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away?”
    “Because I spend all my time in this club and I can’t seem to find the time to spend with him, so get home fast.”
    “Well, I’ll be home on Sunday, so don’t forget to pick me up and don’t work to hard, but make us a lot of money.” January said, hanging up the phone.

Chapter 5
    J anuary was about to slip the dress over her head when she heard the knock on the door.
    “Who is it?” she called out slipping the dress down over her slim hips. A muffled sound came from the closed door as the knock became harder.
    “Who?” she said again walking toward the door.
    “Carl! Damn woman open the door. I’m drowning out here.”
    January recognized the sound of the stranger’s voice as she open the door glaring at him. She placed her hands on her hips. “How was I supposed to know who Carl was? If you remember you never told me your name, so don’t go yelling at me.” She cursed.
    “Now wait just a minute Miss Manson. You’ve abused me, embarrassed me, caused me to ruin a perfectly good suit, along with missing a seven course meal. Not to mention turning me on and off like a light switch, now, you’re yelling at me for trying to be a nice guy. I’m not sure how much more of this I can handle and keep my temper.” He glared at her, also putting his hands on his hips.
    “You can handle? Listen Mr....what ever your name is, I didn’t plan any of this as my normal course of events for the evening,” she shouted in defense. “So, if you can’t handle it, there’s the door!” she pointed in the direction of the door that had been left standing open.
    “Now hold on a minute,” He said, running his long fingers through his thick hair. “I’m just trying to help and you’re treating me like I just kidnapped your first born. Which I might add I wouldn’t do, now if you’re ready, then I’ll take you over to the Bakers and you’ll never have to speak to me again.”
    “Well you’ll never have to worry about kidnapping my first born anyway because I never intend to have any to be kidnap. Besides I never wanted to speak to you in the first place.” She lied, trying to stuff her swollen foot into the seemly undersized shoe.
    “Let me assure you then after tonight you’ll never have to worry about it.” He grabbed her jacket from the bed where she had laid it earlier. “Are you ready?”
    “Yes,” She snapped, leading the way to his car.

    The rain had let up only a little, as they ran to the car, her limping slightly. The drive to the Bakers was strangely quiet. Each to their own thoughts. January’s being that the fresh fragrance of his cologne was playing havoc with her senses. Carl maneuvered the car into the drive and pulled up in front of the house.
    “Were you really serious about never having any children?” Carl asked.
    Totally taking January by surprise. She turned around and stared at him.
    “I beg your pardon?”
    “You said, you never wanted children, is that true?”
    “Maybe some day, but I’m not in any hurry, I’m only twenty five years old, why would I want to have children anyway. I have a career to take care of, I certainly don’t want to have to deal with children right now.”
    “Don’t you like kids?” His eyes seemed to narrow.
    “Of course I like kids, I just feel now is not the time, and I would want to spend my time raising them, like my mother, but I have a career to think of and above all a husband to father those children.” January smiled.
    Only Carl didn’t return her smile, he was to deep into his own thoughts, as January opened the car door and stepped out onto the covered porch. She then shut the door, and he drove down the drive.
    ‘So he doesn’t want to be seen with me either,’
she mumbled under her breath as she stepped up to the door.
    The Bakers were glad she had decided to come back. It seemed Carl had phoned them earlier and told them of the mishap. Seeing her to the sofa and getting her a drink, Mr. Baker made her quite