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"Like a tie on the door at the dorms Are you on the way to the airport?"

"Nope, already in the air"

"Makes me wonder how many hours a year you’re up there"

"Probably about asto the copilot

"What’s he saying?" Dakota whispered

"What are we? In high school?" Mary giggled

Dakota nodded with enthusiasm

"You there?" Glen asked

"Aren’t there laws about talking on cell phones while flying?"

"No We don’t get pulled over for speeding either"

"Keeps your insurance rates down then"

Glen was laughing again "So, next weekend?"

"This weekend isn’t even over yet"

"Let me rephrase Next Saturday"

"That would be the day after Friday," she teased

Dakota slapped the edge of the table and held in a laugh

"You like pulling my chain, woman"

"I haven’t pulled your chain yet" The words fell out of her h

Dakota roared with laughter and Glen’s silence on the line e

"Who are you and what did you do with that innocent woht?" he asked

"I told you ot me in trouble"

"I’ll remember that We’ll circle back to that chain a little later Saturday at eleven in the ?"

"Hell no Why ruin what’s working?"

True

"What should I wear?"

"Casual We’ll be outside and it will be in the eighties And bring a swimsuitjust in case"

"A swi in the water fully clothed"

"Not particularly"

"Glad we have that settled then I’ll text you later about that chain pulling"

"Good-bye, Glen"

He disconnected the call and Dakota and Mary squealed

The plumber didn’t show up Monday as scheduled They’d broken the blade to the concrete saw they needed to use to open up the floor and a new one wouldn’t come in until Wednesday, the day the job was supposed to be co work schedule for her Not all of her clients were available to talk in the middle of the eek