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world had turned dark.
    The doctor said he’d simply passed out. Things like that sometimes happened, the medical man had assured him and had asked him a lot of questions about his family health history and his job. When informed he’d just been fired, the doctor had nodded knowingly, as if that was what had caused the sudden collapse.
    Rick glanced up. “Hello, Felicity. The doctor told me what you did and I wanted to say—”
    “Oh, Rick. I can explain everything. You see, even in high school I used to bobble the ball.”
    He raised an eyebrow. “Is that so?”
    “I was quite notorious for it. They called me butterfingers.”
    He nodded, wondering what she was talking about. “Mmm, yes. Look, I already asked the doctor and now I want to ask you. Could you tell me what happened, exactly? I mean…” He knew it was silly of him to ask. She was, after all, not a medical professional. But she’d seen him take the fall and he wanted to know if there were any symptoms she’d detected, perhaps a rolling up of the eyes or some other indication. “Based on your experience, will this happen again, you think?”
    “Definitely not!” She quickly closed the distance between them and took a seat next to him on the bed. “This will never happen again, Rick. I swear.”
    And as if to prove it, she took his hands in hers.
    Her hands felt nice. Soft and warm. He blinked as she gazed into his eyes with a pleading look. She was very pretty, he thought. Exceedingly so. He’d admired those eyes before but only now did he notice those remarkable flecks of gold. Like tiny splashes of stardust.
    He’d been wrong, he now saw, to think she was one of those hard-hearted girls. She was sweet and tender and he suddenly became aware of a thunderous noise in his ears. He realized it was the powerful beating of his heart, responding to this sudden proximity with this wonderful girl.
    “How—how can you be so sure?” he asked.
    “Oh, Rick,” she muttered. “I’m so sorry. I’m so, so sorry.”
    A twinge of alarm shot through him. He knew it. She had detected some symptom, some indication… He slumped a bit. “It will happen again, won’t it?”
    She shook her head, and placed a hand on his cheek. “No, it won’t.”
    He gazed at her wistfully. It was so sweet of her to reassure him, even though she must know better. “Thank you, Felicity. You’re very kind.”
    “Please call me Fe.”
    “Fe. What a lovely name.”
    A lovely name for a lovely girl. Too bad he was a sick man, for she was proving herself to be quite different than he’d first anticipated. She was a far cry from the hard and uncaring soul he’d first taken her for. As she sat next to him, holding his hand and gazing softly into his eyes, he felt those flutterings of his heart increase in both intensity and rapidity.
    It had been a long time since he’d felt like this. Spending most of his adult life in a competitive environment, he’d grown accustomed to the kind of gravel-chewing career women prevalent in his line of business, and he suddenly found himself irrevocably drawn to the tender woman by his side. Before he could stop himself, he leaned in and kissed her fervently. It was only after he’d done this for about thirty seconds that a sharp slap on his cheek told him something was wrong. And when he opened his eyes, Felicity was giving him the same gimlet-eyed stare she’d given him on all the previous occasions they’d met.

CHAPTER 15

    Felicity stared out the window while the world outside grew dark. Evening had fallen and she found herself in the grip of a strong sense of melancholy. She transferred her gaze to Alice, who was sipping her chamomile tea and nibbling from one of the donuts that were always present and accounted for at the cozy little house they shared. As it often happened, Felicity had brought home a bag full of the delicious treats that were her friend’s favorite.
    Alice was a card-carrying member of the Happy Bays Neighborhood