D only met her that one time and  
kissed her. She didn't like that at    
all.                                   
     I didn’t like it either and even  
pushed him away, “What are you doing?  
She’s not like one of your girls, D.”  
     He apologized profusely, but I    
knew it was a ruse. He figured asking  
forgiveness was a whole lot easier     
than asking permission first.          
     That’s one of the reasons I didn't
come down here as often as I used to,  
but he talked about her like they'd    
known each other for years.            
     After that, I had to leave and    
transferred all my drinks to D.        
     Before I could go, Joe motioned me
towards the back. We didn’t go too far,
but far enough so he could still see   
the register, and we could talk        
* privately.                               
     I figured this would be a good    
time to try and give him some money    
again.                                 
     He pretended not to see it,       
“That's not why I called you over,     
Crim.”                                 
     “Why? What's wrong Joe?”          
     “Nothing, I just wanted to see if 
you'd watch the store for me on Sunday,
for a couple hours in the morning?”    
     “Sure, but I might have a Cat with
me. One of our babies isn't looking too
good, and I don't want to let her out  
of my sight this weekend.”             
     Joe knew all about my farm, and   
what I did there.                      
     “Not a problem at all.”           



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