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then. Wish me luck."
Cassie gave her a slight head dip, not trusting herself to speak. She didn't need any luck. She was the whole package. Any man would be a fool to turn her down. She watched as Gage stood as she approached. When Gage smiled, then laughed at something she said, Cassie turned her head away, not able to watch any longer.
Sam walked up to her side and with a nod of her head at Gage and Single Mom Barbie asked, "What's that all about?"
"What?" Cassie asked, trying to sound nonchalant.
"Why aren't you over there, stopping that?"
"Why would I do that? I'm not his keeper."
Sam gave her an assessing look. "That's not what your face says."
Cassie gave her a questioning glance. "And what does my face say?"
"That you either A, want to throw up or B, want to scratch her eye's out."
Cassie giggled. "Gage is free to do whatever he wants. We've been over a long time."
"You guys didn't look over earlier. In fact, Gage looked pretty serious."
Cassie gave Gage a glare. "Well, he doesn't look serious now."
"Ah ha, I knew it bothered you. Girl, get over there and do something about that."
Cassie shook her head. "No. It's for the best, really. I don't want to get involved with him again. As you can see, it didn't work out so well the last time."
Sam gave her a sympathetic look but didn't say anything else. Cassie looked back at Gage. He was already looking her way and when he caught her eye, he smiled. Cassie didn't smile back.
At dusk, people started to leave. The kids ran around, chasing each other, working off their sugar high from the cake they consumed. Cassie came out of the house, a plastic garbage bag in her hand, intending to clean up all the trash.
"Why don't you let me do that." Gage reached for the garbage bag. "Sit down, you look exhausted."
Cassie moved the bag out of his reach. "I'm fine."
Gage pinched her chin and tilted her face to better see. "You're not fine. I can tell."
Cassie sighed. "I just have a bit of a headache."
Gage released her chin and grabbed the end of the bag. "Go sit down. I'll clean up the mess."
Cassie didn't want Gage to be nice. Nice Gage, she didn't know what to do with. She tugged on her end of the bag. "I said I'm fine, and I'll take care of it."
"Do you have to argue about every little thing? You have a headache. You look exhausted. Sit down. You don't have to do everything on your own anymore."
Cassie got angry. The last thing she wanted was to get used to having him around, doing things for her, and making her life easier. The last thing she needed was to grow dependent on him. That would just make things worse for her when he left.
She tugged hard and yanked the bag out of his hand. Anger getting the better of her, she said. "Don't you have anything better to do than to harass me? Why don't you go play with your little girlfriend." She regretted the words as soon as they left her mouth.
Gage was silent for a moment, then said, "Is that what this is about? Are you jealous?"
Cassie felt her face grow warm. "Absolutely not, don't be ridiculous. I don't care what you do. In fact, I think it's great. It keeps you from pestering me." Was she protesting too much? By the smile on Gage's face, she was. Crap.
"Sunshine, you have nothing to worry about. We were just talking. She asked me about the band. Telling me she saw us in concert once and how big a fan she is. I have no interest in groupies, Sunshine. In fact, I have no interest in anyone but you."
Cassie wouldn't let any of that sink in. "Like I said, Gage, I don't care. You can do whatever you want."
Gage sighed. She knew she frustrated him. He would give up soon, she wasn't worth this much trouble.
"Whatever I want? Fine." He snatched the bag from her grasp. "What I want is to pick up the trash so you'll sit your ass down. "
Cassie gave him a glare, but she walked to a chair
Cassie gave her a slight head dip, not trusting herself to speak. She didn't need any luck. She was the whole package. Any man would be a fool to turn her down. She watched as Gage stood as she approached. When Gage smiled, then laughed at something she said, Cassie turned her head away, not able to watch any longer.
Sam walked up to her side and with a nod of her head at Gage and Single Mom Barbie asked, "What's that all about?"
"What?" Cassie asked, trying to sound nonchalant.
"Why aren't you over there, stopping that?"
"Why would I do that? I'm not his keeper."
Sam gave her an assessing look. "That's not what your face says."
Cassie gave her a questioning glance. "And what does my face say?"
"That you either A, want to throw up or B, want to scratch her eye's out."
Cassie giggled. "Gage is free to do whatever he wants. We've been over a long time."
"You guys didn't look over earlier. In fact, Gage looked pretty serious."
Cassie gave Gage a glare. "Well, he doesn't look serious now."
"Ah ha, I knew it bothered you. Girl, get over there and do something about that."
Cassie shook her head. "No. It's for the best, really. I don't want to get involved with him again. As you can see, it didn't work out so well the last time."
Sam gave her a sympathetic look but didn't say anything else. Cassie looked back at Gage. He was already looking her way and when he caught her eye, he smiled. Cassie didn't smile back.
At dusk, people started to leave. The kids ran around, chasing each other, working off their sugar high from the cake they consumed. Cassie came out of the house, a plastic garbage bag in her hand, intending to clean up all the trash.
"Why don't you let me do that." Gage reached for the garbage bag. "Sit down, you look exhausted."
Cassie moved the bag out of his reach. "I'm fine."
Gage pinched her chin and tilted her face to better see. "You're not fine. I can tell."
Cassie sighed. "I just have a bit of a headache."
Gage released her chin and grabbed the end of the bag. "Go sit down. I'll clean up the mess."
Cassie didn't want Gage to be nice. Nice Gage, she didn't know what to do with. She tugged on her end of the bag. "I said I'm fine, and I'll take care of it."
"Do you have to argue about every little thing? You have a headache. You look exhausted. Sit down. You don't have to do everything on your own anymore."
Cassie got angry. The last thing she wanted was to get used to having him around, doing things for her, and making her life easier. The last thing she needed was to grow dependent on him. That would just make things worse for her when he left.
She tugged hard and yanked the bag out of his hand. Anger getting the better of her, she said. "Don't you have anything better to do than to harass me? Why don't you go play with your little girlfriend." She regretted the words as soon as they left her mouth.
Gage was silent for a moment, then said, "Is that what this is about? Are you jealous?"
Cassie felt her face grow warm. "Absolutely not, don't be ridiculous. I don't care what you do. In fact, I think it's great. It keeps you from pestering me." Was she protesting too much? By the smile on Gage's face, she was. Crap.
"Sunshine, you have nothing to worry about. We were just talking. She asked me about the band. Telling me she saw us in concert once and how big a fan she is. I have no interest in groupies, Sunshine. In fact, I have no interest in anyone but you."
Cassie wouldn't let any of that sink in. "Like I said, Gage, I don't care. You can do whatever you want."
Gage sighed. She knew she frustrated him. He would give up soon, she wasn't worth this much trouble.
"Whatever I want? Fine." He snatched the bag from her grasp. "What I want is to pick up the trash so you'll sit your ass down. "
Cassie gave him a glare, but she walked to a chair
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