<span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">"It's not a big thing, after all, you did cook for all of us", answered Davey, when Jackie thanked him for helping clean the breakfast plates.  "We're big on teamwork in my folks' house.  Most of the time it works to give us more time to do the things we want to do."  He paused briefly while eyeing a plate he'd dried and then continued, telling Jackie.  "We're both trainers.  We want to do a lot of the same things.  We're traveling together.  Why shouldn't we help each other?"  Then Davey looked into her pretty face and gave Jackie a big smile....<br/>
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Then, unexpectedly, Davey's face began to feel warm and he became a little nervous.  <br/>
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He broke eye contact and looked up at the sky.  "Looks like a good day for hiking.  Just a few lazy clouds up there."  He could feel his heart racing.<br/>
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One of Davey's 'inner voices' spoke to him and said, <i>'Tell her that you want to kiss her....'   'I don't want to ruin it.  I don't even know if she likes me at all,' </i>his conscious mind answered.  <i>'Scare-dy cat!  Wimp!' </i>said a voice.<br/>
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"Oh, I... need to... uh.. check my pack again, before we get going," he said to her.  "Please excuse me."  Davey would wait for her to nod or say 'yes' before he walked away.  His heart was now pounding in his chest and if she kept him there much longer, he was afraid it might explode!</span></span>