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couldn’t imagine what it would be like to be injured like that and for the
world to suddenly go dark on you.
    And oh yes, he was cute too. She’d always had a
weakness for guys with dark wavy hair and blue eyes. Not that it had done her
much good. Most of them wouldn’t even think about talking to her, let alone
asking her out, because she didn’t fit the skinny model mold.
    It would be an hour or more before supper, so Katey pulled out a couple of the peanut butter cookies Gen
had sent for her. Yeah, she knew this wouldn’t help the scale go any lower, but
all of a sudden she was nervous about tomorrow and working with Luc. When she
got into that state of mind, she ate.
    The cookie literally melted on her tongue and she
instantly felt better. Maybe she could volunteer to walk Willow for Luc and
work off some of the calories.
    ****
    Luc fingered the binding around the corner of his
menu. Is this ridiculous or what? Hadn’t the hostess noticed that the two guys with him had literally guided him
to the table because he couldn’t see? But she’d still put a fucking menu in
front of him. He pushed it away.
    “You want me to read the menu to you?” asked Jake.
    “Nope, I know what I’m having. A steak, baked potato,
and tossed salad. And a beer.”
    The last thing he wanted was for people in the
restaurant overhearing the guys reading out every item on the menu like he was
a little kid. To make his point, he shoved the menu away some more, but then
heard something fall, followed by a cold liquid dripping onto his leg.
    “Shit, what have I done?”
    “ It’s okay, no problem,”
said Mitchell. One of the guys dabbed a napkin across his thighs.
    “It’s only water. We’ve all done it at some point,”
said Jake.
    Yeah,
when we were kids.
    “Shit, now it’s going to look like I peed my pants,”
said Luc, dabbing it some more.
    “It’ll be dry before you get up,” said Mitchell.
    “Good evening, boys, and how are we doing?” It was a
woman’s voice and Luc assumed her to be the waitress.
    “We’re doing okay, but thirsty,” said Jake. “Three
beers would be great to start us off. And how about a plate
of the nachos for the three of us to share.”
    “I’ll get those beers for you and be right back.”
    “Did Mitchell tell you he’s going to be a dad?”
asked Jake.
    “No. Congratulations!”
    “Yeah, we’re pretty excited about it,” said
Mitchell.
    And
the evening’s just going downhill from here.
    Luc had always envisioned himself with a wife and at
least one kid by the time he was thirty-five. Now that seemed like an
impossible dream. What woman would want to take on a blind man and have a child
with someone who couldn’t help look after it? Hell, he could hardly look after
himself these days.
    He took a deep breath, feeling bitterness and
jealousy when he should have been happy for his friend.
    “There you go, guys, and the nachos will be up in
about five minutes.”
    “You need some help with the beer?” asked Jake.
    “Just direct me to the glass,” said Luc. Even when
he had his sight there’d been nothing like a nice beer to dull pain.
    Jake lifted Luc’s hand and placed it on top of the
glass. The nurse had shown him an easy way to grab a mug and bring it up to his
mouth, but he was still trying to get the hang of it. He raised it up and hoped
he was heading in the right direction. When his lips touched the glass he
sipped. Man, beer had never felt so good sliding down his throat. Maybe it was
because he had to put so much effort into drinking it.
    “So, what did you think of Katey ?”
asked Jake. “You two seemed to be having a nice chat when I walked into the
room.”
    “She seemed okay. I’m guessing she’s on the shy
side,” said Luc. He secretly wished he could have seen what she looked like, if
she was as pretty as he assumed. Sure, he could ask the guys to describe her,
but he didn’t want them to think he was interested in her…any woman, for that
matter. Dating