Curse of the Second Date
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"Has it ever happened before?" Millie asked slowly.
"No, and we had four cats growing up! And if any cat would have been mouthy, it would have been our Skitter."
Millie suddenly laughed. She flopped down on the loveseat, a big grin on her face. "I tried to hold out for a week when I first brought him home. I even made an appointment with a therapist before Reginald sat me down and we had a long talk."
On a night of disaster and bizarre happenings, Jack couldn't believe it, either. Couldn't now, even with what Millie just said.
He took a step towards her. "You can hear him, too?"
"Yep. And don't feel bad. He badmouths every man I invite in. Even the cable man. Makes it hard to talk about anything serious in here." The glare she cast in Reginald's direction was filled with affection. "And he is mouthy."
*Not mouthy. I excel in discriminating conversation,* Reginald said with a sniff.
Jack ignored him, keeping all his attention on Millie. "This is a first for either one of us?"
She smiled up at him. "Glad I don't think you're crazy?"
He smiled back relief washing over him in almost painful waves. "Oh, I think we are both crazy, but that's just fine by me." He sat down next to her, putting an arm along the back of the loveseat behind her head. "Just so long as we are both crazy the same way."
Millie leaned ever so slightly towards him. "Glad to hear it."
He couldn't help his own lean towards her. "Going the same direction?"
"Friday."
Jake stopped his move towards her. "Friday?"
"Yes, Friday, silly. For the theater."
Her short hair felt silky running off the tips of his fingers. "Friday. It's a date."
Millie reached over and tugged at his tie. "You bet, mister."
Their lips touched. What sweetness. Ecstasy. Everything he'd dreamed of ever since he'd accepted the reality of their first wonderful date.
The disasters of the night disappeared in an instance. Only this mattered. He and Millie, together. Somehow, they had a chance. He didn't know how it happened. He didn't care. Just so long as it happened.
*I told you, no loveseat dancing,* an indignant voice said.
Millie started giggling against his lips. She pulled back and collapsed into laughter.
Jack glared into the eyes of Reginald, who now sat on the back of the loveseat. Two glaring males, possessive over the wonderful graceful Millie.
As Millie continued to laugh, Jack said through gritted teeth, "Bastard."
The End
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J.A. MARLOW WRITES in many science fiction genres including adventure, space opera, and young adult. Her series include “The String Weavers” and “Salmon Run” series. A private pilot with several years of flying experience in Alaska, she brings to her works a touch of the mystery and exotic nature of the land sometimes called “the last frontier.”
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