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Then why did he agree to let Kelly set that bet so that they’d go on a date regardless?

Maybe he was just lonely more than anything.

If it had been a bad date, it would have proven to him that he was better off focusing on his son.

But it wasn’t a bad date. It was one that he felt comfortable enough to open up when he never had before.

Could be some of it had to do with the fact he’d known and talked to Kelly for years. Not a ton, but enough that he had a good idea of her personality.

He needed some sunshine in his life and she gave him a slight tan.

Which was why it stunned him to hear her backstory and that she was still able to be that way.

Or the fact she shared something so personal that no one else knew about.

It only told him that she was a strong person and could handle anything. She knew he was a single father and still approached him.

There were no secrets in his mind right now.

Which meant he’d be stupid not to try and see where this went.

8

BETTER THAN SHE EXPECTED

“Good morning, Kelly.”

She turned her head from her computer and looked up to see Jolene Fierce standing there. “Hi, Jolene. What brings you by?”

“You know me,” Jolene said. “I’m always around. I need to come visit.”

“Very true,” she said. Jolene stopped in a lot and talked with everyone. Normally dropping off Ella’s kids or visiting with Kendra who was married to Jolene’s nephew Ivan.

Kelly had actually asked Jolene to set her up at Ivan’s wedding. Jolene always had someone up her sleeve.

But she never got that wish and figured it wasn’t worth it.

She’d tried everything else and nothing was working and Jolene did seem to have the magic touch so it was worth a shot.

Right now she wanted another date with Michael though and didn’t need Jolene’s help.

Or maybe she did since it’d been over ten days since she’d seen Michael.

She’d thought they would have gone on a date last Tuesday. At least to dinner while Ty was with his mother. But that hadbeen canceled, last Tuesday and yesterday. Who the hell knew what this weekend would bring? The most she’d had was a few texts with Michael. Not even any conversations on the phone.

“I’m sure you’re busy with Cade in and out more getting ready for Jordan’s birth.”

“Couple more weeks for that,” she said.

Jolene waved her hand. “That means any day now most times.”

“I don’t think Alex wants to think that,” she said. “She’s trying to get work all situated. At least that’s what Cade has been saying.”

“Alex will be fine,” Jolene said, moving into her office. “She has Michael. He’s been a lifeline for her.”

“It seems it,” she said.

“Which is hard, being a single father, but he’s holding it all down.”

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