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around the steering wheel. As children it had been him and Tori against the world and he couldn’t stop a surge of concern. John had seemed like a nice guy, but Matt knew people weren’t always what they seemed. “Such as?”
    “Such as he’s determined to move back to Connecticut after graduation and I want to stay here.” She lifted one shoulder in a slight shrug. “Even if we could have resolved that issue, he didn’t want kids. And I definitely couldn’t marry a man who didn’t want children.”
    Matt stared at his sister for a long moment. It seemed like only yesterday that she’d been a little girl playing with Barbie dolls and stuffed animals.
    “You’re twenty-one years old,” Matt said. “You shouldn’t even be thinking about marriage and children at your age.”
    Tori rolled her eyes. “Get real. I’ve been assessing the marriage potential of every guy I date since I was sixteen.”
    “You do what? ”
    “My friend Katy’s mom always used to say you shouldn’t date someone you wouldn’t want to marry,” Tori said. “Because when you date someone you run the risk of falling in love with them. It made sense to me. That’s why I never just date for the heck of it. Beginning with the first date I start checking out their values and where they stand on important issues.”
    “Issues such as where they want to live?” Matt asked, trying to keep his tone light and not sound too censuring. “And if they want children?”
    “Among other things,” Tori said. “I also look at their views on women working outside of the home, their religious faith and if they’re ready for a committed relationship.”
    Matt thought about John. He’d really liked the guy. John had been a go-getter with lots of ambition. And best of all, he’d treated Tori like a princess. “Maybe John would have changed his mind about the children issue.”
    Tori shrugged. “Maybe. But then again, maybe not. I couldn’t take that chance.”
    “He was a fool to let you go,” Matt said.
    “My mind was made up,” Tori said with a wistful smile. “There wasn’t any point in dating him any longer.”
    “Because you didn’t want to become attached to someone—”
    “I don’t want to marry,” Tori said, finishing the thought. The flash of pain in her eyes tore at his heartstrings. “It was hard, but that’s the way it usually is when you’re doing the right thing.”
    He wondered what Tori would think about the “relationship” he’d proposed to Sierra. Somehow, he had the feeling she wouldn’t approve.
    So, on the way to the restaurant he kept the conversation focused on Tori, on her summer classes and the latest movies she’d seen until she shifted the conversation around to his new car.
    “I love it,” Tori said. “But I have to say I’m surprised. I thought you’d get a coupé. You know, one of those four-doors like Dad drives, one you could use for business.”
    “I can use this for business.” Matt grinned, casting an appreciative gaze around the two-seater. “I just have to limit the number of clients that ride in it at any one time.”
    “You’re such a typical guy. You’re all stuck in the adolescent phase,” Tori said.
    Matt groaned. He should have known he’d regret encouraging her to take that psychology course.
    “You refuse to grow up,” Tori added.
    “If growing up means having an old man’s car,” Matt laughed, “then you’re right, I don’t want to grow up.”
    “I’m not just talking about the car.” Tori slanted him a sideways glance, her expression suddenly serious. “I’m also talking about your relationships with women.”
    “I like women,” Matt said. “I always have.”
    “You’re twenty-eight years old,” Tori said dryly. “You don’t even have a steady girlfriend.”
    “I’m an old man,” Matt said, with a wink. “I’m too tired after working all these hours for any romance.”
    “You’re twenty-eight,” Tori repeated. “And you’re not even