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.Her upbeat voice gave him the impression that she wanted to talk when he called her, and by everything Casey had said about her, she wasn’t the type of woman to lie to get out of seeing him.She seemed sincere when she explained her weekend would be filled with a lot of activities.He finished drinking his iced tea and put it on the patio table.Maybe Casey had told her how at first he hadn’t been interested in meeting her.That’d be enough to make him not want to meet someone if he already knew they weren’t thrilled about meeting him.But, when Casey had mentioned his sister-in-law, he’d just been on a horrible date with one of his sister’s friends.It was so bad that he thought about quitting dating for a long time.Casey told him she was cute, but didn’t say much beyond that except that he hadn’t ever really noticed if Whitney was pretty or not.He’d said his wife was gorgeous which Jack couldn’t argue and they were in the same family, after all.That didn’t help much.But after talking to Whitney the first time, Jack had changed his mind.There was something about her voice…the way it was soft and breathy, but sure and confident.He felt a connection to her.Not sure why, but he did.Casey had told him how she quit her job as a producer to take care of her mother not long after becoming a widow.He thought Whitney had to be a special woman to leave a high paying job she loved to help her family out, especially after experiencing such a loss herself.Running his fingers through his hair, he decided to leave and get a haircut.When he did see Whitney, he didn’t want his hair to be too long.* * *Later the same day, Whitney stared at her casserole before putting it away into the refrigerator.She’d made it to give it to Ben to welcome him to the neighborhood.Glancing out her window, she saw Ben driving into his garage in a nice sedan.Perfect timing.He must have left work early.Maybe he had short days on Fridays at the hospital.She sighed.She worried that Ben would think she wanted more than to be a friendly neighbor.She wasn’t looking for a romantic relationship, but it’d be nice to have a guy friend.Discussing sports and news events with the men on the set while working in New York had been interesting.She liked hearing their perspective on things, and guy friendships were a lot of fun.Since she made it for Ben and Adam, she might as well deliver it now so they could have it for dinner.She tore off a sheet of plastic wrap to cover the casserole before picking it up.While walking across her yard, she thought of calling Jack sometime instead of waiting for him to call again.Funny how she was thinking about Jack when she had a hot guy living in the neighborhood.The whole meeting him in person eventually might work, but she’d hoped to keep it to phone conversations for a longer period.Chatting with Jack was fascinating and easier on her emotions than remembering what had happened to her husband and mother.Jack had to be a wonderful person; Casey was a good judge of character.After she rang the doorbell, Ben opened the door and smiled at her.“Hi.Come in.”Whitney stepped inside, and looked around at the boxes cluttering his floor in the foyer.He shoved his hands in his pockets.“I was able to leave the hospital early, so thought I’d come straight home to finish unpacking.”“I’m glad you did because I just made you a casserole.I hope you and Adam like chicken.”“We love chicken,” Ben said.“Thank you.I won’t have to quit working now to cook dinner.”She handed him the casserole.“You can heat it up in the microwave when you’re ready to eat.”“It’d be nice if you could join us this evening.”“I’m sorry.I have other plans.” She didn’t but felt like she should stick to her plan of not getting involved.A guy friendship needed to be developed slowly.“Maybe you could visit now for a bit.How about something cold to drink? I have pop, beer and iced tea.”“Sure I can stay for a little while.And iced tea sounds good.”She followed him into the kitchen and sat on a high stool next to the counter while he put the casserole away.With the refrigerator still open, he took out a glass pitcher.After pushing the button on the ice maker, he put ice in a glass and poured Whitney’s tea.“I remember you told Adam how you still missed living where you used to.How long have you lived here?”“I grew up in Cornett, then went to college in New York.After I graduated, I started working on The Bold News.” She sipped her tea.He sat on a stool next to her.“What did you do there?”“I eventually became a producer.”“That’s impressive.I feel like I’m living close to a celebrity.”She laughed.“I was never a celebrity, but I did love producing the news.Never a dull moment.”“Why did you leave?”“I quit almost two years ago because my mom became ill.I decided to come home to take care of her.She died three weeks ago.”He gave her a startled glance.“I’m so sorry.”“You would have liked her.She was a special person.”“Do you plan on returning to New York?”“I’m going to stay in Cornett.Actually my sisters and I are thinking of starting a business together.”“What kind of business?” Ben asked.She laughed.“That’s a good question.We’re still in the discussing stage.We talked about everything from a lake resort to a catering business.”“I think that’s great you have sisters to start a business with instead of going it alone.”“I’m excited.”“Good luck with your decisions.Hope you find the perfect fit for the three of you.”She glanced at her watch.“Thanks.I better go.Shannon and Regan are coming over.We’re actually going to chat more about our business options.”* * *The zoo wasn’t too crowded for a Saturday, and the spring breeze felt good.Ben glanced at his son.“I think we picked a great day for the zoo.”“I want to see the monkeys,” Adam said.Ben smiled, knowing they’d spend the most time at the zoo watching the monkeys.Adam loved them the best of all the animals.After they walked to the monkeys’ habitat, Ben recognized Regan, so he stopped to stand by her.“Hi.I guess we had the same idea today.”“Hey,” she said with a smile, looking between Ben and Adam.“I guess we did.”“And who is this?” Ben asked, looking past Regan to the little girl beside her who stared wide-eyed at the monkeys.“I’d like you two to meet my daughter, Lily.” She glanced down at her little girl with auburn hair.“Lily loves the zoo.Lily, remember I told you about Aunt Whitney’s new neighbors.This is Mr.Spencer.”“Hi.Do you like monkeys?” Lily asked Adam.“Yes, I do a lot.” Adam stared at one, and pointed.“That monkey never stops swinging.”Lily smiled.“The monkey’s name is Leo.”“I didn’t know his name was Leo,” Adam said.Regan grinned.“Lily likes to name her favorite animals.”With an excited look on his face, Adam said, “Let’s name all the monkeys.”While the children discussed names for the other monkeys, Regan asked, “Are you getting settled into your house?”“Pretty much.” Ben crossed his arms and watched the kids, debating whether he should ask Regan about her sister or not.Finally, after several moments of comfortable silence between the adults while the kids picked names like Joe-Joe and Brittany, he took the chance.“I have something to ask you.”“Sure.What’s up?”“I got the impression you were playing matchmaker the other day when you dragged Whitney to meet me.”“I wanted to meet you too.”He grinned.“Okay, but your main agenda was for me to see your sister.I saw her wedding ring when she brought over a casserole for us last night.I’m wondering why she didn’t mention being divorced when I told my marital status [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]