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with a smug smile.
Her cell phone rang right as she finished drinking
her shake. It was Anna.
"Maggie? Are you alone?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Sam just this minute left for Eric's, and I
thought I'd give you a head's up in case he was with you."
"He'll be at his place...barely...by the time
Sam gets there."
"Maggie!"
"What can I say, Anna?
He's...incredible."
"I'm happy for you. It seems a bit sudden,
though."
"It is, I guess. But it's like we've known
each other already, maybe in another life. You know what I mean?"
"Yes, I do."
"Thanks for the dinner last night, Anna, but
I need to get off the phone. Christmas shopping today."
"Yikes, you're on the ball. I need to look at
my list. Talk to you later."
Maggie grinned as she put the phone away. Her
shopping was not for presents, but was instead for the items she needed to
finish her Christmas craft projects that would end up as gifts. Even the kids
were getting homemade items this year. She'd been working since the spring on a
quilt for each of the two children in the family. Today she was going to buy
the satin she needed to edge each blanket. She knew how important that satiny
trim was to kid's fingers as they held their 'blankie.' She had appliqued
trucks and cars on Joshua's quilt. She knew he would love it. The one for Cody
and Julia's daughter, Jennifer, was covered in butterflies and flowers.
As she got dressed for the day, Maggie felt like she
was in a dream. She kept remembering Eric's touch, and his whispers into her
ears. She could hardly wait for the afternoon to arrive. She wondered if he was
thinking about last night too. Probably not. Men were different from women,
right?
* * * *
Eric once again realized he'd lost track of the
conversation with Sam. The image of Maggie last night, responding to his hands,
his body, had taken his mind completely off what they were talking about.
"Eric?"
"Sorry, Sam. I've had something on my mind
this morning. What were you saying?"
"I wanted to know if you fished at all."
"I never have tried it."
Sam looked completely surprised. "You've
never fished--ever?"
"Nope."
"Somehow, I think that is about to change, my
friend. Wait until Cody hears this."
Eric laughed. "I've spent most of my life in
rooms with computers. I was never much of an outdoor guy."
"I used to spend a ton of time at my computer, writing, but I also spent time outdoors. Then my life became much fuller when Anna entered it. You and Maggie seem to be getting along very well."
"Yes, we are. I like your sister quite a bit.
I know it's only been a short time that we've known each other, but it feels
like longer."
"Here we are. This dock leads to Cody's Bait
and Tackle Shop."
Eric was surprised by the size of the place once
they were inside. It looked like the store must have every type of fishing
equipment ever made. Cody came out from behind the counter and sat with them
around the wood stove, in the rockers that surrounded it.
"Never fished, you say? Unreal, man,"
Cody said. "Now's not the best time to go out for deep sea fishing. Unless
we get a good day, it might have to wait until spring. You're willing to try
it, right?"
"Sure. You run a charter service also?"
"That's right," Cody said. "Not
much call for it during the winter months."
"Tell me something, guys. What kind of things
is Maggie interested in that I might use to get her a Christmas present. I've
had one idea, but I've always thought that it was best to give a woman more
than one gift."
"Good one. Yeah, Maggie can be tough to shop
for," Sam said. "She's always so into her arts and crafts, or her
martial arts, she doesn't have much time for anything else."
"Hold on--arts and crafts?"
"Yes. You didn't know? Half the stuff in her
apartment she made herself. I have no idea of the full list of what she can do.
She's always been into crafts."
"I noticed the paint job on the bookcase--it
looked hand-painted."
"Yeah, she did that."
Cody said, "Julia is always telling me that
we should
Her cell phone rang right as she finished drinking
her shake. It was Anna.
"Maggie? Are you alone?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Sam just this minute left for Eric's, and I
thought I'd give you a head's up in case he was with you."
"He'll be at his place...barely...by the time
Sam gets there."
"Maggie!"
"What can I say, Anna?
He's...incredible."
"I'm happy for you. It seems a bit sudden,
though."
"It is, I guess. But it's like we've known
each other already, maybe in another life. You know what I mean?"
"Yes, I do."
"Thanks for the dinner last night, Anna, but
I need to get off the phone. Christmas shopping today."
"Yikes, you're on the ball. I need to look at
my list. Talk to you later."
Maggie grinned as she put the phone away. Her
shopping was not for presents, but was instead for the items she needed to
finish her Christmas craft projects that would end up as gifts. Even the kids
were getting homemade items this year. She'd been working since the spring on a
quilt for each of the two children in the family. Today she was going to buy
the satin she needed to edge each blanket. She knew how important that satiny
trim was to kid's fingers as they held their 'blankie.' She had appliqued
trucks and cars on Joshua's quilt. She knew he would love it. The one for Cody
and Julia's daughter, Jennifer, was covered in butterflies and flowers.
As she got dressed for the day, Maggie felt like she
was in a dream. She kept remembering Eric's touch, and his whispers into her
ears. She could hardly wait for the afternoon to arrive. She wondered if he was
thinking about last night too. Probably not. Men were different from women,
right?
* * * *
Eric once again realized he'd lost track of the
conversation with Sam. The image of Maggie last night, responding to his hands,
his body, had taken his mind completely off what they were talking about.
"Eric?"
"Sorry, Sam. I've had something on my mind
this morning. What were you saying?"
"I wanted to know if you fished at all."
"I never have tried it."
Sam looked completely surprised. "You've
never fished--ever?"
"Nope."
"Somehow, I think that is about to change, my
friend. Wait until Cody hears this."
Eric laughed. "I've spent most of my life in
rooms with computers. I was never much of an outdoor guy."
"I used to spend a ton of time at my computer, writing, but I also spent time outdoors. Then my life became much fuller when Anna entered it. You and Maggie seem to be getting along very well."
"Yes, we are. I like your sister quite a bit.
I know it's only been a short time that we've known each other, but it feels
like longer."
"Here we are. This dock leads to Cody's Bait
and Tackle Shop."
Eric was surprised by the size of the place once
they were inside. It looked like the store must have every type of fishing
equipment ever made. Cody came out from behind the counter and sat with them
around the wood stove, in the rockers that surrounded it.
"Never fished, you say? Unreal, man,"
Cody said. "Now's not the best time to go out for deep sea fishing. Unless
we get a good day, it might have to wait until spring. You're willing to try
it, right?"
"Sure. You run a charter service also?"
"That's right," Cody said. "Not
much call for it during the winter months."
"Tell me something, guys. What kind of things
is Maggie interested in that I might use to get her a Christmas present. I've
had one idea, but I've always thought that it was best to give a woman more
than one gift."
"Good one. Yeah, Maggie can be tough to shop
for," Sam said. "She's always so into her arts and crafts, or her
martial arts, she doesn't have much time for anything else."
"Hold on--arts and crafts?"
"Yes. You didn't know? Half the stuff in her
apartment she made herself. I have no idea of the full list of what she can do.
She's always been into crafts."
"I noticed the paint job on the bookcase--it
looked hand-painted."
"Yeah, she did that."
Cody said, "Julia is always telling me that
we should
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