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pick you up at 2:30. I'll be waiting outside when you get
here."
    "Wonderful! The new Yankee Stadium?" Carrie
sank down into her desk chair.
    "None other."
    "I love baseball…but I suppose you remember
than from our conversation."
    "I'm a good listener."
    "Such a rare thing in a man," She said,
putting her feet up on her trash can.
    "I have an excellent memory, too. I remember
some other things about you…things that need pursuing."
    Carrie blushed at the tone of his voice.
    "See you Saturday, Grey," she said and hung
up when he finished chuckling.
    Carrie sat back for a few moments, enjoying
the idea of being with Grey again. Dennis burst her romantic
balloon by putting his bulky self in her doorway and clearing this
throat.
    "What's this about Saturday? We're working
Saturday."
    "I'm coming in early, leaving at 2:30 and
will return at eight if I need to. I'm going to see a game at the
new Yankee stadium."
    "Good seats?"
    "First base side."
    "I suppose, if you're coming back and all,
its okay. Wish I could go with you."
    Carrie smiled and kept her mouth shut rather
than tell Dennis how glad she was he wouldn't be there.
    That night as Carrie climbed into bed to read
for a few minutes her phone rang.
    "I'm not interrupting anything…by any chance,
am I?"
    "Delia! Of course not. I've been working long
days there is no chance to interrupt anything," Carrie chuckled,
putting the book face down on her stomach.
    "That's not good, Carrie. You need a man in
your life. You should be thinking about marriage," Delia said.
    Carrie scrunched down in the bed.
    "Right now I' thinking about holding on to my
job."
    "Oh, right, right forgot about that. When am
I going to meet this man of yours?"
    "He's not mine and I have only seen him a
couple of times. He's taking me to a baseball game and dinner on
Saturday," Carrie said, her voice soft. "How cozy! Are you going to
bring him up for coffee?"
    "Aunt Delia, Uncle Jackson would be appalled
at your questions."
    "Are you?"
    "I have to go back to work Saturday
night."
    "Maybe that's not so bad. With all the delay,
by the time you two get together, there'll be real fireworks! Sleep
tight, Angel."
    Delia hung up the phone and Carrie put her
book away. She shut off the light and lay in bed, thinking about
when she'd finally get time alone with Grey. She didn't think long
as she was asleep within ten minutes.
     
    ****
     
    Time seemed to fly by and Saturday came
quickly. It was a delightfully sunny, pleasant day in September.
Carrie dressed in boot cut, light blue jeans, with a raspberry-pink
long sleeved tee shirt with a scooped neck. The outfit showed her
trim figure off to perfection. Navy tennis shoes, some casual
jewelry and a denim jacket to protect against the cool evening air
completed the outfit.
    She headed out to the office at eight a.m.,
unable to stop smiling. When she arrived, the other members of the
team greeted her with grumpy hellos. As they hid behind huge cups
of Starbucks coffee, Carrie fairly sang out her 'good mornings' and
beamed at everyone.
    They got down to work quickly and she kept
focused until 2:15. Grey was a stickler for being on time and she
knew the car would be waiting outside in fifteen minutes on the
nose.
    In the ladies room she replenished her blush
and lipstick and added mascara and some light eyeliner. A dab of
her favorite lilac cologne for her signature scent.
    "Hope the Yanks win," Dennis said as she went
into the elevator.
    The ride to Yankee stadium was quick with
little traffic on a Saturday. Carrie sat back and watched the boats
on the Hudson River as the car sped up the West Side Highway toward
the Bronx. The gleam of sun off the water reflected on the trees
and flowers in Riverside Park. A feeling of happiness washed over
her as she sank back into the comfortable seat.
    The driver made a quick call as they turned
off the highway and when he pulled up to the stadium, Grey was
waiting outside for her. He scooped her up into his strong arms for
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