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can barely stand to be in the same room as me.”
    Diana slowed down and turned into Shauna’s driveway.
    Shauna slipped off the seatbelt, leaned forward, and kissed Diana’s cheek. “Thank you. You saved me once again.”
    “I’m worried about you.” Diana swiveled in the seat. “I know something happened between you and Grayson at the McMillian party, but you’ve never so much as spoken a harsh word about Grayson before. Are you sure he didn’t hurt you?”
    “No.” Shauna jolted when her cell phone rang. “I’m just figuring out that Grayson’s not all that and decorated with glitter.” She glanced at the display. “Thanks again. I need to get this. It’s John.”
    “I’ll call you later.” Diana laughed. “I’ll want details.”
    She shut the car door, waved, and pushed the call button. “John?”
    “Hey, gorgeous. I’ve got a sack of Chinese food to go and wanted to know if you knew anyone who wanted to share my dinner with me?”
    She laughed. “I might.”
    “What time do you get off work?” he asked.
    “I just got home. Come on over.”
    “Sounds great. See you in fifteen minutes.” He cleared his throat. “Oh, and Shauna?”
    “Yeah?”
    “I’m glad you said yes.”
    She smiled. “Me too.”
    It wasn’t a lie. She looked forward to spending more time with John, and having him take the initiative of seeing her before their planned date next weekend made her happy. He was a considerate man, and she wanted to know him better.
    She dropped the phone in her purse and headed up the path to the house. The lawn needed mowing, and the porch railing needed painting, but Shauna ignored all the things she should be helping her dad out with and headed to the garage where her dad spent most of his day, working on other people’s vehicles.
    The loud consuming sound of the air compressor and impact tool hid her approach. She stood beside the maroon two-door car and grinned at the legs sticking out from underneath the frame. She’d recognize those grease covered overalls anywhere.
    She waited for the compressor to stop, bent down, and grabbed the hem of her dad’s pants. “Watch your head.”
    With one pull, she rolled him out from underneath the car. He raised his brows in surprise. “What are you doing in here?”
    “What? Is it a crime to visit my old man while he’s working?” She planted her hands on her hips. “When are you going to sell the shop and retire to the recliner in the house?”
    He growled as he pulled himself up into a sitting position. “I’m not getting older, just better looking.”
    She leaned down, swept off his baseball cap, and planted a kiss on his cheek before replacing his hat. “I stopped by to tell you that John Bigstraum is coming over. He’s bringing me dinner. Do you want me to pop one of those potpies you love in the oven for you?”
    “Nah, I’m going to stay late and get the driveline off this rig. I’ll heat up a bowl of soup or something when I come in.” He lay back down. “Have fun with your date.”
    “Hey!” She grabbed his leg, stopping him from disappearing back under the car. “Don’t work too long tonight. You’ve been keeping late hours since I got home. You need to take better care of yourself.”
    He patted her cheek with his big ol’ rough hand, making her feel twelve years old again. “I love you too, buddy.”
    Shauna left the garage smiling. Her dad was her favorite person in the world. It’d always been the two of them, even before her mom ran away from the family. There had been months prior to her mom leaving for good when she and her dad had been left on their own for dinner, her mom refusing to join them. Shauna had spent more hours than she could count lying under the car with him in the evenings, holding the flashlight or handing him tools.
    Once inside the house, she straightened up the living room, carried her dad’s coffee mug to the kitchen, and then took a stray pair of shoes she hadn’t put away up to her