She had been in the principal’s office, showing him the article before he heard about it from someone else. He had been kind and completely supporti...e, but now she was a minute late to class. When she walked in, the students were whispering, but when they saw her the class fell silent. They know, she concluded. It only took one person to see the article and the news would spread like wildfire. Amy took a deep breath and knew to focus on her lesson. Today she was teaching a creative writing. . About twenty miles in, I heard Anne say “Shit!” and then the words we all dreaded hearing on a rainy day, “I’ve got a flat!”We all pulled off to the side of the shoulder under a tree and then gathered around Anne’s bike. Meredith held mine and Lizzie’s bikes while we worked on changing Anne’s flat front tire. The problem with changing a tire in the rain is that the inside of the wheel gets all wet. For the tube to really do its job, it needs to float around a bit inside the tire. This is why. ”Kandy’s eyes lit up and she squealed, “I would love that darling. I thought I was going to have to send you a telegram saying, “Come over and light my fire! “Since I had been to her house several times I knew where things were. I told her to wait for a moment, before coming into the bathroom, as I needed to do something special there first. I went to get some candles, her favorite CD, and her CD player. What I intended to do was set the mood with something sensual and aromatic. I placed lit. "Dirk ... you can't do this ... you have to interview me ... we're both professionals here."He looked at her amused again which almost made her angry but damn, his chocolate eyes with those flecks of green that shone when he laughed even at her and those lips ... the ones that had just kissed her so she'd almost gone weak. Shaggy dark hair that looked a little less tamed than unusual ... the hint of stubble on his jaw that had tickled her when he kissed."Yes ... indeed we are both professionals.