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every now and then for sure, just to get away from the kids.” Angie patted Tory’s arm and winked at her.
    “Sure, that would be great. Give me a call.” She waved good-bye.
    As she turned she ran into what felt like a brick wall dressed in a light-weight dark turtleneck and blue jeans that fit his physique perfectly. When she glanced up, she was relieved to see Dave’s smiling face. He was so handsome. She jumped back quickly. Her heart started beating out of control, her breath quick and fast. Her eyes met his and she was mesmerized, unable to speak. Emotions, fulfilling her every sexual fantasy, spread throughout her body. Her nipples became hard and protruded through her light shirt. She pulled her jacket across her chest.
    “Well, hi there, beautiful. How’s your head?”
    “I’m feeling much better, just a slight headache, thanks for asking. I see we both had the same idea this morning.” Tory played with the handle of her purse, casually looking back at Angie.
    “I guess so. But while we’re here let’s go get a cup of coffee somewhere and work out the rental car pick up arrangements?” Dave smoothed the collar of his jacket down around his neck.
    “It sounds like a great idea, but I have some other errands to run.” She fiddled with her purse, moving it from one shoulder to another.
    “It won’t take long, I promise.” He looked at his watch.
    “Okay, where did you have in mind to go for coffee?”
    “Oh, Tory,” Angie, the bank teller, interjected, “sorry for eavesdropping, but Lana’s Coffee House two doors down brews a good cup of coffee.”
    Dave and Tory both looked at Angie and then at each other.
    “Thank you, Angie.” Tory waved to her as they left the bank.
    “Let’s meet in an hour at Lana’s. That should give us both enough time to take care of business,” Dave said as they walked to her car, his hand on the middle of her back.
    “Sure, sounds perfect.”

Chapter 6

    Dave was already at the coffee shop when Tory arrived, and he waved her to her seat. The shop was a no-frills place that reminded Dave of the diners of the fifties. “Hi, once again,” Dave said as he helped her off with her jacket and hung it up on the hook at the end of the booth beside his.
    “Thank you, Dave. I need coffee.” Tory sat in the booth across from Dave.
    “I already ordered it. Did you hear anything about your car?”
    “No, I’m using my mom’s car now. I need to call the dealership and get all that information.” She waited for the waitress to set down two steaming cups of java.
    He took a sip of his coffee, raised the cup, and said, “Not too bad, actually, in my opinion. And I’ve had some really bad coffee in the past, too.”
    “With everything happening yesterday, Dave, I don’t remember much about you.” Except how handsome you are and how good you smell. “Where did you say you were from?”
    “I’m from a small town outside Suffolk, Virginia called Stoney Creek. What about you?”
    “Right here, in Hickoryville, born and raised. Left for college and never came back except, well, let’s just say I never came back, until now anyway and, it’s only temporary.”
    “Oh, okay.”
    “What do you do for a living?”
    “I come from a long line of Law Enforcement Officers. I followed in my dad’s footsteps and was a cop on the Suffolk Force for a number of years. Then I was promoted to a detective and soon after that I was assigned to the human trafficking task force. I’m taking a break right now and visiting my parents here in Hickoryville. It’s been a rough couple of years for me, and I needed a change of scene.”
    “Wow, I’m impressed. Not sure what that is or what you do specifically, but it sounds important.”
    “What about you, Victoria?”
    “Please call me Tory, everyone else does.”
    “Okay, Tory. What do you do, and where do you do it?”
    “I’m a Property Manager for a number of condo complexes in Myrtle Beach. Just here for a visit with my