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already out there.
    “Honestly, I’m a lot closer to him and Grace than I am to my parents. I’ve called them mom and dad for years now, and we haven’t seen a reason for me to stop.”
    “That’s really sweet.” Her heart warmed, and a smile was plastered to her face. She realized that she was totally flirting with her student’s daddy and tried changing the subject.
    “So Caleb, what do you do for a living?” Okay, so maybe that still sounded a little flirty.
    “I’m an author.” He flashed his beautifully blinding teeth before flipping a set of burgers. Although Abby was not a meat eater, the smell of those grilled patties made her mouth water.
    “You’re kidding. I’m one of those crazy readers. What do you write?” Now this excited her. She started to bite her nail.
    He looked uncomfortable for a moment. “Ummm. I write mysteries, criminal justice novels, that sort of genre.”
    Something suddenly made sense. “Wait a minute. Caleb Hunter? Oh my goodness. I’ve read a few of your books. You are extremely talented and kind of famous.” She was totally fan-girling over this hot daddy author, but in a civilized adult-like manner, sort of.
    “Thanks. I enjoy what I do, and it allows me to set my own schedule so I can spend time with Madison.” She noticed his unease.
    “What a great perk. Are you working on something new?” She felt how close she was standing to him and hung on his every word. She seriously needed to get some help with this whole book obsession thing. To top it off, not only was he drop dead gorgeous, but he currently smelled like the most delicious mixture of sweet smoke and spices.
    “I’m pretty much always working on something new.” He gave an uncomfortable laugh. “But I am currently on a deadline with one. It’s coming along though.” He backed away a little. He must have noticed the distance between them shrink. How embarrassing.
    “I’m going to head back to the house and see if there is anything I can help with. It was nice chatting with you, Caleb.” Abby couldn’t get away fast enough now. She knew her face was crimson and was well aware of how funny her quick walking probably looked.
    “You too Abby.” She heard from behind her but didn’t dare look.
    I wonder if he knows how hot he is Abby thought to herself. She couldn’t believe her reaction to him. A guy like this hadn’t affected her for, well actually never before.
     
     

     
    As they sat at the large picnic tables eating and enjoying each other’s conversation, Grace interrupted. “Oh Abby, I just remembered that I can’t chaperone the field trip to the zoo this week. I completely forgot that I have a doctor’s appointment, and can’t reschedule it. I am so sorry.”
    Abby was visually bothered but said, “It’s okay. I’ll see if I can get another parent to help.”
    Grace took a glance at her son-in-law and asked, “Hey Caleb, can you step in for me? They are going to the zoo on Thursday.” She couldn’t hide her smirk.
    “Funny, Robert just asked me last night if I would go golfing with him even though he knows I don’t like to golf.” Turning to Robert, Caleb asked, “You wouldn’t mind if I cancel would you?”
    Robert looked away from Grace’s scowling face. “I have a feeling I’m supposed to say that I don’t mind.”
    “Great, it’s settled then. Abby, do you mind giving Caleb all of the information he needs?”
    Abby had a very strange feeling that she missed something but shrugged it off. “Sure. I’ll send the info home with Madison on Monday. Oh and don’t forget about Back to School night on Tuesday.”
    “Wow you’ve got an extremely busy week ahead of you. When will you have time to relax?” Abby’s mom sighed while asking her question.
    “When I get home from work every night, just like everyone else mom, and Saturday mornings, of course.” Abby knew her mom worried about her. She threw herself whole-heartedly into everything she did and didn’t