Life Over Love by Cheryl Seagraves

though, seems like you got a lot of built up sexual frustration.”
    She’d opened her eyes wide when she said “frustration ” then she had winked at him and told him to take care of her babies.  She spun around and bounced happily back towards the road. She looked over her shoulder flipping her hair and waved one last time before she was completely out of sight.
    Mike threw his head back laughing. He threw the truck into gear and focused his attention on the other two most important people in his life.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    S he felt pretty confident that she had handled herself pretty well back there given the circumstances and besides she liked having the last word. He need not know that she’d had to jog the rest of the way to work to work off the extra steam.
    Brianna worked in a frenzy, speaking happily to everyone she met.  She loved her job, she continued to remain grateful to have the peace of mind that came from a steady paycheck. She was positive that after the initial probationary period was up, she would get the promotion she was after.
    She was in such a great mood that the hours flew by like minutes and she barely noticed how many customers she’d happily rung up and helped with their items. Her smile was contagious when she felt like this and she kept up a steady stream of cheerful banter with each new customer.
    Even in her current state of scatterbrained giddiness, she was somewhat aware of a physical curiosity, and admiration for the tall good looking officer that stood on the opposite counter. He had been noticing her smiling eyes the short time he’d been waiting in her line.
    He liked the way she was with people, how she had a way of drawing them in and making them forget that they were standing in line at the busiest store two weeks before Christmas.
    She was so endearing that he didn’t realize she’d been talking to him and that it was already his turn. Actually he was somewhat at a loss for words, it was very rare if ever that anyone had this effect on him. Brianna thought maybe he hadn’t heard her so she repeated the greeting “hi, did you find everything you were looking for today?”
    He loved the sound of her soft lilting voice. He was also surprised by the platinum blonde streaks mixed in among her dark tresses. He was further surprised by his reaction towards her that he felt intrigued to find out what other surprises she might have.
    Normally now would be the time to turn on the charm, but all he seemed capable of doing was clearing his throat, which had gone dry, probably from standing there gawking like a big oaf he thought. 
    “Yes ma’am just grabbing something to eat.”  She smiled dimpling prettily and asked “you just getting off your shift, or just on lunch?”  He had a hard time concentrating on anything other than the way her eyes seemed to sparkle blue one minute and green the next.
    Ryker swallowed audibly before saying “ naw, I’m heading home.” She rang up his six pack and the rest of what remained of his purchases. She supplied steady stream of small talk all the while and after noticing he wasn’t wearing a ring, she even flirted “You should really put a little effort into your meals though, my mom always told me that when you’re fixing dinner for one it’s really important to look forward to the end results. These TV dinners, no bueno, they are super disappointing in real life.”
    She regretted babbling on that way almost immediately , he didn’t even reach over to take his change when she’d tried to hand it to him. He was her last customer and she turned off her light before she said “ I’m sorry sir, I didn’t mean anything by that, I was just making conversation, and maybe hoping you’d ask me out, and I know, I suck at flirting sooooo, sorry?” 
    She wave d the change and receipt enticingly in front of his face, he took it, and managed to mutter something like “uh huh.”  She was concerned that she