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talk about the future.” He said it like it was a done deal.
    “We can’t have a future, Will. I like you, I think. I mean you’re handsome, but you knew that. Uh, you seem nice. I may have Googled you earlier, so I don’t think you are a serial killer. But how can you know you want to see me? Maybe our first date will suck?”
    “This is our first date. It doesn’t suck,” he said quietly.
    Oh geez, this was a date? How the heck was she supposed to know that? A picnic next to the garage was not what she thought of as a date. Maybe an evening watching high school football and some beers tailgating could be a date. But then she’d never actually been out on a real date. She hooked up with her ex one night, and they went straight to couple-hood.
    “Wait, you Googled me?” Will asked with a laugh.
    Blushing again, Delaney admitted it. “Yes, but only because I thought you looked kind of fancy. So my curiosity got the better of me.”
    “And what did you find?”
    “That you work at a casino. That you’ve traveled the world and met celebrities. I’ve never really been outside of North Carolina and Tennessee. I went to Georgia a few times, but I don’t count crossing the border as actually visiting.”
    “You need to see the world, little one. There is a big world out there just waiting for you.” Will liked the idea of showing her how amazing traveling was. He’d take her everywhere, and show her every imaginable wonder of the world.
    Delaney didn’t know why, but she liked that endearment from him. Her father wasn’t a big fan of nicknames. Her ex occasionally called her B.J. thinking he was being funny.
    “I don’t think I’ll be traveling anytime soon. My world is this town, the garage, and the occasional kegger near the dam.” Delaney hadn’t really thought about how isolated she was until she was reminded of it by out of towners.
    “We could go to Paris or Tokyo. Do you have a passport?”
    “Oh sure, let me go grab that,” she scoffed.
    “Hmm, I know some people that could expedite it. Don’t you think you should have one? It’s the best form of identification you know.”
    “I’ve managed this far with just a birth certificate and driver’s license. But hey, if I ever win the lottery, it will be at the top of my to-do list.”
    Delaney watched him get thoughtful for a minute, and then he changed the subject. “Okay, we’ll put a pin in the trips for right now. So how about that date? We can go for a ride tomorrow, and then I’ll take you out for dinner. Any place you think would be good.”
    “I should say no, because I normally don’t encourage tourists. But you seem nice; you brought me food and beer, so you are ahead of most of the guys I’ve met.”
    “Don’t forget the chocolate.” His mouth turned up in a smirk.
    “I never forget chocolate. But sure, how about you meet back here at noon, and we can take a ride. Your car will be done tonight if you let me get to it,” she teased.
    “I’m in no hurry. You have plans tonight? I’m quite content to sit here and talk. We haven’t even gotten into the dessert yet. Although I have to say this is the biggest burrito I’ve ever seen. It’s the size of my head,” he said, looking down at the container in his hands.
    “Hmm…well, leftovers never hurt anyone, and no, I don’t have plans tonight.”
    “Good. My plans are only sitting by your side and trying to keep you talking so our evening won’t end.”
    “You lacking in company and conversation in your life, Mr. Klein?”
    “Up until today, I’ve been lacking in your company, Delaney. I don’t plan on letting that happen ever again.”

Chapter Ten
    W ill let her continue asking him questions about his work and how he grew up. He told her about his college experiences and his plans for the future now. He told her how he really wanted to expand out his family’s holdings to provide more opportunities for his employees. Delaney felt the gap between them grow even