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has a date? Just friends?”
                  “Yes you are correct, totally platonic.”
                  “What are you getting at Marc?”
                  Marc faked shock. “I don’t know what you mean, I just want to be close with you and if that means only being your friend well that is good enough for me.”
                  Patty thought about it for a second. Could she just be friends with Marc? It seemed pretty simple and if they signed a contract then he would have to abide by it.
                  “What if you break the contract and try to kiss me or something?”
                  Marc smiled. “Now would it be so horrible if I kissed you?”
                  “Sullivan…”
                  “Alright, alright. There will be repercussions if either of us breaks the contract.”
                  “Well I don’t ever see myself breaking the contract so that is no big deal for me. What will the punishment be?”
                  “Termination of friendship”
                  “Wow that is pretty serious, do you think you can handle that if we go for a walk tonight. Knowing you, we won’t be friends by tomorrow.” Said Patty with a smile.
                  “Awfully cocky today aren’t we Patty Cakes. I said I want to be your friend and I mean it. Everything will be entirely non-physical and no romance. So don’t be expecting me to pay for your meals or expect flowers or any of that crap. I’m going to treat you just like I would treat Brady.”
                  Patty laughed. “Well I have seen you slap Brady’s ass and sit on his lap a couple of times, doesn’t that cross the line of physical?”
                  Marc laughed, “Well Brady is not a good example because secretly he is my boyfriend. Don’t tell Jane though she will be heart broken.”
                  Patty laughed, damn him for being cute. Hmm, she looked at him for a couple of seconds and then stuck out her hand. “Deal.”
                  Marc grabbed her hand and kissed the top of it saying deal.
                  Patty pulled it back saying, “Hey! You didn’t even last a second!”
                  “I haven’t signed any contract yet Patty Cakes so I’m still free to do whatever I like.” Marc said with a mischievous grin.
                  “Real smooth Sully but no more funny business. I will write something up tonight so you can sign it when you come over.”
                  “Oh so you will leave your den of single-dom and come hang out with me tonight?”
                  “Don’t push your luck. I just happen to love Centennial Park.”
                  “Alright then, I will see you tonight. And just so we’re in the clear friends are allowed to hug so if I hug you that’s ok.”
                  Patty was going to debate that but she was too tired to get in an argument about hugs with Marc when she knew he was going to two step his way through the conversation and somehow prove that hugging was in fact an ok thing to do.
                  “Fine, see you tonight. Eight-ish?’
                  “That sounds good to me.” Marc said with a smile.
                  They exchanged information and Patty got in her car. What was she doing? She could not be friends with Marc. He was the man she always dreamed of being with and it was going to be pure torture being around him. Maybe she could shut that part of her brain off, just remember what a relationship brings to her life; heartache, pain and disappointment.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 4
                 
                  Patty pulled into her work parking lot fifteen