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you already know I work for a software company as a software developer. I love my job, but it
    can get demanding as I’ve already said, and very tedious.” She stopped, wondering if she’d bored him to
    tears yet, but he only motioned for her to continue. “My boss can be a real pain in the butt, but he’s fair
    and believes in rewarding his employees.”
    “Any friends? Lovers?”
    “There’s Candace, Gretchen and my best friend is a woman named Janice. We all work together at
    Berlitz and Kent. Janice is awesome. She tells me when I look fat and when I’m being a total witch.” She
    smiled, thinking of what Janice would say if she knew Haley was spending the weekend with a gorgeous
    stranger.
    “And lovers?”
    He was persistent. She sighed. “Pathetically, no. I’ve been asked out a few times since my divorce
    became final, and my friends have tried their best to fix me up, but I’ve not really wanted the hassles of a
    relationship.” She shrugged. “I guess Eric sort of soured me on the whole idea.”
    He was quiet a moment, then very softly said, “I’m glad you haven’t had any lovers. I wouldn’t want
    anyone coming here and claiming you as their own. That would severely piss me off.”
    “It would?”
    “Severely.”
    She just didn’t know what to make of him. He could be so flirtatious and easygoing one minute, then so
    intense the next. But it was a good mix, an exciting mix. Jay was so different from her ex. Eric had always
    been fun-loving, unless he was in a rage. There was no mild mannered in-between. She’d walked on egg
    shells around him the entire time they were married. Already she felt more comfortable with Jay than she
    ever had with Eric. Odd.
    “What about your family, Haley? Any brothers or sisters?”
    “I’ve got one brother I haven’t seen in awhile. Rick lives in California. He comes home on Thanksgiving
    and stays through Christmas.”
    “You two close?”
    “We’re only a year apart in age so, yeah, we’re pretty close.” She smiled, thinking of Rick. “He’s
    married. I’m not crazy about his new wife, though.” Haley had had the pleasure of meeting the silly twit
    last Christmas and she wasn’t impressed. She shrugged. “She seems a bit too into herself to me. But if
    that’s what he wants, I’m happy for him.”
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    “What did he think of Eric?”
    “He never cared for Eric. Rick used to call him The Salesman because he seemed a little too smooth.”
    He nodded. “And when you divorced, did you tell Rick about the abuse?”
    “Yes. Rick wanted to kill him, too. Like any good big brother would, I suppose.”
    Jay smiled ruefully. “I’m glad he didn’t. I’d have hated arresting him for murdering the asshole.”
    She laughed and playfully waggled her eyebrows at him. “But then you and I would have met a lot
    sooner.”
    “Mmm, yeah, that would have been a definite plus.” He paused and said, “Tell me some of your
    favorites. You know, favorite color, favorite flower, favorite movie…that sort of stuff.”
    Haley was charmed. She couldn’t believe how nice it was to have a man so interested in what she had to
    say. “Okay, this one’s easy. First, my favorite color is yellow. It reminds me of sunshine. My favorite
    flower is the tulip, because they can stand so tall and sturdy alone, but they’re even prettier in a group.
    My favorite movie… I guess that would be ‘No Man of Her Own’.”
    Jay reached toward her, lightly touching her cheek, and muttered absently, “Never heard of it. Is it
    new?”
    She laughed. “Lord, no. It was made in the thirties. It’s a romantic comedy, so I’m not surprised you’ve
    never heard of it. Not exactly a guy movie.”
    Jay looked at her thoughtfully. “Why that one in particular?”
    She shrugged. “Partly because I love old movies. There’s something pure about them. And because it
    fascinated me that the lead actress and actor were married in real life. That sort of gave it more of