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Mary turned back to the phone "I think I’ Triple A Feel free to call back if you need further assistance"

Kent moved to the front of her car and unbuttoned the dress sleeves of his white shirt before rolling them up to his elbows

"I don’t knohat could have happened The lights are autoht turns off after two minutes"

He fiddled with the cables that connected the battery to the rest of the engine "Try turning it over"

She slid into the driver’s seat and turned the key

The carover

"Definitely sounds like the battery Lethis car around to face hers and popped his hood She stayed where she was and waited for hi late," he said

"Great ti"

"Yep, this is where I rent space to see my clients"

"Oh" He disappeared under her hood for a few seconds "Try it now"

She got back in her seat "C’ine took a second to catch and then turned over "Oh, thank goodness"

Mary left it running and stepped out of her car "I can’t thank you enough"

Kent set the juround and closed her hood "No proble to drain"

He wiped his hands together "I’d get that checked right away Wouldn’t want to be stranded in a less hospitable place"

"That’s true I’ll take it in tomorrow Really, Kent Thank you"

He stepped a little closer and leaned against her car "You can thankout withher lip Last month she would have taken hi someone"

"Ohjust kinda?"

"Well, we’ve known each other for a while" Why was she explaining this to a stranger? "We just started dating"

"Sounds serious"

She lifted her shoulders "I don’t know Could be"

"And you don’t date two men at the sae It didn’t work out very well"

His chest rose and fell with a giant sigh "Well, if sooodness "I will"

He pointed in the air in her direction "I’ll take you up on that"

He turned back to his car, closed the hood, and put the cables back in his trunk