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beautifully with the blue of the water. There were even rock climbers on the bluffs,
“I didn’t think we were going to see each other again after last night. You didn’t get my phone number or anything when you left.” Jenna couldn’t keep the hurt out of her voice. “I was nervous. I didn’t think I would impress you once you got really close to me. I assumed you got what you paid for and were done.”
“I guess you changed your mind, didn’t you?” She smiled, remembering his gesture at work today.
“Yeah. I did. Jenna, tell me something. Why was it so important that you buy me yesterday? I am glad you did, and the fire department appreciates the donation, but it was a lot of money. Is there more to this than what I know?” He rubbed his thumb into the softness of her palm. “I figured you thought I was crazy or something. It’s going to get worse, but here goes.” Jenna hung her head, not anxious to hear his reaction to her news. “I never really had a boyfriend before.” David was shocked. “Really? A looker like you? I don’t believe you.”
“You flatter me, but seriously, I haven’t. I’ve had guy friends my whole life, and occasionally one of them would be romantically interested in me, but I never felt the same way. Every now and then, pity or guilt would make me go on date with one but it never ended well.”
“I’m sorry; that sounds awful.” David tried to hide the stab of jealousy that cut his heart; he hoped she would hear sympathy instead. “I’m glad you are here with me, though, instead of with one of them.” “Thank you. They weren’t nice people, David. I haven’t had the best experiences with men. Sure some of them were my friends, but they weren’t giving, or caring, or loving. They were small and needy and selfish. I moved to Austin thinking I had nothing to look forward to but another group of horrible men.”
David listened.
“I did have this one friend though, back in Dallas. Her name was Margaret. She worked in the office there with me. She never gave up on me. She would always tell me there were great men out there and I just needed to be patient to find mine. I didn’t move to Austin because I wanted to. My boss in Dallas had me transferred because I wouldn’t sleep with him.” David hugged her closer when she shivered. “Maggie was the only true friend I had. She sent me a card on my first day working here. It had a hunky, shirtless fireman on it. She reminded me that there were good men out there. The day I got that card, was the day I saw you on the bus. You were larger than life, gorgeous but more than that, you stood up for those women. It may not mean much in the great scheme of things, but it’s important that people understand the right way to behave. When I saw you do that, it changed everything. It made me think about men and relationships completely differently. When the opportunity came up to be with you, even for one night, and even for fifteen thousand dollars, I jumped at it. And now, to be here with you, walking these dogs is a dream come true.” She held her breath, waiting to see what he would say.
“Jenna, I had no idea.” David tugged the dog back from a little frog. How was he supposed to feel? Jenna was becoming so important to him. “I don’t know what to say. Thank you. Thank you for seeing something good in me. I think it might just be the shine of a new apple though.”
“Stop it.” She play slapped him across the arm. “I have no idea why you don’t realize how great you are, but I intend to change that, if you’ll keep letting me hang around with you.”
David smiled. “I would love it if we continued to see each other. Rebel and Ginger would love it, too. They think double dates are great ideas.”
“It looks like it.” The puppies walked on with their heads held high, mouths wide open in broad smiles, tails wagging like crazy, one always stepping near to the other. They clearly had an affinity for one
“I didn’t think we were going to see each other again after last night. You didn’t get my phone number or anything when you left.” Jenna couldn’t keep the hurt out of her voice. “I was nervous. I didn’t think I would impress you once you got really close to me. I assumed you got what you paid for and were done.”
“I guess you changed your mind, didn’t you?” She smiled, remembering his gesture at work today.
“Yeah. I did. Jenna, tell me something. Why was it so important that you buy me yesterday? I am glad you did, and the fire department appreciates the donation, but it was a lot of money. Is there more to this than what I know?” He rubbed his thumb into the softness of her palm. “I figured you thought I was crazy or something. It’s going to get worse, but here goes.” Jenna hung her head, not anxious to hear his reaction to her news. “I never really had a boyfriend before.” David was shocked. “Really? A looker like you? I don’t believe you.”
“You flatter me, but seriously, I haven’t. I’ve had guy friends my whole life, and occasionally one of them would be romantically interested in me, but I never felt the same way. Every now and then, pity or guilt would make me go on date with one but it never ended well.”
“I’m sorry; that sounds awful.” David tried to hide the stab of jealousy that cut his heart; he hoped she would hear sympathy instead. “I’m glad you are here with me, though, instead of with one of them.” “Thank you. They weren’t nice people, David. I haven’t had the best experiences with men. Sure some of them were my friends, but they weren’t giving, or caring, or loving. They were small and needy and selfish. I moved to Austin thinking I had nothing to look forward to but another group of horrible men.”
David listened.
“I did have this one friend though, back in Dallas. Her name was Margaret. She worked in the office there with me. She never gave up on me. She would always tell me there were great men out there and I just needed to be patient to find mine. I didn’t move to Austin because I wanted to. My boss in Dallas had me transferred because I wouldn’t sleep with him.” David hugged her closer when she shivered. “Maggie was the only true friend I had. She sent me a card on my first day working here. It had a hunky, shirtless fireman on it. She reminded me that there were good men out there. The day I got that card, was the day I saw you on the bus. You were larger than life, gorgeous but more than that, you stood up for those women. It may not mean much in the great scheme of things, but it’s important that people understand the right way to behave. When I saw you do that, it changed everything. It made me think about men and relationships completely differently. When the opportunity came up to be with you, even for one night, and even for fifteen thousand dollars, I jumped at it. And now, to be here with you, walking these dogs is a dream come true.” She held her breath, waiting to see what he would say.
“Jenna, I had no idea.” David tugged the dog back from a little frog. How was he supposed to feel? Jenna was becoming so important to him. “I don’t know what to say. Thank you. Thank you for seeing something good in me. I think it might just be the shine of a new apple though.”
“Stop it.” She play slapped him across the arm. “I have no idea why you don’t realize how great you are, but I intend to change that, if you’ll keep letting me hang around with you.”
David smiled. “I would love it if we continued to see each other. Rebel and Ginger would love it, too. They think double dates are great ideas.”
“It looks like it.” The puppies walked on with their heads held high, mouths wide open in broad smiles, tails wagging like crazy, one always stepping near to the other. They clearly had an affinity for one
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