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glanced back and waved at several women who entered the aerobics studio. “I’ll even bet he’s The One.”
    The way she said it irritated me. “At least I’m willing to take a risk and try to find the right man. Unlike you.”
    “Well, put it out there all you want.” Patti stood, put her hands on her hips, and leaned backward in a final stretch. “As long as you follow the bylaws.”
    “Fine.” I went to flip on the music. With the beat blaring out, I tried to forget about Patti’s rules and let the energy wash over me. I waved to everyone as I bounced from foot to foot, warming up. Even with The Patti Roadblock, I’d get my happily ever after. Before I could go all warm with pleasure, I immediately thought of Matt.
    Deep down, I still wished Matt would change his ways and want a serious relationship. But I’d found out the hard way in life that you can’t control another person. Maybe I should call my mom and have it out with her—again. The mere thought exhausted me.
    “Good evening, ladies.” I took position in front of the class. The music blared, and I began pumping my biceps as I tapped my foot. “Are we all ready for a fantastic workout?”
    As I started to fall into my usual groove, I spotted Nick, Matt and Steve walk by through the open doorway. Looked like they were heading toward Rudy’s office and I wondered why they were meeting this late at night.
    Nick looked back over his shoulder at me so I tightened my abs and flashed him a smile. He seemed nice and definitely interested. Come tomorrow, I’d find out if he was a player or looking to settle down.
    “All right, everyone.” I lifted my head, smiled and moved my hips to the beat. “Time to pump up the energy!”
    Come tomorrow, I’d work my energy on Nick.
    ****
    After class, I took a quick shower in the locker room, and threw on a clean shirt, jeans, and a hooded sweatshirt for dinner at my Dad and Janet’s house.
    I swung my bag over my shoulder and headed out of Totally Fit, waving good-bye to our evening front desk clerk, Carrie. She mostly kept to herself, never joined us if we had an after-hours event, but seemed nice enough—just quiet.
    I pushed out the exit door and nearly jerked backward when a hand grabbed a firm hold of my arm.
    “Slow down, beautiful.” Matt smiled at me. “What’s your hurry?”
    Standing alone in the dark with Matt and catching his sexy spice scented cologne, tugged at something inside me. Just a cruel reminder of what I wanted but couldn’t have with him. “I’m late for dinner at my parents’ house. No time to chat.”
    The lights from the Totally Fit sign threw green and blue hued shadows across his face, and he seemed concerned as he stared down at me. It made me wonder, once again, why Matt didn’t want to settle down. The more I thought about it, the more it drove me crazy. I needed to get him out of my head and me off this sidewalk.
    “Hold on a sec.” He gave another little tug on my arm when I tried to walk away. “Did I do something to upset you?”
    Besides acting sweet, considerate, and constantly invading my thoughts? “No. Why?”
    He looked down at the sidewalk and shrugged. “Things used to be great between us. The last couple days you seem, I don’t know, irritated with me.”
    We were blocking people’s exit from Totally Fit, so I stepped across the sidewalk and leaned against the red brick building. “I’m not irritated with you. It’s just, well…no, it’s none of my business.”
    His jaw worked a moment as if he was thinking. “What’s none of your business?”
    “The way you date around,” I blurted. My face heated and I turned away.
    “The way I what?” He took a step closer to me.
    I hated that I wanted him to step even closer. “You’re selling yourself short. That’s all.”
    His brows came together. “What am I missing here?”
    A relationship with me. I couldn’t say that though. You couldn’t make someone want to be with only you. Just