“It’s okay. I’ll just meet you at your house in, what, forty minutes?” “Yes, but….” “See you in a little while.” Max hung up before she could argue. Lexi pulled her phone away from her ear and stared at it. “Well?” Sophie looked exasperated. “Oh, yeah, he fixed it.” “No, I gathered that. But what in the world is going on, Lexi? You said he’s married and has kids, right? It sure sounded like he was flirting with you. And… it sort of sounded like you were flirting with him, too.” Exasperated, Lexi set her phone down on the counter behind her. “I know, Sophie. Gosh, I don’t know what to do! He’s really cute, and as you can see, he’s kind. And funny. I… it’s wrong for it to even enter my mind that I might even possibly be the slightest bit attracted to him. What’s wrong with me?” “Well

