The rest of the day Mandy and I talked through ideas and browsed the real estate listings. The next day ended up being pretty much a repeat of the first, except Max actually said hello to Mandy. She liked him and made sure to tell everyone at our girls’ night how cute he was, and how into me she thought he was.
After their endless questions, that I avoided as much as possible, I finally managed to change the subject again, but couldn’t stop thinking about Max. Every day he came in I liked him a little more. He was starring in my dreams and had taken a starring role in my private fantasies, too. It was getting to be too much. I had to find a way to put him out of my mind so I could focus on saving my home and business.
Mandy’s third morning she came in looking like death warmed over. I co
