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and tight-fitting dark-blue jeans. Her curves were eye catching, and he hoped that she would turn around as Marie looked directly at Max and Dr. Jones, giving a wave.
    In an instant, as Max waved back, the redhead turned around. Even from across the street, he could tell she was beautiful. Her shirt wasn’t cut low. In fact, it nearly hugged her neck, but it accentuated her rather large breasts as his eyes absorbed it all. Her belly was flat, and she looked kind of petite, but he was very tall so everyone appeared small to him.
    “Who is that?” Max asked.
    “That must be Millie’s friend from New York. Marie mentioned having someone stay at the cottage and help out on the farm. It must be her.”
    “Wanna go grab a cup of coffee?” Max asked.
    Dr. Jones chuckled. “Want to get a good look, huh, son?”
    “You saw her. What do you think?”
    They laughed as they walked across the street to Francine’s.
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    The soft sound of country music could be heard amongst the chatter going on in the restaurant. Marie ushered Stacy inside and greeted friends and neighbors as they in return greeted her and Stacy. Introductions were made, and Marie consciously noticed that Stacy seemed to gain the attention of just about every male in the place. The young woman was definitely attractive. She didn’t flaunt it, though. In fact, it appeared that the more attention Stacy received, the shyer she became.
    “Okay, y’all leave New York alone now. We need to get supper. Her plane came in late and we’re starving.”
    “You picked a good time to move out here Stacy. We’re getting ready for the big BBQ and festival. It’s a lot of fun. I’m sure Marie will tell you more about it and bring you,” Francine stated.
    “If you’re a newcomer to Pearl, you won’t want to miss this event,” someone stated, and when Marie looked up, she saw Max Cantrell and Dr. Jones standing near Stacy. Marie watched as Stacy turned toward Max and blushed. Max smiled, showing off those adorable dimples of his, and Marie smirked. This could get interesting.
    “I’m Dr. Jones, the town physician. It’s nice to meet you, Stacy. Marie mentioned she was going to have someone stay in the old cottage and help her out. Welcome to Pearl.”
    Stacy shook his hand and said thank you.
    “I’m Deputy Max Cantrell. It’s nice to meet you, ma’am.” He shook her hand and smiled.
    “You met Max’s brother Eric with Ron today on your way to the farm from the airport.”
    Marie noticed Max’s eyes widen, and he looked a bit taken aback by that information but then stared at Stacy.
    “Thank you for the welcome.”
    “Well, if you men don’t mind, Stacy and I are starving.”
    “Sure, sure, Marie. We’ll let you get back to your dinner. See you around,” Dr. Jones stated, and he and Max headed toward the counter.
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    Max’s heart was pounding in his chest. Stacy was gorgeous and had the most amazing green eyes he had ever seen. He was immediately attracted to her and instantly wondered what his brother Eric would think of her. When Marie said that Stacy and Eric met already, he was initially jealous then hopeful. If she looked at Eric the way she just looked at him, then things were promising. He wanted to get to know her, and he wanted to talk to Eric and see what he knew about Stacy. It was interesting, and as he took a sip of his coffee and peeked around to look at Stacy, he noticed that he wasn’t the only one watching her. His temper flared, and he had to rein it in before he did something stupid. Like punch Clay Rhino or Gutry Lewis in the face.
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    Stacy tried to focus on what Marie was saying about the town barbecue, but she couldn’t focus completely. She felt numerous sets of eyes on her and hoped it was just curiosity about the new girl in town. However, she unconsciously kept looking toward the counter where Max Cantrell, the town deputy, sat. Every time she glanced in his direction, she saw him