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Chapter Six
The next afternoon, Laurel took her kids to the park. She tried to do that every Sunday when the weather was nice. It gave them all some fresh air and time together, and best of all, it was free. Although, she did intend to spring for the ice cream Cody had requested the night before. Her sister-in-law, Savannah, met them at the park today, which she did occasionally.
Cody and Katrina were playing on the swings and in the fort, so Savannah and Laurel were able to sit and visit for a bit.
“How are you liking the new job?” Savannah asked.
“I love it. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, but so far it’s great. Of course, I haven’t been at it long.”
“Do you see a lot of Zack?” Savannah asked, a little too innocently.
“No. Not for work. It’s basically all done with computers.”
“What about when it’s not for work?”
“You don’t have to beat around the bush, you know. Just ask me what you want to know.”
Savannah laughed. “I’m not very subtle. What’s up with you and Zack?”
“You mean after the night I made a fool of myself with him when you kept the kids?”
“Oh, please. You were upset and drank a little too much. I’m sure he understood.”
“You can’t tell me Travis didn’t spill to Harlan that he found us together at Zack’s the next morning.” Laurel hadn’t said much when Savannah dropped off the kids last Sunday, but she was certain Savannah had heard all about it by now.
“He mentioned something about it,” Savannah said, trying not to smile.
“Harlan went ballistic, right?”
“Not once Travis explained. Have you seen Zack since then?”
“Yes. Last Sunday afternoon, when he offered me the job. We were going to go out last night but my babysitter canceled. Again.”
“And that’s it?” Savannah sounded disappointed.
“No. Since I couldn’t go out he came over and brought pizza.”
“Well good. Was it fun? You must like him if you agreed to go out with him.”
“Of course I like him. I’ve known him forever. But it wasn’t until last Sunday morning that I figured out he was interested in me.” She thought about what he’d said and felt her face heat. “He, um, told me.”
“Since you’re blushing I don’t suppose you want to tell me what he said.”
Laurel laughed. “No, but I’ll tell you I almost swooned.”
“That sounds promising.”
“I just never thought of Zack that way.”
Savannah raised an eyebrow. “Right,” she said dryly.
“Okay, okay,” she agreed laughing. “He’s tall, dark, handsome and hot. Of course I did. But I never imagined he’d be interested in me. And now he is and I’m interested in him too but…”
“But what? Why are you hesitant?”
“You’ve been divorced. You didn’t go right out and start dating, did you?”
“No, but you’ve been divorced for two years.”
