Chapter 3
A pseudo breeze was being stirred due to the movement of the car, giving Brenda Courtney a slight sense of relief, when she remarked:
"It's real cool, isn't it, Don?"
"What is? The weather? It's real hot if you ask me:"
So he took her literally instead of figuratively as she intended the remark, to be, she mused, feeling definitely disappointed and letdown:
"No-ooo," she tittered with false merriment. "Us meeting the way we did, in a casual conversation about the coffee served in a small eatery. At the time, honestly, I wasn't thinking of having any relationship with you, Don. It just ... happened. So that's why I called it 'real cool' a moment ago."
"Uh, I see," Don endeavored to correct himself by bestowing a winning grin in her direction. Then he quickly added: "
