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without
another word, but with his hand on the car door, he peered over at
me.
    “ I’ll see you again,” he
pledged.
    “ Might just. New Orleans is
a real small town.”
    He climbed into the car and
drove off. I walked away without turning back to watch the Jaguar
head down Royal Street. I hoped to never see the man again. It was
best to keep someone like David Alexander at a distance. My past
experiences had proven that people were guaranteed to do one of
three things: lie, leave, or let you down. I knew any relationship
with David Alexander would eventually end up reaffirming those
beliefs. No matter how much I wished he would prove me
wrong.

Chapter 4
     
    I arrived at home later
that evening, and found my father in the middle of a heated
argument on his cell phone with some man named Phil. Dad was not a
screamer. To upset him, you had to be either stupid, or rude. Phil
was obviously a combination of the two, because the more my father
spoke, the hotter his temper got.
    Deciding the best place for
me to be was out of his way, I avoided his study and went directly
to the kitchen to search for something to eat. There was some
shrimp pasta in the fridge, and I was about to sit down at the
table to begin my meal when my father bounded through the kitchen
door.
    “ Your Uncle Lance is a
complete idiot,” he shouted.
    “ No argument here.” I
filled my mouth with a forkful of pasta.
    My father stopped in his
tracks and gave me a curious look. Without saying anything, he
walked over to the refrigerator door and opened it. Several minutes
later, he was still standing there.
    “ Dad, the lettuce is
wilting.”
    “ Oh, right.” He closed the
door and sat down next to me at the kitchen table, giving a heavy
sigh as his body sank into the chair. I had seen this behavior
before. It always occurred with Uncle Lance’s larger than usual
screw-ups.
    “ What did he do this time?”
I asked.
    “ The usual, made promises
he didn’t keep. So, I will have to spend my day tomorrow cleaning
up his mess. Right now is just a bad time.”
    “ Why should now be any
different?”
    “ There are a lot of rumors
flying about town. It’s nothing for you to worry about.” He stopped
and touched my cheek. “You look sunburned. What did you do today?
Play hooky?”
    “ Would you be surprised if
I did?”
    “ No, I’d be glad to know
you kept your nose out of a book for a change.” His face softened.
“What did you do?”
    “ I went
fishing.”
    His jaw dropped. “Fishing?
Nicci, you haven’t wanted to go fishing since you were eight. Who
in the hell talked you into fishing?” He stole a few pieces of my
pasta.
    “ No one you know. Just a
guy.”
    “ A guy? What sort of a guy?
Can I have some details?” He nudged me with his elbow. “As the
father who has watched you grow up taking little to no interest in
the opposite sex, I must demand that I at least get some
information about my potential son-in-law.”
    “ He is not potential
son-in-law material. He’s a friend, that’s all. And he’s involved
with someone else.”
    “ Do I look stupid?” He
arched an eyebrow at me. “Nicci, when you come into this house and
mention that someone has conned you into skipping classes for the
day, for which I have no doubt you either had to be conned or
abducted…I am thrilled to think there is someone out there who you
have found to be…well, I don’t know. How do you find this
fellow?”
    “ Interesting.”
    “ What did you
say?”
    “ I said I found him
interesting.”
    My Dad’s eyes grew larger.
“Does this interesting man have a name?”
    “ David.”
    “ Is this
David the same interesting man you met at Myra Chopin’s lawn
party?” I said nothing and dropped my eyes to the table. “So
it is the gigolo.”
He gave another heavy sigh.
    “ As I said, he is a friend.
Nothing happened. We just fished and talked.” I patted his
hand.
    “ Maybe today. What about
tomorrow?”
    “ Dad, with this man there
is no