" Yes, I'm not hiding secrets from either of you. I told him on the phone this morning that I went out with an old friend and he just said he wasn't g...ving up on me that easily."I took a deep breath. I know it was hard for her to tell me. It was even harder to hear. I had to realize that she had a life before I showed up last week. I couldn't expect her to drop everything and jump into my arms."Bryan, there's more. Brenda's getting married the following week and Jerry's the best man and I'm the. It was the second night, about two in the morning that she let herself into Craig's room. She stood there in the semi-darkness admiring his body. Craig stood about six foot four, and weighed two hundred and sixteen pounds. Every ounce was hard muscle, sculptured like a stature of some Greek god. What her husband and most of her friends would find so shocking was that Craig's skin was as dark as the night.Somehow her presence must've alarmed Craig. He jerked awake and looked around."Who's. She stopped next to a self serve pump and got out of the car. She was wearing a pair of cut-off jeans and a pink halter top that was V-shaped and tied up around the back. She had never pumped gas before, but she was sure it wasnt hard. She opened up the tank and slipped in the nozzle, and tried to pump it. It wasnt working, and she couldnt figure out what she was doing wrong, so she called over the attendant. Brad, the attendant, was eager to help out. As he walked over, he took the opportunity. I used to be able to pull all-nighters without even blinking an eye. A few cups of coffee and I’d be stoked for the night. That’s probably the problem. I’m not drinking coffee beyond my morning espresso and if Doc Roberts knew I was doing that he’d have a hissy-fit. I’m going to have to quit.I know it.But at 6:00 this morning when I woke up in the office, all I wanted was a cup of coffee.Riley left me a note and said she’d stop by my house to pick up clean clothes and Maizie this morning.Damn.I.