”“You were my inspiration,” he said, bowing from the waist.“You’re flirting with me,” she said.He looked up at her.“I reckon I am, at th...t,” he said softly.“You’ll stay for lunch?” she asked, feeling much younger than she was. She hadn’t had this feeling in her body ... the hope that he’d say yes ... for as long as she could remember.“I’d be honored,” he said, standing back up.“We’d be honored to have you,” she said, feeling silly for curtsying in sweat pants. “Come on. I’ll show you where to. He was actually a friend of Jane’s back in high school. Even back then he had always been a little quiet and shy. Although he had been handsome, Jane had allowed herself to be dazzled by Tom and his confident personality. What a mistake that had been! Matt was very serious and business-like at the beginning, when Jane had called him about handling her divorce. But over time, he softened and even flirted with her a little. She didn’t know if he was just being kind, but even if he was, she. "More than likely she would want to do right now, right on the table here, and Kathy probably would too, right Kath?" Well yeah, turn off the patio lights so the neighbors wont see, and yeah this is a good spot, actually anyplace would be good right about now."Even though Derrick and Kathy were making light of the conversation, they all did agree that the prospect of getting together did sound exciting, and made plans for Jim and Kathy to come over next Friday evening.The splashing in the pool. Ryan looked at the comic book again and started to say something, but no words came out. Instead, he grabbed her and gave her a tight, loving hug again. The feeling of his big, strong arms around her made everything worth it. In reality, Trixie felt like she was the one receiving a gift. She couldn’t remember the last time she went to such great lengths to do something this special for someone, and she certainly couldn’t recall ever having a feeling this warm after giving anyone a heartfelt.