Just as I touch the receiver, it rings, jolting me fully awake. ‘Hello.’ ‘Good morning, dear friend. This is Julie. Are you just waking up too?�...� ‘Yes, and thanks again for the wonderful evening last night. I hope we are still on for today?’ ‘Well,’ you replied. ‘I have been looking at the schedule and it all seems rather too organized for my taste. Could we just spend the day together?’ There is a real hesitancy in your voice as if you have overstepped since we just met. ‘I would love that! We. “Oh, uh... no, yeah... water is great. Thank you.” Jasen gave a weary, nervous smile of his own. She decided to not give much weight to his behavior, having no idea how he normally acted and being very used to random antics from guys in the bar. Instead, she nodded and walked back toward the counter.Just as she started pouring the waters from the tap, a rippling tingle worked its way up her spine. Someone was looking at her; it was the only thing that could explain the feeling. Not only. "Why is it, when I pick Simone for my team, she plays hard to win, but when she picks the teams, she never picks me? Then, when she guards me, she's always, well, bumping and rubbing against me. Not hard, with her elbows and stuff like she does with the other guys, but, well, you know... ?"I knew. You could say one thing for the kid, he got right to the point. None of this 'I know a friend... ' stuff, or 'there's this girl... '" Straight to the point, him and Simone. OK.I got up and took him. I certainly felt an attraction towards him, which I suddenly realized had my lady parts tingling. "Jack, it looks like we are stuck together for a while. Would you like some coffee? We can get to know each other. By the way, my name is Casey."Jack ran his hand through his hair with a sigh. "Yeah, as long as you promise to leave the umbrella behind."I led him into the kitchen, where I had already brewed coffee. We sat at the table until our coffee grew cold. Jack was so easy to talk to. I soon.
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