Page 32 of Spiritwarrior

“Not exactly.”

“What in the hell does that mean?”

“It means she thinks that if men believe in soul mates, it only gives them an excuse to break off relationships when they don’t work out. She said that, so how do you think she’s going to react when she finds out you knew who your soul mate is and had sex with half the female population in town?”

“I haven’t had sex with half of the women in town.”

“I’m sorry,” she apologized. “With all the women in your age range,” she clarified.

“Dammit,” he growled.

“You brought this on yourself. The good news is I think she’ll be staying, and I may have convinced her about soul mates.”

“At least that’s good.”

“The bad news is she’s kind of interested in Issac.”

His jaw tautened. “She’s not Issac’s soul mate. She’s mine.”

“I’m not the one you have to convince.”

“I will,” he said determinedly.

“You’re going to have an uphill battle,” she warned.

“Then I guess it’ll have to be.”

“I think I know exactly where you should make your first move.”

Jody pushed the cart around the grocery store, looking for Sophie. Placing a box of Captain Crunch in the cart, he went down another aisle. Where was she? He had seen her car outside.

When he turned down another aisle, he spotted her at a frozen food freezer.

Casually opening a freezer door, he took out a bag of chicken nuggets before wheeling his cart toward Sophie.

“Hey, there,” he greeted her when she turned her head at hearing the clanking cart.

“Hello,” she said, then turned back to the freezer.

“Having trouble finding something?”

“No, just deciding which hashbrowns to get.”

“Shredded,” he advised. “That way, you can add onions and peppers.”

She didn’t look at him. “They make them with peppers and onions already added.”

“Are they for you personally or the restaurant?”

“The restaurant.”

“Then go for the ones without them. Fresh is always better.”

“The hashbrowns aren’t fresh.”

“Yeah, but the onions and peppers will make people think they are if you cook them on the grill.”

Sophie opened the door of the freezer and took out several bags, then started rolling her cart away.

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