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goes. I haven’t been out in a while, so I might not be the best company.”
“As long as you can carry on a decent conversation with me over dinner and know how to enjoy the best hot wings in town, I think the two of us will get along perfectly. Are you ready to go inside?”
“Sure, why not?” Keira smiled at Jim as he took her by the elbow and lead her inside the building.
* * * *
The second Jim walked inside Dante’s, his hideaway, all of his worries from the day left his body and the familiar smells of food and beer filled his senses. The jukebox was playing an upbeat country tune. Dave had introduced him to this place several years ago and he had been coming back ever since. There was something about Dante’s that really relaxed him making him become more of a frequent customer while going through his divorce from Kathy. This was the place he would come after Trevor was asleep to get away from Kathy’s bitchy ways and any argument she was trying to start. It gave him peace and solitude.
“This place could have been in the movie Road House,” Keira said.
Moving his attention away from her and back to the busy establishment, Jim realized that Keira was right. Dante’s did have a Road House feel to it. He was surprised that he never noticed it before. “How about we grab a booth unless you want to sit at a table?”
“No, a booth is fine with me.” With his hand still on her elbow, Jim took Keira to his favorite booth in the back of the room. He knew what he wanted, so he didn’t even bother looking at the menus already placed there.
“How often do you come here?” Keira asked looking at him from across the table.
“At least twice a week,” Jim answered. “If I can make it three I do. I love it here. I find it very relaxing.”
Keira tried not to let the loud country music get under her skin, but it wasn’t something that she was used to hearing. It wasn’t her favorite style of music.
“So, you’re a regular?”
“I guess you could say that I am.” Jim nodded. “The owner and I have become pretty good friends. I’ve done some work on his bike. He’s a good guy. What about you?”
“What about me?” Keira leaned back in the booth like she was preparing herself for his next question.
“I know that you’re a flight attendant, but what do you do for fun when you aren’t working? You’re a good-looking woman. I’m sure that you get asked out on dates a lot.”
“Nothing…work usually keeps me pretty busy. So, I don’t have time for a huge social life. I mostly just work, stay at home or visit Charisma and the baby. I could ask you the same question.” Keira tossed the ball back into his court. “You aren’t too bad looking with your long hair and goatee. Most women would find your bad boy image very appealing, maybe down right sexy. Why aren’t you remarried or at least dating someone?”
“I’m not interested in dating a woman who thinks I might ask her to marry me in the future. One bad marriage is enough for me in the lifetime. I want to focus my attention on making Choppers over and raising Trevor. Any woman who enters my life would have to understand those two things come first.”
Keira couldn’t blame Jim wanting to give most of his attention to work and his little boy. Those two things would keep him from getting his heart broken. She had heard Charisma and Jenisha talking about how nasty his ex-wife Kathy was, but she never got involved in the conversation about her.
“How is Trevor doing? He’s a very cute little boy.”
“My son is getting smarter every day. Sometimes I forget that he’s only seven because he acts so much older. I don’t know what I would do without him in my life.”
“I can tell that you love him a lot.”
“I do. He’s a wonderful kid.” Jim grinned like the proud father he was.
“Jim, I thought you might not show up this week,” a female voice gushed over Keira’s shoulder. Instead of turning around,
“As long as you can carry on a decent conversation with me over dinner and know how to enjoy the best hot wings in town, I think the two of us will get along perfectly. Are you ready to go inside?”
“Sure, why not?” Keira smiled at Jim as he took her by the elbow and lead her inside the building.
* * * *
The second Jim walked inside Dante’s, his hideaway, all of his worries from the day left his body and the familiar smells of food and beer filled his senses. The jukebox was playing an upbeat country tune. Dave had introduced him to this place several years ago and he had been coming back ever since. There was something about Dante’s that really relaxed him making him become more of a frequent customer while going through his divorce from Kathy. This was the place he would come after Trevor was asleep to get away from Kathy’s bitchy ways and any argument she was trying to start. It gave him peace and solitude.
“This place could have been in the movie Road House,” Keira said.
Moving his attention away from her and back to the busy establishment, Jim realized that Keira was right. Dante’s did have a Road House feel to it. He was surprised that he never noticed it before. “How about we grab a booth unless you want to sit at a table?”
“No, a booth is fine with me.” With his hand still on her elbow, Jim took Keira to his favorite booth in the back of the room. He knew what he wanted, so he didn’t even bother looking at the menus already placed there.
“How often do you come here?” Keira asked looking at him from across the table.
“At least twice a week,” Jim answered. “If I can make it three I do. I love it here. I find it very relaxing.”
Keira tried not to let the loud country music get under her skin, but it wasn’t something that she was used to hearing. It wasn’t her favorite style of music.
“So, you’re a regular?”
“I guess you could say that I am.” Jim nodded. “The owner and I have become pretty good friends. I’ve done some work on his bike. He’s a good guy. What about you?”
“What about me?” Keira leaned back in the booth like she was preparing herself for his next question.
“I know that you’re a flight attendant, but what do you do for fun when you aren’t working? You’re a good-looking woman. I’m sure that you get asked out on dates a lot.”
“Nothing…work usually keeps me pretty busy. So, I don’t have time for a huge social life. I mostly just work, stay at home or visit Charisma and the baby. I could ask you the same question.” Keira tossed the ball back into his court. “You aren’t too bad looking with your long hair and goatee. Most women would find your bad boy image very appealing, maybe down right sexy. Why aren’t you remarried or at least dating someone?”
“I’m not interested in dating a woman who thinks I might ask her to marry me in the future. One bad marriage is enough for me in the lifetime. I want to focus my attention on making Choppers over and raising Trevor. Any woman who enters my life would have to understand those two things come first.”
Keira couldn’t blame Jim wanting to give most of his attention to work and his little boy. Those two things would keep him from getting his heart broken. She had heard Charisma and Jenisha talking about how nasty his ex-wife Kathy was, but she never got involved in the conversation about her.
“How is Trevor doing? He’s a very cute little boy.”
“My son is getting smarter every day. Sometimes I forget that he’s only seven because he acts so much older. I don’t know what I would do without him in my life.”
“I can tell that you love him a lot.”
“I do. He’s a wonderful kid.” Jim grinned like the proud father he was.
“Jim, I thought you might not show up this week,” a female voice gushed over Keira’s shoulder. Instead of turning around,
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