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truth to her.
    “ Wow, that is putting it bluntly.
No love was lost between the two of you.”
    “No. The only thing lost between the two of us was easy cash
for her and open thighs for me.”
    She winced. “That’s pretty colourful.”
    He tapped the steering wheel. “Will you tell me about the
last guy you dated?”
    Lana let out a sigh.
    “Come on. There has got to be a guy in your past.”
    “There is. I’m not a nun or a virgin or anything.”
    Kent waited for
her to speak.
    “His name was Frank, and I thought I loved him.”

Chapter Seven
     
    Lana had never intended on talking about her past boyfriend. Kent shared so much with her even though he didn’t need to. The trust he displayed
made her wish for the same kind of ease to share all of her troubled thoughts
with him. Biting her lip, she stared out of the window. The only way for her to
talk with him about Frank was if she wasn’t looking at him.
    “What about Frank?” Kent asked.
    “He was my last boyfriend. I thought he was amazing. He
worked in a bank as some kind of accountant. I met him in the supermarket, and
we hit it off. He asked me out on a date. I jumped at the chance to see him. I
was a fucking fool. I can’t believe I gave so much of my life to him.” She
shook her head remembering how quickly she’d fallen for his charm. Frank had
been heavily built with brown hair and the kindest eyes she’d ever seen. He
knew what to say to make her feel special. All Frank had been doing was
spinning her lies. Frank knew what to say, even though he never meant anything
he said.
    She wiped the tears from her eyes, shocked by their sudden
appearance. Lana thought she’d cried all the tears possible for Frank.
    “He really broke your heart,” Kent said.
    “Yes, Frank broke my heart. I was the fool for trusting
someone so deeply. He was the first guy I really loved. When we were together
everything felt amazing. I thought life couldn’t get any better. I went out
once, and I saw him with another woman. They were dancing together, and their
tongues were down each other’s throats. I believed him when he said they were
fooling around. I later found out she was the woman he really wanted. I was just
a distraction. The other woman had a lot more money, and she was prettier than
I was.” Lana recalled the moment he’d brought up her past and her lack of
skills and money. Frank had also criticized her about her inability to help him
move up in the fields at work.
    “Wow, what a jerk,” Kent said. He’d eased the car into
a space toward the side of the road. She turned to him, wiping the tears from
her eyes.
    “He was a total ass. I’m sorry. I thought my tears were all
gone.”
    Kent pulled her
into his arms. She went to him willingly. His comfort meant so much to her.
    “Do you want me to find this asshole and get him fired from
his job?” he asked.
    She laughed. “He’s not worth the time.”
    “You’re worth the time. I hate the fact he’s hurt you. These
tears would be wasted on a guy like him,” Kent removed her hands and wiped
the tears away with his own fingers. “No more tears for that jerk. You’ve got
me, and you’ll always have me.”
    His words made her yearn for so much more.
    You’re just
friends.
    For the first time since they’d become friends Lana
regretted her decision. Kent was such a nice man, and she was attracted to him.
    Shaking her head, she moved away out of his arms. “It was a
long time ago. I appreciate your threat, and if it ever happens again I’ll let
you know.”
    Kent continued to
stare at her. “Are you sure?”
    “Yeah, I’m much better.”
    He put the car back in gear and eased back onto the road.
    “Frank has been out of the scene for some time. There are no
other men in my life.”
    “You work and bake. That’s all.”
    “There’s nothing wrong with doing nothing else but work and
bake,” she said.
    “You’ve got me now, and I’ll make your life much better.”
    She laughed.