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“Cole, I just remembered that I’m allergic to garlic. I can’t eat here. Can we go someplace else? Just the smell can trigger it. I’ll wait outside.” promised Christine as she turned and quickly exited the restaurant.Ten minutes later, Cole and Christine were seated at a steak house. “I’m sorry about the garlic thing, Christine. I had no idea you had that condition. I hope this place is okay,” worried Cole.“This is fine, Cole. I should have mentioned it to you. When we entered that restaurant, I thought I could fight off any adverse effects, but I quickly realized it was getting to me. But enough about that. Can you give me any ideas about how you could help the seniors raise substantial sums of money?” quizzed Christine.“I thought of a couple of ideas. It’s too cold this time of year, but I thought you and some of your better built girlfriends could do several weekend car washes in our lot when the weather improves,” suggested Mitchell. “Or we could get a group of the better-lookin
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“Mitchell, I am not inviting you in. Please go away. Leave me alone,” insisted Christine loudly as Melissa hurried into the living room to find Mitchell and Christine in a heated exchange.“I want some answers, Christine. Somebody did this to you, and I want to know who,” demanded Mitchell.“Mitchell. Christine. What’s going on? What happened to you, Christine? Are you okay?” asked a perplexed Melissa as Hailey came rushing into the room, followed by her father.Dan took the scene in and started for Mitchell. “Young man, I warned you what would happen if you mistreated my daughter.”With that, Dan pulled a fist back and punched Mitchell in the jaw. For his part, Mitchell never even flinched. He slowly brought his hand up to his jaw and rubbed it. Christine was horrified. This was precisely what she had been hoping to avoid. What a horrible ending to an awful night. Her father had just struck Mitchell. Now there was no doubt that she and Mitchell would never be together again, not that
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“If she knew that you were going out with Cole Baker, she may have been thinking you needed the aid of a strong young man who would do anything to keep you safe,” said Melissa. “Is that a possibility? Two young women could still be accosted in the darkness by a deranged suitor. A woman with Mitchell Kays next to her would have no such worries.”“That’s the other problem. Cole took me to Buddy’s for dinner. While waiting to order dinner, a gorgeous red-headed woman around twenty-five walked in. She was shown to a table back in the corner, and guess who her date was?” sniffled Christine. “None other than Hailey’s big brother.”“Oh, no,” gasped Melissa. “Are you sure that Mitchell had a date with her? Did he see you with Cole? What happened then?”“I gave Cole some lame story about being allergic to garlic, and we left and had dinner at the Roadhouse. She hugged him and kissed his cheek, Mom. Unless he has a bunch of girls wanting to be his sister, I’d have to say it was a real date. He’
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"Mr. Smith set us up with the Rotary?" repeated Christine. "That would be a great place to network. When is the next meeting, Ms. Metzger?""Wednesday afternoon. I'd have to get permission for you both to leave school so you can attend the luncheon at the Holiday Inn, but that'll be no problem. So, are you two willing to put your best foot forward, pun intended, to move this project further?" quizzed Ms. Metzger.Christine suddenly knew doubt. She had fought with Mitchell the previous evening. He might decide she wasn't worth the trouble or want to get even for her treatment of him after he made an effort to rescue her. Not one to shirk her duties, Christine slowly turned to face Mitchell.For his part, Mitchell was not going to make it easy for Christine. He sat without expression as he waited for Christine to speak."Uh, Mitchell, do you think you want to go to the Rotary luncheon and perform that dance with me if you aren't too busy?" asked Christine. "It could be a great boost to
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"My dear, that doesn't have to be a bad thing," laughed Melissa. "Why do men do things for women? Why is society the way it is? Because men want what we have. That gives us power. You just have to learn to wield that power wisely. I've kept your father in line and interested in well over twenty years, and it wasn't just my good cooking that did it.""How do you know whether you have a good guy like Dad, or a letch like Cole?" asked Christine."It doesn't usually take too long, if you watch the clues," assured Melissa. "Mauling you in a parked car against your wishes is an obvious deal breaker. You shouldn't have to experience that to find out what sort of man you're dealing with. Watch how he treats his family, his friends, strangers, and people less fortunate than he is. You'll learn a lot about a person that way.""I seem to have a problem telling the good guys from the bad ones. Cole was a huge mistake every way imaginable. It looks like Mitchell was, too. I guess I'm batting 1000%
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“My dear, that doesn’t have to be bad,” laughed Melissa. “Why do men do things for women? Why is society the way it is? Because men want what we have. That gives us power. You just have to learn to wield that power wisely. I’ve kept your father in line and interested in over twenty years, and it wasn’t just my good cooking that did it.”“How do you know whether you have a good guy like Dad or a letch like Cole?” asked Christine.“It doesn’t usually take long if you watch the clues,” assured Melissa. “Mauling you in a parked car against your wishes is an obvious deal breaker. You shouldn’t have to experience that to find out what sort of man you’re dealing with. Watch how he treats his family, his friends, strangers, and people less fortunate than he is. You’ll learn a lot about a person that way.”“I seem to have a problem telling the good guys from the bad ones. Cole was a huge mistake in every way imaginable. It looks like Mitchell was, too. I guess I’m batting 1000% in bad choices.
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When it came time for them to dance, Christine initially seemed a bit tentative. “Christine, relax,” whispered Mitchell. “You look fantastic, and everyone loves you. Let go and feel the music. We can do this right.”Christine looked up at Mitchell as he spoke. She was again struck by his rugged good looks and engaging smile, and she felt his eyes could look into her very soul. Without conscious thought, Christine moved closer and allowed herself to follow Mitchell’s lead, trusting that her partner wouldn’t make any mistakes. By the end of the dance, Christine was relaxed and smiling. The applause was surprising in its duration and volume.“That was beautiful.” gushed Ken Smith’s wife. “You two look so perfect together and move so well. I’ve been after Tyler to take some lessons with Christine’s Aunt Donna, but he always claimed it was for sissies. Now I’ve got some new ammunition. Mitchell sure doesn’t look like any sissy-boy and look at the beautiful woman he holds in his arms when h
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"Well, Mom, the cat's out of the bag," Christine stated simply as Melissa sat beside her and waited for Christine to continue. "For some reason, it never occurred to me that Cole Baker would naturally be a Rotary member. He's a mover and shaker in the community. He commented about how he'd be glad to discuss his so-called ideas for fundraising with me anytime, and I told him, in no uncertain terms, that it'd be a cold day in hell when I had anything to do with him."Then he said that I had approached him and told him that I'd do "anything" to meet our project goals. Then he started to reveal what he called my not-so-admirable side," recounted Christine."Started to, Christine?" asked a worried Melissa. "Did something prevent Baker from smearing your name in the dirt? Was that something over six feet tall and pretty angry by this time? Did Mitchell get into a lot of trouble?""You think you're so smart, Mom," groaned Christine. "Mitchell moved close to Cole and said a few things I coul
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"If Christine gets cold feet, or her conscience won't let her go through with it, I'd be willing to trade with her, just because that's the kind of friend I am," volunteered Jordan. "Thank you, Jordan. Christine, you're so lucky to have friends like Jordan," stated Melissa sarcastically. "She's willing to take a bullet for you, if the need arises." "Gee, thanks. I don't think I'll need any help, however. I have all the protection necessary, so those 'bullets' will not be hitting the intended target. There's really no need to worry about me. I'll make sure that the gun is empty by morning." "That's how class valedictorians talk these days?" demanded Hailey. "A few months ago, she hadn't ever been on a date and now she's talking about single handedly unloading a dangerous weapon." "I never said anything about using my hands, at least not tonight." laughed Christine, as Hailey was the one to blush this time. "If I may change the subject once again, we're invited to a costume party t
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"Look. It's the Eiffel Tower," exclaimed Willow as she pointed out the window of the shuttle van. "Everybody get lots of pictures and we'll share them all when we get home. I have to thank you again, Christine, for making me part of this great adventure. I'm lucky to be your cousin." "You're lucky to be so pretty and shapely. You're lucky to have such understanding parents. You're lucky that Mitchell, for whatever reason, decided to take a chance on me that day at the mall. We're all lucky that Highland won that first football game. I'm lucky I'm not in tears right now because I'm so happy," Christine said. "We're all happy, Sis, but you've got more reason to be happy than the rest of us girls. Tonight, you're going to go to bed a girl and waking up a woman," stated Hailey with genuine happiness for her sister. "Spring Break in Paris with your hunky boyfriend. I don't think it can get much better than that." "It would get better if everyone left my personal life out of their discus
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"Are you kidding," shrieked Hailey. "I'm going to Paris on Spring Break. This is way too cool. I can't believe it. I have to go shopping for some new clothes. We should get one of those CD's that teaches you how to speak French in three days. I'm going to call Willow." "Just a minute, Hailey," interrupted her father. "I can't go since we have to work. It's the busy time of year for those of us in accounting. I expect all of you to obey Melissa and Donna without question or dissent. That goes for you, too, Mitchell. You're a very mature young man, but Melissa and Donna are the adults on this trip. I want all of you to have a great time but be safe. Mitchell, I'll rely on you to keep them all safe. You seem to have assumed that duty already. No one wanders off alone and always be sure that Melissa and Donna know where you are. That's my speech on this trip." Later, as Christine was standing on the porch with Mitchell, she mentioned what she knew had to be on his mind. "I made sure tha
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Mitchell lifted his overnight bag and went to Jordan's room and knocked. She quickly opened it with her suitcase in hand and tears running down her cheeks. She stepped into the hall and slammed the door behind her. "Let's get out of here. I watched the news while I was packing. They had a clip of you carrying me half naked, but with my tits blurred out. Then they bleeped the bad parts of my brilliant speech about you bleeping me with your big bleep. I've probably destroyed both our careers and lost Christine's friendship. I hope she doesn't believe that we did anything. I don't know how I'm going to be able to face her." Jordan said. Mitchell had called for a cab to take them to LAX. When he and Jordan entered the lobby from the elevator, several photographers began snapping pictures of them and calling out questions. Mitchell calmly led a teary-eyed Jordan out the door to the waiting cab without making any comment. It was dusk when Mitchell pulled into the Leonard driveway "I can'
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"You're right, Sweetheart. This relationship, this love that you two have isn't like anything I've ever seen. You aren't normal or average. Your capacity and ability are exceptional. Don't let me discourage you. I admire and respect your confidence in each other, as well as the Acep love you share. It's very rare and extremely special," Mitchell finished speaking with Christine and went to check on Jordan. She had managed to push the covers down, so she was on her side with her amazing breasts on display. Shaking his head, Mitchell covered her back up and went and stretched out as well as he could on a stuffed chair in the corner.He was awaited some time later by an unfamiliar sound and sat up to listen. Unable to identify it, he stood and walked toward it. He found Jordan huddled in the fetal position on the floor of the bathroom, sobbing uncontrollably. He gently picked her up, carried her back into the room, and sat back down in his chair while Jordan cried and clung to him. Mitc
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Mitchell remained silent as he carried Jordan to the door while everyone watched. Before leaving, he gently placed Jordan on a chair, unbuttoned his shirt, took it off, placed it over her, and buttoned it up. More than a few of the watchers noticed the way Mitchell's biceps filled out the sleeves of his undershirt as he easily lifted Jordan and left the suite.By the time the elevator reached the bottom floor, Jordan was making no sense at all. She had her arms wrapped around Mitchell's neck and her head buried in his shoulder. Mitchell turned to his left and exited the hotel through a side door. He crossed the street as quickly as he could, entered his hotel from a side street, and hurried to the elevators. Jordan's room was next to his, but when he reached it, he realized that she didn't have her card key. All she had was a thong and the shirt Mitchell had placed over her nakedness.Mitchell had no choice but to take her to his room. As he kicked the door closed, Jordan began maki
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Dwayne called Mitchell later in the day. "You and Jordan are going to perform on your big hit on 'American Singer' on their season finale. That's Thursday and they'll have a huge audience because that's when they name their season winner. The show's supplying two round trip tickets, two hotel rooms, and paying each of you ten grand for the day's work. If you want that directed to the hospital fund, I'll see that it happens. I have it set up for the two of you to fly out to LA Thursday. You'll do the show that night, stay in a good hotel and fly home the next morning.""That sounds great. That show's huge and millions of people watch it, especially the season finale," pointed out Christine when Mitchell told her about Dwayne's call. "You'll promote your song and make money for the hospital fund. I'm not upset about not being included. We're going to be apart a lot in the future, and we have to deal with it. You can bet I'll be watching the show and wishing you and Jordan the best."T
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"This campaign has been an unbelievable success, and that's mostly the result of everything you two have done to make this work. We have almost three months left, so we should be able to build the total even higher. It would be great if we had a million dollars by graduation. I know that isn't likely, but it would be a tremendous pleasure to announce that total in front of all the parents. But whatever the total, it'll be a wonderful moment for all of us.""Do you want to tell Ms. Metzger, or shall I?" asked Christine, as she watched for Mitchell to nod at her. "Dwayne Burton called last night. He's roughly edited those TV shows we shot in LA, but ABC has already been pushing very hard to buy them. He told us that the network offered a huge sum. It would guarantee at least a million dollars for the hospital fund. Dwayne told them it wasn't enough. He said we'd agree if ABC would ante up another million just to buy an option to hire us to tape two more shows. If they decide to enforce
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"She said her news director heard the rumor that Hardy clashed with us this morning and was escorted from the hotel. The local station was disappointed that it didn't have more coverage of Saturday night. They told Nell that she'd be traveling with us when we went to any significant events from now on. Her interview tomorrow will be replayed, at least in part, on the network's morning show. She's going to meet us at school a little early. She thought it would be a good backdrop while she asked us questions,” Christine stated."She wants Hailey, Jordan, and us to be available for the interview. She's going to ask about that encounter you had with that Chechen, so be ready for that. I'll probably tell her about our invitation to Paris, unless you have an objection, Mitchell.""I'm going to be on TV. What should I wear? What will she ask me? What if I sound stupid? Mom, you have to record it for me," insisted Hailey."Go ahead and tell her about Paris. She'll be excited about that tri
