When Kent invited the crew for the day—Devon, Hannah, and Tia—to lunch, Devon and Hannah said they could finish up painting all the trim while he and Tia grabbed food.
“We’ll hurry,” Kent said, then he and Tia headed to a close-by fast food burger joint.
As they drove along, Kent asked about Tia’s plans for the week, just to make conversation.
“You know Eric… Shay’s guard…” Tia looked over at Kent as he nodded. “Besides my regular work schedule, he’s meeting me at that range you two visited. I asked about getting in on your idea for self-protection.”
Kent smiled. “He’s an expert, for sure.”
He told her about when he and Eric had gone to the range, and by the time he was done, they were at the restaurant.
Standing in line, Tia asked, “So, what’s up with Hannah and Devon today?”
Kent shook his head. “Like?”
Tia laughed. “I keep hearing things. At one point something about swapping spit for two weeks! Ick!”
Kent laughed. “Kissing… Yeah… they are… being really goofy… but…”
Tia looked at him, so he he knew he had to finish. “So, as far as I could figure, Merritt and Hannah broke up on the same night as Devon and Emma… so…”
Tia nodded. “Ah! I heard them say ‘double-rebound relationship,’ too. They’re making a joke out of it.”
“I think so… And… honestly, I’m not the least bit surprised by the breakups. I sort of saw it coming…”
“So,” Tia said, “they’ll hang out with each other a little until the hurt wears off…”
Kent smiled. “And, apparently, swap spit some…”
Tia shook her head. “Ick!”
They stood in line a little while, then Tia spoke again. “On a totally unrelated note, what are you doing after we finish up here, today?”
“Unrelated?”
Tia smiled. “Unrelated to swapping spit…”
Kent laughed. “No plans… you wanna grab dinner when we get done?”
Tia smiled. “My idea, my treat… Give me an hour after we finish here, and we can meet up somewhere.”
Kent agreed.
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