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to have a good time and
sauntered off; irritated she could not have her way and make them
stay. Ginny and her friends watched her walk by with Axel and
Selene took some satisfaction to feel Axel's hand in the middle of
her back as they made their way through the crowd. She enjoyed what
thoughts the blonde must be having, and knew she would carry tales
back to Jim. Being seen with a good-looking man did not hurt,
especially the day after her divorce was settled.
Darcy was chattering excitedly as she got
into her car while Axel went to get his truck. Selene followed the
full-size grey Chevy truck out of the lot and followed him to the
interstate. She waited until they were on I-75 headed south before
she addressed Darcy's predictions of Axel's intentions.
"He's just being nice, Darcy," Selene shook
her head. "Don't jump to conclusions."
"He's way into you! I see the way he looks at
you! He did not pay one bit of attention to Maggie either. If a guy
passes the Maggie test you know he's interested."
"The Maggie test?" Selene asked vaguely.
Darcy looked slightly bitter. "Every guy I
met after John left, until the one I'm with now, was gaga over
Maggie right off the bat. It's a test. If they can't seem to ignore
her, I know they aren't for me. He passed!"
Selene was secretly pleased Axel passed the
Maggie test.
The Boat Dock was twenty minutes outside of
Grand Blanc off Dixie Highway. Selene felt a shiver of anticipation
as she pulled into the gravel lot. Axel parked next to her and
Darcy nearly jumped out of the car, looking excited to check out
the place.
Axel smiled, as he looked her car over. "I
guess I can forgive you for not buying American since I don't work
for GM anymore."
She smiled guiltily. "My first car was a
Cutlass."
"You’re forgiven."
Darcy was shivering slightly. For late April
in Mid-Michigan it was still quite chilly in the evening. They
three of them entered the rustic building and passed a tattooed guy
that sat at the door checking ID's that barely looked up when they
passed by him.
Axel received several catcalls from regulars
at the bar. The place was quiet. The band was setting up yet. There
were less than thirty people in the bar. All of the booths were old
wooden boats.
Darcy was obviously delighted to step out
somewhere else and said she was having something stronger than a
fuzzy navel as they sat in their boat. Axel chuckled at her
enthusiasm.
"I'm sorry we could not lure Maggie here, but
she wouldn't have appreciated it," he said as a cute waitress in a
cut off t-shirt came to their table to take their drink orders.
"I'll have a Jack and Coke," Darcy piped up
and earned a surprised look from Selene. She shrugged. "I'm feelin'
dangerous, sister!"
"Easy Danger, I don't want you up-chucking in
my car on the way home," Selene warned and smiled to see Darcy's
excitement.
Axel ordered another beer and Selene had a
rum and Coke. "You’re not feeling dangerous too?" he asked her.
"No, I save that for when I don't have to
drive," Selene said with a smile. "That's playing it pretty
safe."
"Smart lady," he said and chuckled. "I can't
remember leaving here some nights. Probably not the smartest
course. It was right after Linda left. I got through it."
"You dating anyone?" Selene asked before she
could stop herself. Darcy seemed to hang on his words too.
"No, not anymore." He looked a bit annoyed.
"She did not believe in what I was doing."
"Is this a sensitive subject?"
"No, not at all. I dated a woman I worked
with." Axel looked away. "When the layoffs started; she held onto a
sinking ship. She refused to believe GM would go under and people
would lose their jobs. We worked in a plant where fourteen years
seniority doesn't count for much. She had two years in more than
me. I went back to school when I heard the buzz. She was offered a
job down in Ohio. I opted to finish school and stay here. I got
kids in college here. I could not just go."
"I'm sorry." Selene was secretly pleased the
woman
sauntered off; irritated she could not have her way and make them
stay. Ginny and her friends watched her walk by with Axel and
Selene took some satisfaction to feel Axel's hand in the middle of
her back as they made their way through the crowd. She enjoyed what
thoughts the blonde must be having, and knew she would carry tales
back to Jim. Being seen with a good-looking man did not hurt,
especially the day after her divorce was settled.
Darcy was chattering excitedly as she got
into her car while Axel went to get his truck. Selene followed the
full-size grey Chevy truck out of the lot and followed him to the
interstate. She waited until they were on I-75 headed south before
she addressed Darcy's predictions of Axel's intentions.
"He's just being nice, Darcy," Selene shook
her head. "Don't jump to conclusions."
"He's way into you! I see the way he looks at
you! He did not pay one bit of attention to Maggie either. If a guy
passes the Maggie test you know he's interested."
"The Maggie test?" Selene asked vaguely.
Darcy looked slightly bitter. "Every guy I
met after John left, until the one I'm with now, was gaga over
Maggie right off the bat. It's a test. If they can't seem to ignore
her, I know they aren't for me. He passed!"
Selene was secretly pleased Axel passed the
Maggie test.
The Boat Dock was twenty minutes outside of
Grand Blanc off Dixie Highway. Selene felt a shiver of anticipation
as she pulled into the gravel lot. Axel parked next to her and
Darcy nearly jumped out of the car, looking excited to check out
the place.
Axel smiled, as he looked her car over. "I
guess I can forgive you for not buying American since I don't work
for GM anymore."
She smiled guiltily. "My first car was a
Cutlass."
"You’re forgiven."
Darcy was shivering slightly. For late April
in Mid-Michigan it was still quite chilly in the evening. They
three of them entered the rustic building and passed a tattooed guy
that sat at the door checking ID's that barely looked up when they
passed by him.
Axel received several catcalls from regulars
at the bar. The place was quiet. The band was setting up yet. There
were less than thirty people in the bar. All of the booths were old
wooden boats.
Darcy was obviously delighted to step out
somewhere else and said she was having something stronger than a
fuzzy navel as they sat in their boat. Axel chuckled at her
enthusiasm.
"I'm sorry we could not lure Maggie here, but
she wouldn't have appreciated it," he said as a cute waitress in a
cut off t-shirt came to their table to take their drink orders.
"I'll have a Jack and Coke," Darcy piped up
and earned a surprised look from Selene. She shrugged. "I'm feelin'
dangerous, sister!"
"Easy Danger, I don't want you up-chucking in
my car on the way home," Selene warned and smiled to see Darcy's
excitement.
Axel ordered another beer and Selene had a
rum and Coke. "You’re not feeling dangerous too?" he asked her.
"No, I save that for when I don't have to
drive," Selene said with a smile. "That's playing it pretty
safe."
"Smart lady," he said and chuckled. "I can't
remember leaving here some nights. Probably not the smartest
course. It was right after Linda left. I got through it."
"You dating anyone?" Selene asked before she
could stop herself. Darcy seemed to hang on his words too.
"No, not anymore." He looked a bit annoyed.
"She did not believe in what I was doing."
"Is this a sensitive subject?"
"No, not at all. I dated a woman I worked
with." Axel looked away. "When the layoffs started; she held onto a
sinking ship. She refused to believe GM would go under and people
would lose their jobs. We worked in a plant where fourteen years
seniority doesn't count for much. She had two years in more than
me. I went back to school when I heard the buzz. She was offered a
job down in Ohio. I opted to finish school and stay here. I got
kids in college here. I could not just go."
"I'm sorry." Selene was secretly pleased the
woman
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