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trying to wrap my head around it.”  
     
    “You should go for it,” Sarah encouraged her.  
     
    Business was usual; they were painfully slow once again. On her break, she called to check on her daughter, which she typically did anyway.  
     
    “Hi Kelly,” she answered the call.  
     
    “Hi. I was curious what you guys were up to today and was wondering how my munchkin is.”  
     
    “We’re not doing much to tell you the truth. She’s just been hanging out with Derek. He’s been working on painting the deck red so she’s been his big helper.”  
     
    “Oh, I bet he loves that,” Kelly chuckled.  
     
    “Actually, he is! She’s a great drink-taker.” She snickered. “When you dropped her off this morning, I meant to ask you if you’ve gotten a hold of Dave since your date.”  
     
    “No, I haven’t. I don’t want to seem too eager or desperate.”  
     
    “Ah, gotcha. But if I were you, I wouldn’t keep him waiting too long. With his kind of cash, I’m sure women are lined up waiting to date him.” She raved.  
     
    “I’m more interested in an actual relationship and finding Emma, a good dad. We don’t need millions or billions of dollars to be happy.”  
     
    “Yeah, that’s right.” Her friend chipped in.  
     
    “You never know. What if he has all this money, but he’s a complete asshole or what if he’s always gone or what if he’s abusive somehow? I don’t want to rush things only to find too late.”  
     
    “I understand. So when do you expect you’ll talk to him again?” She pressed.  
     
    “I’m not sure. I figured I’d hold out at least a couple of days. If he’s actually interested in me, then he’ll wait, but I better hang up. My break’s almost over and if Brian comes in here and catches me on the phone, he’ll flip out. I’ll see you later.”  
     
    As soon as it was quitting time, she hung her apron in her locker, grabbed her purse and dashed out the door to pick up her cutie pie. She was glad her shift was over; her tips were hideous and business wasn’t picking up. Thoughts of calling Dave preoccupied her brain during her trip to Dawn’s house. What if she was right? What if the ladies actually were lining up to date him? Would he take any of them up on it? If they ever became an exclusive item, would he be faithful to her? Her mind finally shut off as she pulled in front of the house. Without fail, her sugar bug was waiting and watching through the window.  
     
    “Hi sweet pea,” she greeted her daughter, making her way through the door. “I heard you helped Uncle Derek paint the deck?”  
     
    “Yep, I sure did!” She announced beaming with pride of her accomplishment.  
     
    “I bet it looks beautiful. Can we go take a look at it?”  
     
    “Oh no, momma. We can’t walk out there. It’s wet!” she proclaimed.  
     
    “I’m glad you’re here,” Dawn teased, walking into the room. “Would you like to tell your mom what else you did today?”  
     
    The tiny girl glimpsed down at the floor and shook her head no.  
     
    “What did you do?”  
     
    “Nothin’.” She lied; smiling as she peered at the walls.  
     
    “I’ll fill you in on what she did,” Derek interjected, joining the conversation. “She was helping me paint the deck—doing a splendid job—until she had a great idea to pull a prank on me.” He paused, staring at her bright blue eyes. “Your lovely angel took my paint brush while I came in to use the bathroom to paint her tongue red.”  
     
    Emma interrupted him, “I thought it would be funny to trick him into thinking I bit it and made it bleed.”  
     
    “Yeah, but there’s more. She realized how awful it tasted so she ran inside and grabbed the mouth rinse to wash her mouth out.” Derek began laughing so hard, it prevented him from continuing with the story.  
     
    “She took a swig of it and swooshed it around her mouth,” Dawn continued. “Only except, it wasn’t