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don’t know about… that… yet”
    “I just want to spend some time with you, Mal,” he replied. “To kiss you, and see what happens. You know that I’m crazy about you, but I have no other expectations, okay? We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
    “Do you still have that scruff on your face like before? You are going to have to shave that. You know I have sensitive skin!” I warned him.
    “No, ma’am. It’s gone… I got rid of it weeks ago.”
    “Okay, good, because even a little bit of stubble will scratch my face all to pieces.”
    “If I have to stop and shave in a restroom sink, I will do that for you, sweetie.”
    “This is going to be one hell of a built up kiss, isn’t it?” I teased. “It better be good.”
    “Oh, it will be. I already know that. Who knows, it may end up being incendiary.”
    I found him so incredibly sexy when he used big words. Especially when I could understand them.
    “Maybe we should plan an activity or something, so we can spend some time together outside,” he suggested. “Aren’t there a bunch of wineries out near Burlington toward Greensboro? Or we could go shopping at the outlets?”
    As long as you don’t mind me kissing you in public, repeatedly , I thought to myself. After all, I did want to make out with him at least a little. I agreed that either of those would be a great idea, but that they might add considerable travel time.
    “Let me check out some places and I’ll get back to you,” he offered.
    “Okay, you just tell me where to be.” God bless that man for always taking control of everything.
    “Hey, Matt?”
    “Yeah, sweetie?”
    “I just can’t wait to see you,” I gushed.
    “Ahhh, me too, sweetie,” he sighed. “I feel like a lovesick teenager!”
     
    He found a little family-owned winery that was almost midway between here and Burlington. Perfect. The plan was that he would drive up on a Sunday and spend the night in a hotel in Burlington. I would take the day off of work Monday and drive out to the winery to meet him once he was done with his appointment. That would give us a few hours together before he had to head home. I didn’t know how I was going to survive the next six days until he got here.
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    Each morning was a new text.
    6 more days until I see you!
    5 more days until I kiss you!
    4 more days until I hump your leg, LOL!
    3 more days XOXO!
    2 more days OMG!!!!
     
    The day before he was supposed to drive up, the plan changed slightly. He called me that morning. “You know, I was just thinking… Why am I spending the night in Burlington? Couldn’t I just stay in Raleigh tomorrow night and drive out to Burlington first thing Monday morning? It’s only an hour or so, right?”
    “Yeah, I would say so, depending on if you stay somewhere right off of 40,” I replied. “But that’s taking you a little out of the way, isn’t it?”
    “Yep.”
    It took me a minute. “Wait… If you stayed in Raleigh that means that you would be spending the night like 10 minutes from my house.”
    “Why, yes ma’am, it does.”
    “I see.”
    “Depending on what time I get there, perhaps you would like to come visit me for a little while tomorrow evening before we hit the winery Monday?”
    “Are you serious? ‘Would like to’ would be a bit of an understatement, don’t you think?” I fussed.
    “Well, I plan to be there around 7 p.m.”
    “Well, then I plan to see you at 7:05 p.m.”
    I had full custody of my kids at this time. My ex was staying in an extra bedroom at a friend’s house and was not in any shape for me to be asking any favors. I told the first of what would be many lies to my mother; she was going to be spending that Sunday with us anyway. I told her Brady had asked if I wanted to get some dinner Sunday night, (something we did fairly often anyway) and would she mind staying to watch the girls for a little while? She was happy to do it.
    I forewarned Matt that it was no problem for me to get away,