “Really? Who?”
    “Don’t laugh.”
    My cousin made a point of locking her lips,
so I continued, even though I knew she’d laugh, whether she’d
locked her lips or not.
    “Remember Media Man , that guy at the
library … the one who taught the blogging course?”
    Angela bit down on her lip, but her cheeks
puffed out.
    “Don’t suffocate yourself,” I growled. “It’s
not that funny.”
    She spat out just a tiny laugh. “I was
laughing at your need to nickname everyone you meet. But, yeah …
he’s like twenty-something … and he’s so …”
    “Geeky,” I finished her sentence.
    “Geeky wouldn’t bother me. After all, I
married a geek. I was thinking creepy. I’m surprised he’s even
interested in dating.”
    I sighed. “Yeah, I didn’t want to say that,
but I agree. And apparently he’s very interested. He’s taken
to stalking me while I’m there. He’s harmless, I’m sure, but I
can’t get a bit of work done.”
    “Who else?” Angela asked. Clearly my news
had breathed life into her today. Davey banged his sippy cup on the
table, which I took as encouragement to continue.”
    “Eric’s coach,” I whispered.
    “No … Really? I thought he was married.”
    “Apparently he’s been divorced for a couple
of years. Shows how much we keep up. I thought he’d been getting
crankier on the field.”
    Angela swiped up a glob of jelly with her
ever-present burp cloth, then drilled her gaze at me expectantly.
“Did you accept?”
    I scrunched up my face, making my nephew
giggle in response. “Of course not … Can you imagine if it didn’t
work out? How awkward would that be with Eric on the team? He seems
like a nice guy and all, a little old for me, but that wouldn’t be
such a bad thing. But I couldn’t possibly entertain dating anyone
that’s connected to Eric’s school or activities.”
    Angela wiggled back and forth in her seat.
“So … you’re gonna start dating again, though? Who’s lucky number
three?”
    I rolled my eyes. “You think you know me so
well.” I exhaled a deep breath, then laughed. She did know me well.
“Well, you know I’m not ready for anything serious, but that guy at
the bank … You know, the one you were giggling over when he started
…”
    Angela’s eyes widened and she bit down on
her lip again. “Oh, yeah! He’s a cute one, and so sweet. He’s
always so friendly.”
    I moved my head from side to side, as I
weighed the situation. “I haven’t said yes … yet. After all, he can
see my bank account. He didn’t ask me out on a date, he just asked
if I’d like to get a cup of coffee or something one day, and I said
I’d get back with him.”
    “Whoa … look at you go, girlfriend. I like
the new Jana. Such confidence.”
    “Not exactly … I’m just.” I struggled for
the right word. “Tired.”
    “You’re tired?” Angela screeched. “Try
chasing a two-year-old around while you’re pregnant.”
    “Duly noted,” I said. “But you know what I
mean. I don’t think I have the energy to start a new relationship.
What would you do if Paul pulled what Dick did? Would you want to
start over?” I hated even