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close and personal view of my ass.”
    David
nodded in understanding.
    “We got
in an argument about him calling me Damsel and he told me he would leave me
alone for the rest of the night if I would tell him my name; so I did.  I
talked to Logan later and he told me to stay away from the guy because
apparently he’s got a reputation for being a man whore.  Later that night,
another drunk guy trapped me near one of the bars and grabbed my ass.”
    David’s
eyes widened.  “Did you kick his ass?”
    “No, but
I did break his finger...”
    “Good
girl.”
    “… but
the guy was twice my size and Daemon had to pull him off of me.”
    David
looked confused.  “Who’s Daemon?”
    “Daemon
is the asswipe from the speaker.”
    David
nodded his head. “I see.  Continue.”
    “Well
that’s pretty much it except for Daemon tried to walk me to my bike when I left
and I told him that he and his white horse could fuck off.”
    David
chuckled then took a moment to absorb the details of my story. He took my hands
into his and his warm brown eyes stared into mine.
    “You
know, Paige, I love that you are all ‘I am woman and I’ll kick your ass’, but
it doesn’t make you a weaker person to accept assistance from other
people.  You are one of the strongest people I know and you’ve seen and
experienced more than most people, but one of these days you are going to have
to let someone in.  I’d hate to see you wasting your life pushing people
away and then ending up alone when you are older. It would suck if you ended up
the friendly neighborhood cat lady”
    I shook
my head and quickly responded.  “There’s nothing wrong with being alone,
David.  And if my heart can open to someone in the future, I wouldn’t
object to the experience.  But I haven’t come across anybody who’s been
able to break through my walls.  Regardless, Daemon was a complete prick
and, even if I need to learn to accept help, I don’t have to accept it from
someone like him.”
    David
gave me a knowing look and dropped the subject.  “What are your plans for
this beautiful day?”
    It was
Sunday and my normal routine involved running into town to grab breakfast and
then taking a long ride to visit my parents at The Center.  They started
spending more time there after I left for college and eventually sold their
house to build an extra wing for them to live on the property.  Their
space was the size of a normal home and it had all the rooms and amenities a
home could offer.
    “I’m
heading out to see my folks.”
    David
thought it over for a moment and then asked if he could join me for the
day.  David’s personality was always welcomed by the women and children at
The Center.  His enthusiasm for life was infectious and it inspired the
women who lived there.  The children loved him because he was a giant
jungle gym and he had two or three kids hanging on him at all times.
    “Sure
thing.  But can you follow behind me in your car?  I’m kind of
looking forward to biking down the roads through the state parks.”
      David agreed and he retreated to his
room to get dressed for our journey.  I waited on the couch in silence
when Annie emerged from her room.  Annie isn’t a morning person and she
grunted in my direction as she went in the kitchen to grab a cup of
coffee.  She made her way back into the living room and sat down in the
winged back chair.  She took a couple of sips of her coffee and I swear I
saw when the caffeine took effect.  Her eyes brightened and she smiled at
me.
    “Mornin’
Paige.  Heading out to see your folks today?”
    I
nodded and then added, “Yeah, David is following me in his car if you want to
come along.”
    Annie
shook her head. “I’d love to babe, but I’ve got to run into work for a few
hours to help prepare some trial exhibits for next week.  Maybe next
weekend I can join you?”  It was quiet for a moment before she continued.
“So, did you get any numbers for me last