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Not What it Looks Like
Jackie was driving home from having coffee with a friend. Nora was sound asleep in her car seat in the backseat. The other kids were at her parent's house, they were taking them out for pizza, then to the arcade, and then they were spending the night, mostly because they had begged Nick and Jackie to be able to stay over at their grandparent's house.
Jackie opted to keep Nora because it would be less for her parents to handle.
Suddenly Jackie felt the car jerk, she knew immediately what was wrong, she had a flat tire.
She pulled the car over to the shoulder of the road and then got out to inspect. Just like she thought the front left tire was flat.
She sighed and got back in her car.
She knew how to change a tire but she hadn't done it in years, it would take her all day.
She called Nick but got his voicemail.
She didn't want to call her dad because she didn't want to ruin the kids' fun so she called Greg.
Greg asked her where she was and then assured her he'd be right there. He showed up in about ten minutes.
"You are a lifesaver Greggo, thank you so much!" She told him.
"I've always enjoyed playing the role of knight in shining armor." He quipped.
She laughed and popped the trunk so he could get the spare tire.
He had it changed in no time flat.
"You are all set." He told her.
She was just about to answer him when her stomach grumbled. The plans with her friend for coffee had been last minute so she'd skipped lunch so she wouldn't be late and now her grumbling stomach gave her an idea.
"Hey Greg, I'm starving, let me buy you lunch as a thank you for coming to my rescue."
"You don't have to do that." He told her.
"I know but I want to, have you eaten lunch yet?" She asked.
"No, I was actually just going to make myself a sandwich when you called."
"Great, then let me buy you lunch."
"Well you certainly don't have to, but I am hungry."
"Awesome, do you like Italian? There is this new Italian place not far from here that I've been wanting to try."
"Yeah I do." He said shaking his head vigorously.
"Alright, let's go there."
"Ok, I'll follow you." He responded.
They arrived at the restaurant and got seated, the baby was still fast asleep in her car seat.
"She probably won't stay sleeping for long with all this noise huh?" Greg asked as the sound of a glass plate being dropped in the kitchen echoed through the restaurant.
"Noise doesn't bother her, she's got eight brothers and sisters who are not exactly quiet."
He laughed.
They ordered soda's and were munching on the bread that the waitress had left on the table.
"What happened to your hand?" He asked as he noticed the good-sized gash across her knuckles.
"Long story, let's just say that me and staple removers don't get along very well."
He chuckled.
"It got you good." He told her as picked up her hand and brought it towards him so he could get a better look.
"Yep, it did, who knew being a first-grade teacher was so hazardous." She quipped.
Greg nor Jackie realized that Nick had just walked into the restaurant, and he didn't like what he saw, there sat Jackie and one of his closest friends at a nearby table and he was holding her hand!
TBC…