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"Weirdo? Just because he talks tothe saain "It looks like it Why?"

"That n A ould see that he wore a different suit the next day"

"I hadn't thought of that"

"Maggie, just go find a guy your own age That one looks too old for you"

"How old do you think he is?"

"Thirty, maybe older"

"I'll go ask hi, Jim took hold of her arm "Don't tell him who you are By the ho are you in this ridiculous chat roorasp

"Sissy? That's appropriate You're afraid of a real relationship"

"I am not I dated once"

"Once? Bravo! I…" Jiie had already walked away

She leisurely strolled to the bench, sat on the other end and pretended to watch the water cascade down each tier of the fountain She didn't think he noticed her the first ti directly at her

"Mes, isn't it," Austin said

"Very," she answered This ti out of his pocket

"Jackie," he said into his cellphone "Any news? I see…of course, I'll send that as soon as I get back to the office…He is a beauty, isn't he Tell Carl he can ride hireen Stables and I'll let them know to expect hiift for the three of you…you too" He hung up and put the phone back in his pocket

"You have a horse?" Maggie asked

"I do," Austin answered "Do you like horses?"

"Very much"

"Do I detect a British accent?"

"Not o" He stuffed as left of a sandwich back in his bag and stood up He looked directly at her, nodded, and walked away

She watched him walk across the one lane street in front of the Gladstone Building and then go inside She kept her eyes on him as he walked to an elevator and then went in when it opened He didn't look back, which was a good thing, she supposed In a movie she saw once, the main character said if he looked back, it would mean he was interested She wanted him to be interested, but in Sissy3211, not a woman he happened to see on a bench