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It took him a few seconds to realize she was speaking.
    “…away for a few days. I was thinking Paris again. We had so much fun there on our honeymoon. I have some things there I need to look at and we could make a mini vacation out of it.” She looked at him and smiled. “Is sex all you ever think about?”
    “Yes,” he answered without a bit of hesitation. “Especially since I married you. As soon as our guests leave, I’m going to bring you back up here and show you.”
    Her sultry laugh followed them down the stairs and into the living room. Cain wasn’t sure, but he thought his wife had, by far, the sexist laugh he’d ever heard. And he hoped to hear a great deal more of it.
    Todd was nervous. Anyone could see it. He fidgeted and paced and when he wasn’t doing that, he was pacing and fidgeting. Every time he sat down he’d pop back up like a spring-loaded game.
    Cain didn’t comment, but simply watched. Alyssa finally got up and sat on the couch where Todd would sit for a few seconds then resume his march around the room. Cain wondered what she was up to and thought that she was going to make it worse. The kids didn’t seem to like women much right now.
    “Come over here and sit down Todd.” She patted the seat next to her on the couch. “I want to ask you about a job I might have for you.”
    Todd looked panicky, but sat. He was perched on the edge and watched Alyssa like she was going to attack him. It was all Cain could do not to laugh at his expression.
    “What do you know about football?” He glanced at Cain when Alyssa asked. “I know a little bit, but not much. How much do you know?”
    “Football? Yeah, okay. I like it. I played in biddy league until my mom couldn’t afford it anymore.” Todd glanced at Cain again. “Why?”
    The suspicion in his voice was evident. Spencer started to laugh, but a sharp look from his wife had him coughing. Neither man, it appeared, wanted to piss off their wives.
    “Have you heard of the Rodney Kincaid Clinic?” Alyssa asked him. Todd nodded. “Good. Well, there are a bunch of children that come there weekly with injuries from various sports. I was—”
    “I didn’t do it.” Todd jumped up again, anger in his voice. “I don’t even know those kids.”
    “Well of course you didn’t do it. What a silly notion. Sit down.” Todd sat. “I was wondering if you’d want a job organizing them. I have professionals coming in to help out, but the kids are backward or shy and won’t sign up. I thought you could help out by encouraging them to step forward and take part. I hoped you’d enjoy that.”
    Todd stared at her. Cain continued the conversation with Spencer on who was going to the state championship in basketball, but still keeping an ear on the conversation going on behind him. Suddenly, Cait, Spencer’s wife, got up and went to the couch too.
    “What a marvelous idea, Alyssa. Todd, do you know much about basketball?” Cait sat on the other side of him. “My boys played basketball in high school. So did Meggie all the way through college.”
    “Meggie Grant? Meggie Grant is your daughter?” The awe in Todd’s voice was evident. “I saw her play once. Wow, she’s all that. Pretty too.”
    “Meggie is, isn’t she? She wants to help out Alyssa too. You think you’d be willing to help her out as well with that sport?”
    And just like that, Todd sat back on the couch and relaxed. By the time they all went into dinner Todd had a job, an office at the newly built rec center, and a car to drive himself back and forth to work. Cain looked over at Spencer as they followed Todd and the two women into the dining room.
    “They’re good. Boy didn’t stand a chance against them, did he?” Spencer laughed before he continued. “I certainly didn’t against a pretty girl at that age.”
    Cain laughed. “I still don’t.”
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    Quinn was watching TV when someone knocked on her bedroom door. She turned the set off and went to the door. She