[ToE] Fredricks Repair Service
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				Title: <strong>[ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>16-01-2013, 07:16:55</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://www.stefcars.be/files/uploads/images/3(1).jpg)<br><br>This is the place where the magic does happens. They bring in cars with problems and the guys here fix them. It is hard work but someone has to do it. The garage is located near the way out of town that way they can attract other customers than the local community too.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>16-01-2013, 08:35:42</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">After a short drive Adam arrived at the place he called home. No one could live there but he had spent the best part of his youth there, working on cars with his dad. Learning the basics that he used every day. He missed the guy and he felt that they didn't have enough time when he was younger but he knew that his father only worked so hard to give him the same kind of luxery that all the other kids had and in his heat Adam thanked him for that although he could have lived with less when his father was more around. But there's no way to change life so he had to continue living without looking back to the things that used to be or could have been. Those things would only make him less happy.<br><br>He opened the rolling doors and that meant that his working day had officially started. This was really one of the disadvantages of being the one in charge, having to come first and start the paperwork by yourself. Adam got in his small office and started working on some of his bookkeeping that he had wanted to do yesterday but he was just too tired. It wasn't much but he just didn't like it. He's the one that likes to get his hands dirty and feel that he's working. When finished he got up and thought about which car to do first. Since there was only one that was going to be picked up during the day the choice was made quickly. It was just a check-up because the car needed to go to vehicle inspection. Not much work to do and it was rather easy money for him.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hotaru37</strong> on <strong>17-01-2013, 19:01:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Emmy-Rossum-12.jpg)</div><strong>Tami Avalon</strong><br>Tami was afraid that she wouldn’t make to the garage with her car continuing to stale on her and she frowned at the thought.&nbsp; She hoped the car could be fixed, not quite ready to buy another one, this car had belonged to her father and had special value to her.&nbsp; She finally got it to Fredicks Repair Service and parked her car there, her head leaning against the steering wheel of her car for a moment.&nbsp; “Good baby.”&nbsp; She muttered to the car affectionately while grabbing her purse.&nbsp; Getting out of the car and closing the door Tami took in her surroundings only having been here once in awhile years ago before she left for college.&nbsp; <br><br>This was the first time she had been to the garage since she got back and she just hoped someone could help her.&nbsp; She stepped into the garage fixing her blouse as she looked for someone around to help her.&nbsp; Biting her tongue to stop anything rude from coming from her mouth as she knew her sharp tongue wouldn’t help her in this situation.&nbsp; Tami just wished the rumors were gone by now, she hated to be known as the granddaughter of Collin Avalon, the insane scientist that blew himself up.&nbsp; Most people seemed to think she was as crazy as he had been but they had forgotten all the good things her grandfather had done for the town through the years.&nbsp; Finally gathering her courage she spoke.&nbsp; “Hello? Anyone?”&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>17-01-2013, 19:23:00</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Footsteps could be heard and Adam thought that one of the mecanics had arrived a little earlier than usual but the steps where followed by a question. Someone wanted to know whether there was anyone around and Adam quickly moved from under the car. He was all greasy but that was no problem at all. People were allowed to see that he really worked for his money. Most of the time he knew that he worked too hard for what he earned anyway. He wasn't bitter about that though, a lot of the things he did like too much to be like that. You could only hear him grouch when he sat at his desk.<br><br>He got towards the customer, a girl that he knew and looked at his hands. "Hey. I apologize for not shaking your hand but I don't think you wanna get all dirty. So, how can I help you?" His eyes looked at her face but he had examined her forms before. She was a nice lady although the word in town was that she couldn't be completely sane with such a granddad. Adam never had such an impression and hated all that gossip. It was only to bring Tami down.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hotaru37</strong> on <strong>17-01-2013, 20:00:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Emmy-Rossum-12.jpg)</div><strong>Tami Avalon</strong><br>Tami smiled genuinely realizing as Adam took in her face that he was one of the few that didn’t go with the rumors of the town as he wasn’t looking at her with pity or like that he didn’t want to be any where around her. It made her feel more comfortable in his presence and she felt for once that she didn’t have to hide behind her anger and rudeness.&nbsp; She didn’t mind that he was all greasy after he had climbed out from underneath the car he had been working on, she figured it just came with the territory of his job.&nbsp; Seeing him look at his dirty hands and then apologize to her for not shaking her hand she actually laughed, not many people in this town had heard the tinkling sound.&nbsp; <br><br>“It is alright.&nbsp; You come into my shop on any given day and I look like a moth ball.” She remarked speaking of the antiques she worked with.&nbsp; “Well, my ancient baby has started staling on me.&nbsp; I am afraid of being left along side the road one day. I don’t know if it can be fixed or if it is time to say good-bye.”&nbsp; Despite the fact she could buy a new car she didn’t really want to.&nbsp; She looked back at the old Pontiac and pouted slightly before turning back to Adam.&nbsp; “I am no good with cars.&nbsp; Antiques are more my speed though my car might be coming close to antique.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>17-01-2013, 20:44:37</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">He smiled at her as he heard her laugh. It was cute and it fitted the way this girl looked perfectly. "Well, I'll just stick to the greasy old me." Adam knew that she had been working in some kind of specialty business but didn't know what really. It wasn't too important though, she didn't seem like a girl that needed some kind of small talk about her work and how things were there. Just a nice conversation and a good service would be enough to satisfy her needs and to make her come back next time.<br><br>As she talked about her ancient car he leaned for a moment to check the car out. It was a nice one and it sure would be a shame to say goodbye to such a beauty. Not only because of the personal memories that she would have about it but just because of the great design as well. "I can't judge yet if it will be a fixable problem. It probably is though and there are lots of rather cheap parts to help you out but I just can't promise things without having seen the car itself." He smiled at her apologetically.<br><br>"Yeah, this one's getting close to antique but as I said usually there's a good market for spare parts. A question that does remain though. How long can you go without your car?" For a moment he thought about having one car that could be used if she really needed it but that priviledge was usually only given to the loyal customers that kept coming at the place. He still needed a moment to decide if he could give the keys to her like that.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hotaru37</strong> on <strong>17-01-2013, 21:28:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Emmy-Rossum-12.jpg)</div><strong>Tami Avalon</strong><br>Tami chuckled again at his words and smile.&nbsp; “And I will stick to dusty objects. I would probably blow up my car trying to fix it.”&nbsp; She responded softly realizing her choice of words probably wasn‘t the best.&nbsp; Her body turning to look at her car at the same time that he did and bit her lip again in thoughtfulness trying not to worry about her car.&nbsp; “Sorry, I probably should watch how I speak.”&nbsp; She knew how sensitive people were even after all this time, afraid she would blow up the town like her grandfather had done their basement.<br><br>She nodded at what his was saying to her.&nbsp; “I can certainly understand that.&nbsp; I know you can’t make no promises until you get a chance to look at it.&nbsp; I am just hoping that things will turn out fine.&nbsp; That car has brought me through a lot.”&nbsp; She returned his apologetic smile with a small smile of her own.&nbsp; She knew the rest of his words were true and then she frowned thinking when he asked her about how long she could go without a car. “Well, I guess… for awhile…”&nbsp; A dark look crossed her face for a moment.&nbsp; “I do have Grandfather’s old car…” <br><br>She knew using that car would cause talk in the town and wasn’t sure she wanted to put up with more talk from stupid people.&nbsp; She couldn’t just ask him to borrow a car especially when she had a pretty good running one at home either.&nbsp; Her mind at war once again, her loyalty to family or to bow to the will of others in this town? 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>17-01-2013, 21:47:38</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam didn't even think about her remark. Her grandfather had an accident, so what? Was it really necessary to keep going about that and to make his family wish that they'd never lived in this town? All of that was just ridiculous and he didn't follow that. Only when she mentioned it he realized the irony of her words and he shrugged. "Don't sweat it. I couldn't care less about the words you use. Other people might do that but you could just be yourself here."<br><br>He had made up his mind and she did seem a decent girl. "Well, if there's really any trouble I could always borrow you a car. We only have one so I usually keep this opportunity for the customers that come around a lot but I like you. It's still your call but you know now that you could use this one too. Figuring out whether the car is fixable won't take too long. The fixing itself will be the largest part because you can see that it's rather busy around here." His hand went over the four cars standing in the garage and one standing outside. "But I'll check it out today and I'll give you a call about it, okay?" Adam did the best he could to help her.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hotaru37</strong> on <strong>18-01-2013, 15:27:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Emmy-Rossum-12.jpg)</div><strong>Tami Avalon</strong><br>Tami bit back a groan when he didn’t even give her a strange look for her words realizing she had just put foot in mouth like usual.&nbsp; Her grandfather always claimed she was too much like her father and a little melodramatic at times, every time he mentioned it he would laugh.&nbsp; She knew that she shouldn’t let the town people’s to rule her life and maybe if she ignore it who knows maybe things would go back to normal.&nbsp; Tami let out a small sigh hearing Adam’s words.&nbsp; &nbsp;“Thank you.&nbsp; I will remember that.&nbsp; Though I probably seem a little melodramatic.”&nbsp; She chuckled and a secret smile crossed her face.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>The very fact that Adam willing to let her borrow the car that usually only loyal customers got made her feel good in a way and bad in another.&nbsp; Good because it seemed like someone in this town trusted but bad because she didn’t want to take the car away for another customer that could need it.&nbsp; “I thank you for the offer Adam, but I wouldn’t feel right taking the only car the garage has if someone else really needs it, especially when I am just too chicken to use the perfectly good running one at home.”&nbsp; In a way it was nice to be back in a small town where most people knew each other’s name after living on a huge campus where she would just get lost in all the people and know no faces.&nbsp; “I will keep it in mind just in case but I wouldn’t feel right.”&nbsp; <br><br>Tami nodded her head to show that she was listening.&nbsp; “Yeah, I can see that you guys are pretty busy around here.&nbsp; It is nice to see it that way.” She responded her eyes following his hand looking at all the cars.&nbsp; “That sounds like a plan.&nbsp; I should probably give you my business phone number and my cell phone number both.”&nbsp; She remarked thoughtfully.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>19-01-2013, 06:41:33</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam listened to the woman in front of him and a grin played on his face while she talked about being melodramatic. He didn't want to offend her with that though. "No need to think about those moments. Everyone has them and they pass by without being noticed. I know that this town is rather dramatic though. Some people are still talking about the way my dad passed away and how I took care of the business. That's a story that grows old pretty quick too."<br><br>It wasn't really a good thing that he had chosen to compare her situation with because they all found him strong and that he had a strong will to keep things up. While she always had to deal with those negative compliments about her grandfather. Live wasn't fair and especially not when you lived in this town when something has happened with one of your relatives. The older people where always ready to judge the youngsters and mostly not in a very good way.<br><br>She passed on the offer of the car and he was kinda glad she did so because she didn't come around often. "Yeah, just see and if things get bad you can always come back for it if no one else has taken it by then." He accepted her business card and wrote down her personal cell phone number too. "Smart thinking, I'll call you as soon as I know something about the car."</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hotaru37</strong> on <strong>22-01-2013, 00:42:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Emmy-Rossum-12.jpg)</div><strong>Tami Avalon</strong><br>Tami was glad to see Adam grin at her mention at being melodramatic, happy that he seemed to realize that in her own way that she was trying to lighten the mood.&nbsp; She certainly wasn’t going to take offense to him smiling seeing that she was close to blushing at his bright smile.&nbsp; “I know everyone has them.&nbsp; I sometimes take it beyond what I should though.”&nbsp; She let out a half chuckle nodding in agreement that the town was dramatic.&nbsp; “True small towns always seem so dramatic almost like a soap opera.&nbsp; Everyone knows everyone’s else business.” Tami bit her lip for a moment.&nbsp; “Yeah, that caught my ears when I came back into town. They are still talking about.&nbsp; I remember my Grandfather was saddened by your father’s death.&nbsp; I gather he had a lot of respect for him.”&nbsp; She commented softly.&nbsp; <br><br>It didn’t cross her mind that Adam’s comparison between their situations were quite different, the fact he was trying to understand her was enough for her.&nbsp; She knew life wasn’t fair as she had even heard some of the town was still talking about the plane accident that took her parents life before her grandfather took her in.&nbsp; Tami would never understand how people could judge by your family and the younger generation so quickly and unfairly.<br><br>Tami gave a small smile as he told her that if things got bad that she could always come back for the car if it was still there.&nbsp; “I appreciate the thought very much.”&nbsp; She pushed a dark curls of her hair back behind her ear as he took her card and wrote down her cell phone number that she told him.&nbsp; “Alright and thank you again.”&nbsp; Tami replied.&nbsp; “I really do appreciate it.” She threw her bag over her shoulder.&nbsp; “I guess I should start walking to try and open my store on time.”<br>
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				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>22-01-2013, 09:37:17</strong>
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				[justiify]He just nodded as she compared this town and others to a soap because she was right. People around here created at least as much drama but most of the time it came from more surprising sides, hurting people more than it should do. So far he hadn't been in the middle of such mockery but he knew what it did to people he cared about at that had hurt him in a way too. Then the subject went to his father and he shrugged. "My father always worked hard and tried to make me happy but I guess things didn't work out for him here."<br><br>"Yeah, if you want your early customers to be able to buy something you should hurry." He answered with a friendly smile. She turned around and walked away. Adam went back to work on the other cars. In the afternoon there would be some time to check out Tami's car and see if things could be fixed.
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				Post by: <strong>Hotaru37</strong> on <strong>22-01-2013, 23:53:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Emmy-Rossum-12.jpg)</div><strong>Tami Avalon</strong><br>Tami smiled back softly and thanked him again.&nbsp; “And I should really let you get back to work.”&nbsp; She looked back as she started to walk away.&nbsp; “I will wait for your call.”&nbsp; She shook her head at herself as she made her way down the street.&nbsp; “Even to myself that sounded corny.” The young woman chuckled and soon made her closer and closer to her shop knowing soon she would covered with the dust from the antiques that was her life.&nbsp; Though it was truly nice to know that at least one person didn’t see her as insane just because of the accident of her grandfather.&nbsp; She had to admit he was handsome though.<br><br>(Moves to Avalon Antiques and Candle Shop (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=163047.0))
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				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 14:15:29</strong>
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				He kept working while his employees arrived and soon a lot of the cars were done. Adam would definitely have time to check out Tami's car, he knew that already even though it wasn't even 12 o'clock. As he walked around he noticed how dirty the place was. This wasn't good, he couldn't invite customers here. It was okay that the garage wasn't the nicest place. They worked there and get all dirty themselves but his bureau should be okay. The showroom with two cars in it was okay but could use some cleaning too but no one had time for that. Suddenly he realized a business card that he had received not so long ago. A cleaning service that only needed one call to come. He thought that inviting someone to talk about that wouldn't hurt and grabbed the phone.<br><br>Bennett's Cleaning (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=163749.0).
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				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 16:14:49</strong>
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				"See you then." She hung up the phone and put it in the console, she drove to the garage and looked it over as she pulled up, a typical garage she thought to herself. She grabbed her phone and keys sliding them into her pocket, then pulled her hair into a quick pony tail with the rubberband around her wrist. She got out of the car and approached the shop. She walked in the door her tennis shoes making soft thuds as she stepped further into the building letting the door close behind her.
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				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 16:27:36</strong>
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				Adam heard someone come in because the door fell in its lock and walked up to the woman he saw, realizing that he knew her. He had seen her before, in school a long time ago. She was kind of a loner back then but now she had her own cleaning service apparently. "Hey there Sam." he smiled at her and gestured to the room at the side which was separated of the rest of the garage. "You can follow me to my office."<br><br>He lead her in and offered a seat. "Want something to drink?" Adam asked before getting a seat himself. "As you probably have noticed, it is rather dirty in here which isn't good for a bureau in which potentional customers come to sign contract or talk about a car." It was obvious that he didn't put too much time in the office, papers were laying all over the place and the ground had quite a bit of dirty spots. Adam really was ashamed of this place but he just didn't have the time to clean it.
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				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 16:37:31</strong>
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				Sam smiled as he walked towards her, thinking to herself, that he hadn't changed much since school. She extended her hand to shake his, "Hello," she paused wondering what to call him, "Mr. Fredricks. I'm so glad you called." She followed him back to his office and looked around. "No thank you." she responded to his offer of a drink. She took a seat across from him and looked around the room. "I can definitely understand why you would want this place cleaned, and why you don't have the time to do it." she said as she turned her head in the direction of the garage. "You seem to be quite busy. You just want the office cleaned then?" she asked thinking to herself that if this was a regular job it would be a simple one. 
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				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 16:46:03</strong>
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				Adam shook his head as she called him by his last name. "There's no Mr. Fredricks here, I'm Adam. Nothing more, nothing less." He listened carefully as she spoke and nodded. "We're just too busy around here and cleaning things up here doesn't get any money for me, does it?" Her cleaning service probably wasn't as expensive as his wage per hour so doing the cleaning himself would just be a waste of productive hours. "No, not only the office. I do have a small showroom in the front, you might have seen it as you got on the driveway. I do want to have that cleaned too if that's possible. I can lead you to it if you want to or do you want to discuss the terms first?"
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				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 17:16:44</strong>
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				She smiled at his invitation to use his first name, "Adam it is then." she listened and then looked in the direction of the showroom. "I do recall the showroom, weren't there a couple of cars in there, I wouldn't be cleaning those as well, would I?" She nodded thinking about how her service probably would be much more affordable for him than him actually cleaning and taking the time away from his actual job. "I don't see any problems in taking this job. I'm sure I can fit you into my schedule. Would you prefer if I cleaned during your normal business hours or once you were closed, Mr...." she quickly corrected herself. "Adam?" <br><br>"I probably should look at that showroom before we make any finalized terms." She smiled and stood, looking up to him as he lead the way to the showroom.
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				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 17:29:09</strong>
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				"No, you shouldn't be the one cleaning the cars. I can do that but the room itself would be your job." As she had problems with geting less formal and used Mister he smiled when she corrected herself. "It's all about your schedule but maybe it's better when you do it after hours so there's no possibility of getting customers that get bothered by it, you see?" He did want to get her to clean after hours but only if that was possible. Adam wasn't going to force her on that timing. <br><br>"Yes, maybe we should do that." He stood up and smiled back as he noticed her smiling at him and after opening a few doors they were in the showroom. This room wasn't as messy as the previous one but could use some cleaning too. "There you see the cars I've told about. I think it's not a problem to work around those, is it?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 17:41:36</strong>
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				Sam listened, happy to know that the cars wouldn't be her responsibility. "I thought it would be better to clean after hours." she said nodding in approval of his decision. <br><br>She followed him into the showroom and looked around, "It's relatively clean in here, and the office is small, once the first cleaning is done in there, it will be maintenance. It shouldn't take me more than an hour once a week to keep this place looking nice." she said, then realizing that she was talking as if they had already agreed upon a contract, she backtracked. "Well if that's what you want." she stopped, hoping he didn't notice her blush as she got carried away with her plans. "The cars cause no issue whatsoever Adam," she smiled as she remembered to use his first name, "unless you want the floor cleaned underneath them, then I will need them to be moved, of course." She walked over to the nearest car and looked inside of it and then underneath it. "Of course there won't be any foot traffic here and it should only get dusty on occasion. Perhaps once a month would be good enough to clean underneath them, if you want a long term contract, that is." <br><br>"The first cleaning will probably take me at least two hours." She thought about the messiness of the office. "Probably closer to three, because of the stains on the floor."&nbsp; She straightened up and walked back to him, looking up at him as he stood towering over her. 
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				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 17:52:58</strong>
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				He smiled as she was eager to get a long term contract going. "It's good that you already look forward to maintenance and that you give me an idea of how long things would take. If this goes well and you're good, signing a contract would almost become a formality. It's you that has a chance to show yourself. And I could move the cars every once in a month if you think that it will be enough. It's better than going through the moving every week while there's almost no dust." <br><br>He looked at her as she sat there next to the car. She wasn't too bad to look at. Adam didn't know Sam's looks from at school anymore but he knew that time so far had served her well. She had become a very fine young lady. He just hoped that she didn't let him down now that he had given her the chance here. The girl got up and walked towards him and he had to look down a little. "Three hours to clean my mess up? That sounds reasonable. Could you inform me about the price of this all?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 18:04:59</strong>
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				"Hmm well price is variable. I guess since we are going to be handling this as a one time cleaning for now, I'll charge you by the hour. Once we sign a contract," she realized she sounded very sure of herself, but she had yet to clean for someone who didn't sign a contract for her services. Her job wasn't rocket science, but she paid attention to detail, and her customers were always very pleased when she was done. "I'll give you a monthly rate. It won't matter how many hours I put in, the job will be done for a flat fee." She looked around once again and then thought about the office. "Do you mind if I look at the office once again?" she said as she headed in that direction. <br><br>Once in the office she sat down and wrote a couple of numbers on a sticky note on the top of Adam's desk, then another, she circled the number on the bottom. "This is the price I'll charge for a one time cleaning." she looked at him and handed him the note. Thinking to herself that the price was very reasonable, he wouldn't find another company that offered him such low rates, especially for the kind of service she provided.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 18:27:51</strong>
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				As Sam told him her way of working Adam nodded slightly. Like this he let her know that he understood how she thought and that he agreed. "This sounds very reasonable, Sam. I can see how you get to the tariffs and that seems fair." She asked him to go back to the office and he let her lead the way. He followed right behind her and got a seat himself too as he watched her writing. Her blonde hair was in front of her face so he wasn't able to look at her really. <br><br>Once finished he got over the number and smiled. "Good, I think there's not much I can add to this. You seem like a capable woman and I must admit that the price is lower than I expected. The only thing left is to see when you're available." He looked up at her with the smile still on his face. "So, when can you fix this place?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 18:38:36</strong>
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				Happy that he seemed to agree with everything she was saying, she tried to remember her schedule for the next couple of days. "Well it should be pretty simple, not many people want me cleaning at the same time you do. I mainly clean residential places." She smiled at him. "I could be here at 6 tonight? Would that be after your business hours?" she thought once again, "Or I could fit you in sometime next week. I guess it just depends on how soon you want this done." She nodded her head at his decision and then made a mental note to put the time in her tablet.<br><br>She reached over his desk extending her hand to shake his. "I'm happy to be doing business with you. I'm assuming you will be here while I'm working, or at least to let me in?" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 19:32:00</strong>
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				She was right. Most people wanted cleaning during the day, not after business hours like him. It made finding a date easy and she was even able to come by tonight to start. Adam considered her offer for a moment. There was always next week but he realized that it would be better to get over with as soon as possible. "Well, tonight is soon but as you have seen not too soon. I should've contacted someone a while ago but I guess it's your luck now." A grin got on his face as he said that.<br><br>She asked if he'd be here when she worked and he nodded. "Yes, I'll be here. You'll be able to get in."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 22:53:16</strong>
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				She smiled happy that she could start the job so soon. It fit into her schedule perfectly. She would have just enough time between her last house and the garage to grab a bite to eat. "It's never too late," she responded with a grin, "it's actually both of our luck. You're getting the best service available and I'm going to end up with a contract." She smiled knowing she sounded cocky but she hoped he could hear the joking note in her voice.<br><br>She smiled, and shook his hand, "I'll see you tonight at 6." she said goodbye and walked out the door. <br><br>As she sat in her car, she thought about the job she just got. She gave him a hell of a deal, but it would be worth it if she could get a contract out of it. The thoughts soon took her to the man himself. He hadn't changed much since school. She liked his looks and he seemed friendly enough. She hoped they would have a good working relationship. She took out her tablet and put in the time for the job tonight. It would be really bad if I forgot, she thought to herself. She put her keys in the ignition and pulled out, giving the garage one last look through her rearview mirror.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>24-01-2013, 23:14:18</strong>
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				She smiled at him and he returned that smile. The lady seemed very happy about their deal and she was confident that she'd be able to get that contract. Adam commented on that in the same light tone she used. "I'm the one with the secure end of this deal. I'm able to choose whether you get the contract but that shouldn't be much of a problem I think. If you do well, you walk away with that contract. We'll see tonight but I don't expect much problems."<br><br>He stood up as she did and shook her hand. "I'll be here, opening the door for you." Adam answered as he followed her outside to say goodbye. He stayed there until she drove off the terrain of the garage and then got back in. She wasn't the girl she was in school anymore. Sam seemed more open and happy than she was before. Maybe she had found piece in her life. He couldn't say that really because he didn't know her well but it just seemed like that.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>25-01-2013, 21:55:52</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">The woman of the cleaning service had left and he got back in the garage. Adam started working again, this time a black Ford Fiesta was the car that needed work. He had to arrange the front lights on a legal height and change the brakes. It's wasn't that much work but someone had to do it. Meanwhile his thoughts got back to went back to Sam, who he'd see back tonight. She was goodlooking with her blond hair and blue eyes. Adam shook his head, he couldn't think of her like that, especially not when she was coming to work here.<br><br>As he finished the car he drove it outside. It was time to check out the Pontiac that was brought in today by the young lady. He tried it for a moment and noticed what she had been saying. The car did indeed stall every once in a while with no good reason at all at first sight. He opened the bonnet and started checking all the usual things. The fuel filter seemed okay so the problem was probably caused by the spark plugs. Easy to solve, the only problem was that he didn't have those plugs here at this moment. He should contact Tami that the car would be out for at least two days.<br><br>After closing the car he took out his phone and got her card from his bureau and he dialed her number. The phone went over a few times and then she picked up. "Hey there Tami. It's Adam. I looked at your car. It's nothing to worry about. I just need to wait a few days for spare parts and than you'll get your car back." When he ended the conversation he quickly got to his computer to order the parts.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>25-01-2013, 23:07:27</strong>
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				Sam pulled into the garage's parking lot, and picked the space closest the door. She knew she was going to have to carry a lot of things in and then back out for this job, so why not make it easier on herself. She decided to let Adam know that she was here first so she pulled her keys from the ignition and went to the door. Letting herself in, she cleared her throat loudly hoping to get anyone's attention. She didn't wait for anyone to reply but propped the door open and walked back to her car. She grabbed the first arm load of cleaning supplies and took them into the showroom, then went outside pulling the vacuum from the backseat of her car and carrying it inside, setting it down, she shut the door and then pushed it into the showroom. <br><br>She walked through the showroom one more time, seeing everything that needed done and making sure she had everything she needed. Multiple trips to the car for more supplies would be a waste of time and energy. She looked up as she saw him appear in the doorway. "I hope you don't mind, I just went ahead and brought things in. I thought you would want the showroom cleaned first, it is what most of your customers see first and most often." She smiled at him, "I'll get the office done tonight as well, don't worry." She said before he had a chance to respond.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>25-01-2013, 23:31:08</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam was putting some things back on the shelves, knowing that it was almost 6 o'clock. His workmen were already gone home as the business was officially closed by now but for a self employed man as him work didn't stop after business hours. There was so much more to do and he was doing that now. He was all alone in the garage. At least until he heard someone clear his throat, no her throat. He could hear that it was a woman. The things in his hands were placed in the right place and he got away looking for who was there.<br><br>He knew that it had to be Sam, the girl he knew from school. She was here to clean the place up. It would take several hours as she had said but the result would be a nice office and a great showroom, one where customers actually like to stay in for a while. It would be a great improvement. He got to the showroom and saw her getting her things already. She was well-prepared and apparently did know how to work as she didn't come for a little paid chit chat. Even without having worked yet she had already earned some good points.<br><br>When she did talk she wouldn't let him interrupt her. She made sure that she had said everything before he even had a chance to reply. "I don't mind at all that you've brought everything in already. I like people that know how to work and are eager to do their job." As she mentioned cleaning the showroom first he shrugged. "It's your choice really. If everything's done tonight there's no need to do that first but now you're here it's rather obvious you start in the showroom, right. Do you have everything or should I pick something up at your car?"</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 00:32:25</strong>
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				She smiled at his response. "I definitely know how to work, and I've never been afraid of it." She went back to her things taking a look. "No thank you, I have everything I need." She thought it was nice of him to offer to go get the things out of her car, but she felt it would be very unprofessional to ask the customer to do part of her work, even if she had a million more things to bring in her answer would have been the same. <br><br>She began to blush slightly, realizing that she hadn't even asked him if he was willing for her to complete the job in one night. "I'm sorry it was very presumptuous of me to think you would want to spend your entire evening here. You don't have to be here while I work, or if you'd only like me to do part of the job tonight, I'm more than willing to schedule another date to come in." She paused in what she was doing and waited for his response. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 00:51:06</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">The young mechanic smiled back at her as she answered his words. As she said that she had everything she needed he responded. "Okay, good. I would have helped you though if you needed more things. It's just walking up and down while you could start things. No big deal." The smile was still on his face, hoping that she would find some kind of confort in it because this was her first time cleaning here. As she was staying here for a while he didn't want to let it all happen in silence. "Do you usually have music when working?" Adam really didn't know much about this.<br><br>The blush that grew on her cheeks was cute but it made him frown because he didn't know why she blushed. The man found out soon enough though as she started talking. "I could spend an evening here if that means that everything's clean." He did want it done all at once now while she was here, letting her come back wasn't necessary. She would probably get a contract anyway after this cleaning.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 01:06:38</strong>
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				Sam smiled glad to have everything settled. "I do usually have music when I clean." she smiled as she pulled the ipod from her cleaning supplies and showed it to him. "Well unless my clients prefer that I don't. Today I doubt I'll have any on though, just so I don't waste anytime." She thought of her silly ways of letting the songs grab her, and how she occasionally lost herself in them. She really didn't want to embarrass herself by singing loud and dancing her very first time here. <br><br>"I'm really glad that you don't mind staying for the evening. I prefer to complete the jobs I start. When I don't and come back to finish what I've started I usually end up cleaning the original work I did again anyways." she shakes her head at herself. "It's almost like giving a couple hours of work for free." <br><br>She grabbed a bucket and a rag, and a jug of green liquid. "Can you tell me where there's a sink I can use? I need some water so that I can mix up this cleaning solution." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 01:27:11</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam watched as she pulled out her iPod. "Okay, well if you do want music. There's a radio here that could help you but it's your choice really." For a moment he thought about the inconvenience of having headphones on while cleaning but he let that go quickly as it wasn't all that important. He did wonder what kind of music she liked though. To him she seemed a girl that liked all that new mainstream music, not really what he was into. He did judge people on their music choices.<br><br>"I can understand that you like to finish what you have started. Having the place cleaned up half isn't good for me either. It would lay more stress on the dirty part of the garage than it would do on the fact that the showroom is all cleaned up. That's not really the advertisement I need." <br><br>As she grabbed her things he guided her to the closest sink and let her work. "I'll be in my office for a while. Got to finish a little more work myself but I think you can handle this place on your own. I'll be back." After saying he smiled once more at her and turned around to get to his bureau where he started on his paper works. He had already received a confirmation that the spark plugs of the Pontiac would arrive only a few days later which pleased him.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 01:52:17</strong>
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				She looked at the radio, and nodded her head in satisfaction. She was much more certain that she wouldn't embarrass herself too much if she didn't have her headphones in. She wondered what kind of music he liked for just a moment, but then he mentioned that cleaning half of the garage would just make the rest look dirtier, she nodded her head, very pleased with that observation. <br><br>She followed him to the sink and she began to fill the bucket with the hottest water possible. He told her where he would be and what he would be doing and she nodded her head in response.<br><br>She dropped the bucket back off in the showroom and then headed for his office. She knocked on the open door to his office as she stood there waiting. When he finally looked up, she looked at him sheepishly, "One more quick question, are there any particular cleaners that you don't want me using or is anything okay?" She nodded her head in response to his answer. <br><br>She went back to the showroom and began cleaning, knocking down any cobwebs, wiping down walls, making sure they were free of smudgy prints, oiling the woodwork, dusting all the surfaces. Halfway through she decided that she needed something to keep her company and as she walked past the radio, she flipped it on. She nodded at the selection of stations, it was the one she had on in her car, and began singing along with it, without even realizing it. She saved the vacuuming for last and soon had the vacuum plugged in cleaning the entire floor except for under the cars. She turned the vacuum off, planning on asking Adam if he planned on moving the cars today for her to clean underneath them.&nbsp; <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 02:10:03</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">He had only been able to sit down and start working for a moment when she was back asking cleaners she couldn't use. Adam had never thought about such things and didn't really know what to answer. "Well, I don't think so. Nothing that will have a scent lasting too long I guess." He hoped his answer was sufficient. Apparently it was because she nodded and left the office. Adam shrugged as he thought that it was a really vague answer.<br><br>He got back to ordering some spare parts that he needed for his stock here in the garage. His thought was that a satisfied customer was one that had the right information and was helped as soon as possible. That's why a stock with standard items came in handy. He would have quite some spare parts that could be used on several cars. As they were right here it meant that customers could be served right away which meant less working hours and a better service.<br><br>Adam worked intensly at his desk, trying to finish everything at a decent time.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 02:23:43</strong>
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				She looked over the room, smiling at the work she had done. She knew it wasn't a tough job, and knew it was a job that a lot of people looked down upon, but she loved the sense of accomplishment it gave her as she finished a job and could see the final results so obviously. She walked to his office once more, she looked in and saw him working, his attention obviously on whatever he was doing at the moment. She admired his looks, as he sat there unaware. <br><br>She tapped on his door and as he looked up she asked, "Would you like to move the cars today, or would you prefer to wait until the next time I clean? You know, after you sign the contract we were talking about earlier?" she grinned letting him know she was joking. "I think the showroom is done if you would like to go over it, well besides under the cars, and if you don't mind, I'd like to get started in here." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 02:47:13</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">The noise of the vacuum cleaner in the background had stopped but Adam hadn't heard that. His work came on the first place now and he was focused on that only. Other noises like the ones made during cleaning were blocked out and not processed in his&nbsp; mind. He was almost finishd with his work when he was interrupted by Sam because she knocked on the glass of the door. She came in as he looked up and started to speak. Adam listened and nodded. "Yeah, perhaps I could let you do the area under the cars next time. That is only when you do well, now that I'm watching you." He laughed as he wasn't really gonna watch her clean.<br><br>He stood up and walked over to her. "Well, this office is yours now. I'll check the showroom for a moment and see if moving the cars can wait. I'll get back to you when I'm done with that." Adam flashed her another smile before he passed her and walked over to the showroom. Everything seemed fine and the cars didn't have too much dust under them. Calling her had been a good decision.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 03:13:39</strong>
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				She looked around the office and wondered where she should begin. From the top to the bottom, like always, she mumbled to herself. She followed him back to the showroom, and grabbed her supplies taking them to the office she then pushed the vacuum beside the door. She would wait until she was totally done and then load everything up at one time. <br><br>She went to the sink and rinsed out her bucket, refilling it with new water and adding cleanser. She went back to the office and soon found herself knocking down cobwebs and cleaning walls, dusting shelves and wondering what she should do with the invoices he had laying about. She most generally didn't like cleaning desks because for the most part, the items there were of more importance than others and sometimes even containing highly private content. She turned looking at the light switch she saw all the signs that this was a fully working garage and chuckled to herself as she saw the greasy fingerprints covering it. She walked over and cleaned it and the doorknob on both sides, while she waited for him to return. She saw him walking towards the office and asked him, "Would you like to move these papers, would you like me to stack them? Leave the desk as is? I don't think you want that." She laughed as she pointed to the grease stain on the edge of his desk. She waited for his response and her attention kept going from the floor to the desk. Those were going to be the most time consuming duties. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 03:36:07</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam had walked around in the showroom as she refreshed her water. He had checked the place and had to admit that she was good. The place really looked clean. This mechanic couldn't have done it better himself and especially not as cheap as she did. When he had watched the corners and checked whether the dust on the carpet under the cars was okay he had nothing to do at the showroom anymore. That's why he decided to check out how far Sam had come with the cleaning of his office.<br><br>He hadn't yet arrived at his desk or she had already a question for him. His eyes looked over the place once before he answered. "Yeah, stacking them up is good. I can't see any other option better than that at this moment so make sure that you have all the documents and put them in one place." He laughed with her. "You're right we can't leave it like that it would get the invoices greasy and customers don't like that, I can tell."</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 04:11:32</strong>
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				She nodded her approval at what he was saying. "What you mean that your customers don't like trying to decipher the grease stains on their invoices?" She teased him and they shared in a laugh. She quickly stacked the invoices into two different stacks. One of part invoices and the other of service invoices. They were very obviously different from one another, she stacked them and sat them in the chair as she cleaned the top of the desk thoroughly. She looked it over and realized that Adam was still standing in the doorway watching. Feeling a little foolish, she cleared his chair off rapidly and said with a little catch in her voice. "Please sit down, you're making me nervous." <br><br>She pushed the chair to the furthest corner and went down on her knees quickly cleaning around and under the desk, making sure to clean the knobs and handles well. She then stood up swept the floor, working carefully around Adam. She then went on her knees again, using a rag and the cleaning solution to clean the floor. She knew she would have to do the floor a couple of times before it was clean, and probably a few more times where the stains were especially bad. She looked up at him as he sat there. "If you want I can clean under your desk and around it first, so that you can continue to work."&nbsp; She stood up, looking at him. "I have to go get clean water, no point in cleaning with dirty water is there?" she laughed and excused herself once more on the way out the door. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 04:29:52</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">She was playing with him, teasing, but he just shrugged. "Apparently my clients want clean invoices, can you understand that?" They both had a moment of laughter at their sillyness. He was glad that she wasn't too shy around him. As he had answered on her question about what was only his desk she started cleaning and she took care of his invoices very well. She made sure that he wouldn't have to much trouble with getting them all separated again. Sam did know what system firms like this one used and which kind of invoices should be hold apart. Once again she was scoring big points.<br><br>Adam was still leaning against the door post as she commented on that. "Okay, I can sit down if that's what you want." He got to the chair that she had cleaned up and sat down. "Would this make you less nervous?" It was odd that such small thing could change the situation for her but he didn't say anything about it. He just watched her work. "Yes, it's best that you clean it under the desk first." he answered positively on her question. As she moved out to get fresh water he looked how her hips swayed lightly.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 04:45:19</strong>
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				She was happy because her jokes went over well. He seemed to be happy with her work so far, now if she could just get these stains off the floor, she thought to herself as she went to refill her bucket with clean water. As she passed through the doorway she looked over her shoulder, looking over the room one more time, her eyes passed over him. She paused a second, was he looking at her butt? She turned around rapidly and continued to walk out of the room. She could feel the heat rise in her cheeks as she began to blush an awkward shade of red. <br><br>She had to be wrong. She was just going slightly insane, that's all. She scolded herself. Stop thinking silly thoughts Sam, this is business, do your job and that's that. She walked back into the room, averting her gaze and going down on her knees, scrubbing the floor underneath his desk. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 04:55:51</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Sam turned her head around as she walked out and Adam knew straight away that he was busted. It had been a little too obvious that he was checking out her rear. Being busted didn't have so much effect on him as on her though. He noticed her getting slightly embarrassed and even saw a blush coming up but then she was gone and he couldn't see her anymore. Too bad because he knew that a slight blush would've looked cute on her. Adam shook his head and watched at his papers.<br><br>When she was finished around the desk he'd be able to finish his job for the night but for now there was not much more that he could do than sit and watch Sam work. He had looked over his papers for a second while she was gone but now that she was back he couldn't sit in her way as she was doing her job. The blush that he had seen when she walked out had disappeared as she got under his desk. Once again he had a wonderful view of her behind but this time he didn't stare as obvious. He didn't want to embarrass her more.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 05:09:19</strong>
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				She cleaned under the desk, scrubbing the floor, her entire upper body under the desk as she scrubbed for a couple of minutes. His shoes greasy from the garage floor having been tracked in here regularly, it was taking quite a bit of work, but she was determined to get all the stains removed. She scrubbed and thought of him, she knew he was there and caught herself wanting to turn around and glance at him a time or two, luckily being under the desk didn't give her much opportunity to look without it being noticeable, or maybe it should be unluckily, she thought to herself. She worked her way backwards out from under the desk and soon found herself cleaning the area where his chair should be. She didn't look up, "I shouldn't be too much longer, I'm sorry I'm keeping you here so long." She said quietly, "I'll get the floor done as fast as possible." <br><br>She was amazed at the floor underneath all the stains it was beautiful stone, and it definitely wasn't being treated properly. "This is gorgeous stone, it really looks nice all cleaned up." She looked over at him, feeling the blush rise in her cheeks once again. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 05:26:52</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam was really enjoying what he saw while he sat in his chair. The small lady was working hard to get the floor clean and he litteraly had that first row seat to watch her. She wasn't able to catch him checking her out as she was working so he had all the time in the world to watch her body rocking with her motions. Every once in a while he glanced at the papers but that was more to make it not too obvious because else she'd be able to get the feeling of being watched.<br><br>"Take your time. You'll have work with the rest of the office too, my work won't take all that long." was his reaction as she said that she was doing things as quick as possible to keep the delay in his work short. Then she commented on the floor and how it was not treated well. "Yeah, my father picked it but we've neglected the upkeep of it. I know that it's a shame that such nice stone goes to waste like this."<br><br>Suddenly she looked up and now he did she her blush clearly. It was as cute as he had expected and he smiled at her. "So, do you have anyone waiting at home in the evenings? I mean, coming home this late isn't always pleasant. I'm single and I don't really like it." He didn't know where it came from but it just got out some way.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 05:45:03</strong>
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				She felt more relaxed now that he had reassured her that he wasn't worried about the time it was taking her. She continued to work, making sure that the beauty of the stone shone through where she had already cleaned. She scrubbed the floor, glad that she had such good cleaners, her hands were looking pretty rough from all of the time in the chemicals, but it would be worth it when she was done. She knew she was going to get a contract from this cleaning and she was sure she deserved it. <br><br>"It is a shame that the floor has been treated so poorly." She looked up at him. "A simple weekly cleaning would do wonders to keep it looking beautiful." <br><br>When he started talking about who she went home to in the evenings she started to get nervous. She realized he was probably just making small talk, but it was moments like these that she wished she wasn't so introverted most of the time. Her blush deepened a bit as she thought of how to respond, figuring that honesty was always best, she sighed, and began working on the floor again. "I don't have anyone waiting at home. I agree, it isn't always pleasant, but luckily I don't usually work this late, and the nice thing about having this as my own business is that I can set my own schedule as I see fit. There's the occasion that I have to work these hours, mainly for businesses, but I primarily clean houses. It makes it easier, and usually gets me home around six or seven." She didn't know how to respond to his comment about being single and not liking it, so she didn't comment at all. <br><br>Finally able to give him his spot back at his desk she moved on to the next spot and began scrubbing it, her back to him as he moved over to his desk. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 06:00:33</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam looked at the floor for a moment and then back at the girl sitting on her knees. "Well, I do think you could come here and do a weekly cleaning. So far you've done everthing perfect and I can't see a reason that you won't get it." Adam was honest even though she hadn't finished yet. There just was no point in denying or not telling her yet. The floor had only been this clean when it was purchased a lot of years ago. No one had taken time for it and now it seemed brand new, she got all the credit for that.<br><br>He felt the atmosphere change when the subject did too. Adam didn't mean to do that but he just couldn't help himself as he blurted the question out. She didn't look at him anymore but started working on the floor again. "Oh, I guess I assumed wrong that such a pretty lady as yourself had someone but you're right being self employed isn't all that bad." Adam wished that he didn't initiated this conversation because he could feel that she wasn't at ease at that point and that wasn't what he wanted.<br><br>The papers were placed on the desk and the chair got back in his place. As Sam had cleaned around his desk, Adam was able to work again.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 06:24:53</strong>
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				She was happy and showed him as much with the smile on her face as she looked up at her when he told her she would be getting the contract. "It's a good thing too," she teased, "If you had waited to call me until the floor was in this condition again, I would have to charge you double, just on principle." she responded with a chuckle in her voice.<br><br>She noticed the change in his tone, in his behavior and she didn't want that. She just wasn't sure how to respond to him. She wasn't sure if what she thought she heard was correct, did he just say I'm a pretty lady, she asked herself. She sat up her butt on her feet as she used her arm to brush a couple stray strands of hair from her face, and wipe her brow.&nbsp; She turned towards Adam an inquisitive look on her face, still blushing slightly, hoping that she could tell by looking at him if he really said what she thought she heard. "Well it would be like me assuming a handsome man like you had someone at home waiting for them." She blushed and looked back down at the floor. <br><br>When he changed the subject to their businesses she felt a bit of the tension leave her body. "Yeah it has it's benefits as well as it's downfalls. Doesn't it. How has it been running this place?" She used her arm and gestured around her. "It looks like you've been doing pretty well for yourself since school." She wondered if he remembered her from way back then, and figured this was the best way to find out. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 09:16:13</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Giving her a disguised compliment felt good but getting one in return too made the smile on his face grown even bigger. She did say he was handsame and that touched him. Mostly because he felt and could see from her reaction that it was a sincere one. She couldn't just fake the blush and being shy in front of him and even if she could, why would she do that? But as she didn't like this subject really he switched to the businesses.<br><br>He shrugged at hearing that a business had downfalls too. "Only minor things unless of course the customers stop coming but I can't see that happed any time soon." Adam continued as she had more questions. "It's been tough. My dad used to do all this and I helped him but since he passed away a few years ago it was all me. Now I feel fine about it but in the early days it was really struggling with the things I didn't know." There was no specific emotion in his voice as he spoke over his father. He had embraced his death and given it a place in his life.<br><br>"You've come a far way since school too. You used to be so quiet and on your own. Now you're leading a business and have to talk to people all day." He smiled at her as he said so because he definitely found it a good improvement.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 10:02:24</strong>
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				"Well it seems that we both sort of fell into our businesses. Bennett's Cleaning was originally just a way to make ends meet. I had a couple friends who offered to pay me if I cleaned up for them. Soon enough I was making a living cleaning. It's not what I thought I would end up doing, but it's done me well over the years." She looked at him when he said that owning a business there were only small downfalls. She nodded her head, "I agree they are only small and usually manageable, but at times they can be quite bothersome." <br><br>She looks at him, smiling, "I wouldn't change it for the world though." She listened to him talk about his father and nodded. "I remember hearing about your father and what happened. I always wanted to approach you and give you my sympathy, but I just never could find the right way or time to approach you." She gave him an awkward smile as she remembered those times. Then he mentioned her and how she used to be, she blushed a bit. "Yeah I've come out of my shell a little." she nodded in confirmation. "I'm still generally quiet, I do what I need to for my business and to get work, and yes people expect me to talk for a large portion of the day, but you'd be surprised at how many people would prefer someone to listen rather than talk themselves." She smiled as she said the last part, it was generally true. <br><br>"Do you still hang out with the people from school?" she asked not because she was curious about the people from school but wondered what he did with his free time. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>26-01-2013, 10:21:49</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam nodded at her as she pointed out her thoughts. "I'm glad you did end up doing this otherwise I'd never had seen the beauty of this stone again." He smirked as he answered knowing how ridiculous it sounded. If it wasn't for my father I'd never had the knowledge to do this so I must thank him for that." She was right about the bothersome side of the small issues too. "Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the paperwork that a business like this gets but I guess that's what I have to do if I want this place to stay open."<br><br>He smiled slightly as she talked about wanting to comfort him. "Everyone wanted that really and it got rather annoying after a while. Am I allowed to say that I'm glad you didn't try it? At that point I wanted some time alone not a bunch of people that weren't close with me. I really had enough of all that." As he was finished he shrugged and let out a loud sigh. Then they moved over to her as a topic. <br><br>"I'm really happy for you that you've been able to do so. Being all shy doesn't give you as much opportunities as when you're an open personality. Like starting up your own business for example. Knowing when to remain silent is a good thing too, here people don't really come for a nice chat but I can imagine that your customers tell you great and sometimes less great stories." He liked the way he could talk with her. It was an open way of speech and they did seem to agree on a lot of points.<br><br>"No, I don't. Most of them are gone anyway. They left for college and I didn't see them back. I stayed home to work in the business. I guess it's true, out of sight out of mind. But I don't need them really. I see enough people here at the garage and if I do need some chatter, I just go out and meet with some friends." He smiled at her. "What about you?"</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 05:03:47</strong>
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				She was a bit surprised by his easy admittance that he didn't want the attention given him after his father had passed away. It didn't surprise her that he didn't really want the sympathy, she knew that feeling all too well. She hadn't really lost many people in her life, well not to death, but she knew the feeling of loss and how people's words were just never adequate in those situations. She also knew how suffocated one could feel by too many people wanting to help. It had happened too many times in her childhood, during her father's arrests and her mother's hospital stays to not be fresh in her mind. They were always kind people, police officers, social workers, friends of the family, and they always meant well. "I'm glad I was too shy to talk to you then." She gave him a soft smile and nodded her head as he let out a sigh. <br><br>She listened quietly as he talked about how she was able to open up more than she used to. She nodded her head in agreement to his comments about how difficult things would be if she hadn't broken through her shell at least a bit. She laughed when he mentioned her clients and the stories that they told her. "You wouldn't believe some of the stories I've heard, or the explanations that I've gotten for some of the messes I've had to clean up. Usually things go pretty well though." she smiled and thought about the last house she had cleaned. "I do have a couple of elderly clients who follow me around and talk to me the entire time I'm cleaning. I think I know their life stories better than my own." she smiled as she said it. "I always find it hard to finish their homes though, I know they're just lonely, and want someone who is willing to listen to them." <br><br>She had really not had many friendships in school, not any that she considered worthy of mentioning anyways. She nodded as she listened to him talk about how he had lost touch with most of the people from back then. She leaned down and started working again as she responded, "It's pretty much the same for me, those few people I did know back then left, I haven't heard from them since." She scrubbed the stain in front of her as she thought about how to respond to him. She was blushing and she just continued working, hoping that the shadows hid her crimson cheeks, "I know it sounds pretty lame, but I don't go out all that much, I'd much prefer to listen to music and read in private, and if I'm going to do something foolish like dancing or something, I'd prefer to only make myself a fool for me, instead of an audience." She blushed even brighter at her admissions. Trying to make light of it, she chuckled, "Such an exciting life I lead. Cleaning, reading, music, dancing, and singing all to an audience consisting of me, myself, and I." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 16:46:50</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam returned her smile as she looked at him and sighed. "Yeah, maybe it was for the best. I know they alway want to help and really try to do goodd but that's not what I needed, you know?" He did hope that she'd understand it, the young man didn't know much about her although he had heard rumours of bad parenting with an abusive father. Never had he seen such things on her but those bruises could be hid easily. He just hoped that it wasn't true.<br><br>He knew that sometimes people just sought conversation. Some of his customers are like that too but it was obvious that she had to deal with that type of persons more than him as she really came at home. Here they jus dropped off their car, had a little chit chat and left. "It's nice to listen to them but isn't it hard to get everything done when they keep on telling stories? At some point you've got to be rude and stop listening and just work or do they keep talking while you work?" Adam realized that he was doing pretty much the same since he had entered the room though.<br><br>She told about her hobbies as if they were all that bad. "If it keeps you entertained it's good, right? I do make some music myself. Only when if got a moment of time. Acoustic songs although no one has ever heard one of them. Probably something like you, afraid to make a fool of myself." The girl had turned her head but Adam still could see the blush that had come on her face due to telling about her hobbies.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 17:19:02</strong>
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				She laughed as he mentioned how hard it would be to get work done with people talking to her the entire time. "Well, it isn't too bad if I don't let myself get too distracted. Usually I'm pretty good about being able to respond and continue working at the same time. It's only occasionally that I find myself actually stopping what I'm doing to have a conversation." She smiled, realizing that's exactly what she had been doing with him. "I guess if the conversation is interesting enough, I can find myself getting caught up in it. I'm usually able to decide what appointments are going to be distracting before hand though, and schedule them as the last appointment of the day. It just works better, it helps me avoid any delays in my schedule. I cleaned a house before this one, where the elderly woman likes to talk. She would prefer for me to do the job in the morning, but after explaining to her that I would have more time with her in the evenings, she happily allows me to come in the early evenings now." She looked at him and smiled again. <br><br>She listened to him comment about her hobbies and nodded her head in approval. "You play?" she thought this an interesting turn in conversation, "It seems a shame that you haven't let anyone hear your music. I bet it's really nice." she smiled still not taking her eyes from her work as she moved from one stain to the next, cleaning and scrubbing until the brilliance of the stone shown through.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 18:47:36</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">He nodded as she was talking. "You've found a very good way of dealing with talkative customers." She told him that she didn't always stop working and he returned her smile, thinking that she had stopped right now. Apparently this conversation had been interesting enough for her. He didn't mind it. To him it even felt good to see that she was willing to talk, knowing that he might get a new friend out of this as she did have to come here weekly while being on contract. Which meant being able to talk with her was important.<br><br>"Yeah, I play." he answered while looking at her work, seeing that she was doing well. "And maybe you can sing good too and you're probably a nice dancer too." He let his eyes wander over the parts of her body that he saw as he said so. "You could show me that and I'll judge if I were right." Adam grinned at that thought as he imagined her dancing and singing while cleaning the place.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>28-01-2013, 02:13:05</strong>
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				She nodded as he said that her way of dealing with talkative people was good. "I think so. It works for me, at least." <br><br>She glanced up at him and saw the glint in his eyes as he mentioned her dancing and singing for him. "Well I'm sure that your playing won't make me deaf or blind. My dancing and singing on the other hand, have every possibility of doing permanent damage to you." She laughed as she said it, and sat back her butt on her feet and observed the floor. She stood up and walked around, looking to make sure the stains were gone. She nodded her head in approval. "I think I've removed the last stain." She looked down at herself, her clothes showing the signs of cleaning this place, her knees damp from crawling around on the wet floor. She stretched her back, arching it and giving slow twists as she did. <br><br>She picked up the bucket of water and went to dump it. She pulled her phone out of the pocket of her jeans looking at the time, she realized that she had went over the time on this job. She shook her head, wondering if Adam had other things to do, that she was keeping him from. She hurried in dumping the bucket and rinsing it out. She went back into the room, her apologies ready. "I'm so sorry Adam, I didn't realize that I had went over the three hours that I told you when I agreed to the job. I hope I'm not making you late for anything." <br><br>She gave a quick once over the room, realizing that it was finally done. "I am finally done, so as soon as I have my supplies loaded, I'll be out of your hair. Unless there's something I missed that I'm not seeing." She looked over the room again. Making a mental checklist in her mind as she went. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>28-01-2013, 21:47:44</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam arched his eyebrows and shook his head while he listened to her. "Now you're lying Sam. I'm pretty sure that it is impossible to go blind from seeing someone dance. Getting deaf because of hearing bad singing is possibe tough. Maybe you shouldn't sing or I should wear earplugs if you do because I don't wanna become deaf just yet. There's too much that I still wanna hear." he said jokingly as he watched her getting up. The place did look much better now that she was done.<br><br>His eyes went over the floor as she was checking it too. "I do think that you've got rid of every stain. There's nothing that I can see." She was checking herself out and Adam looked at her too. The hard work had left its marks. Her hair wasn't as nice anymore as when she came in but it had something. A raw look. He liked it. Then she stretched her back and Adam worried that he had let her work too much. "You okay? I haven't pushed you too hard by letting you do it all in one evening?" She had been sitting on her knees for quite some time and he didn't want her to get hurt because of that.<br><br>She walked away to empty the bucket of dirty water and came back all apologizing. Adam didn't know why but as she continued the reason became clear and he laughed. "Seriously? Don't apologize. My evening would have been going home and checking out the tv. I didn't have any plans, now I had a nice evening filling conversation. Sam, I should be thankful and I do think that you're done. Everything looks clean." He smiled at her as she still was having too much stress about working too long.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 00:10:18</strong>
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				Sam smirked when Adam said she was lying. "How dare you call me a liar," she feigned outrage, "you don't know. I've blinded many a people by dancing, in fact, I'm not allowed to dance when other's are around. The police told me that if I did I would be arrested and charged with "Assault with grievous bodily harm." She tried to hold back a laugh, "I guess it's just a good thing you believe me about the singing." She winked at him, thinking how fun it was to joke and play like this, even if she did embarrass herself a bit. <br><br>Proud of the work she had done, she smiled when he acknowledged that she had removed all of the stains. She felt his eyes on her and she attempted to run her fingers through her hair, smoothing it out a bit, she knew she had to look rough. She had been up since early that morning, working, checking out the room at Lux's house, then working some more. She had definitely put in a long day, and she could feel it. She was shocked by his concern, and quickly tried to stop him. "I'm fine, it's nothing a night's sleep won't take care of. It's nothing I'm not used to, and it was my choice to do the job in one evening." <br><br>She felt relief as he reassured her that he didn't have any important plans. She smiled as he said that he enjoyed their conversation. She blushed just a bit, and replied "I enjoyed your company as well." He then said that he thought she was done and she smiled and nodded her head. <br><br>She started gathering all of her things and stacking them by the door leading outside to her car. She took one last look at the showroom and then the office. She stood in the doorway and started to tie up loose ends. "I know you said that you wanted that contract, but I'm sure you probably don't want to discuss that now. Perhaps we can set up an appointment to discuss that, or maybe we can just take care of it when I come to clean next time?" She looked at him, taking a moment to study him without it being too awkward, while he decided how to handle the next part of their business arrangement. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 13:59:31</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam gave her a smile as Sam said that it didn't hurt as bad as it looked. "Okay, that's good. I really didn't want you to overdo it on your first day. No need to impress me. I'm glad it's not that bad." He had been genuinely concerned about her and he felt some kind of relieve as she answered him which was really strange since she wasn't even his employee. The young man blamed their shared past in high school for his concern although he did know that it was more than just that. He wasn't ready to admit it yet though.<br><br>The smile on his face grew bigger as he noticed her blush when she admitted that she had liked spending time with him too. A warm feeling went through his body as he heard that. It faded away quickly as he thought of the fact that she had to say that if she wanted to come back. One moment he had believed her but now he didn't know it that sure anymore. Was he searching too much for an excuse to ruin the fun he had? He didn't know.<br><br>He followed her as she moved her stuff towards the car and nodded. "Yeah, I'll call you about the contract and when you get it here for me to sign we could arrange a specific date for next time that you come cleaning. From then we could have the same day every week if that's possible." Adam saw how she studied him and still wondered about the disbelieve that he had earlier. He couldn't put that thought away.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 14:49:19</strong>
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				Sam watched as Adam's concern for her faded as she reassured him that she was okay. She thought about how he said that there was no need to impress him, and realized just how much she had been trying to impress him. She hadn't worked any harder than what she usually did, but she had been looking for his praises, even if they made her uncomfortable. She thought to herself, what is it about this guy, why does it matter so much to me what he thinks.<br><br>She watched as different emotions passed over his face, wondering what he was thinking, if she had done something wrong. She nodded as he told her that he would call about the contract, she had been hoping that he would want to set up a specific time to sign it. She realized that it wasn't because she wanted the contract but because she wanted a reason to see him again. The thought made her blush and she just couldn't understand it, this was so unlike her. <br><br>She began carrying her supplies to the car, putting them in the trunk and backseat, wherever she usually stored them, finally getting the vacuum inside she went back inside. "I have a contract in the car," she said as she glanced up at Adam, "but I think we've dealt with enough business for tonight." She looked down at her feet and then hesitantly back up at him. "I hadn't realized how thirsty I am," she said she knew her excuse for hanging around was transparent, but she couldn't think of anything else, "Do you think I could get something to drink?" her face got red as she asked, and she averted her gaze. <br><br>What am I doing, she reprimanded herself, why couldn't I just leave good enough alone. What is it about this guy that makes me want to make a fool of myself. She continued to berate herself. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 15:15:39</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">She told him that she had a contract in the car and he just shook his head. "Not tonight, you've done enough already. I'll give you a call later this week to meet up." He was still watching her as she looked down for a moment and heard her speak when her eyes directed at him again. "Thirsty, well I've got some drinks inside." Adam still smiled at her as her cheeks got even more red than before and he softly smirked as he turned around.<br><br>Her question had made him happy. She hadn't just said that she liked his company because it was good for her business. Sam really wanted to spend time with him and she was really cute in the way she handled those things. He lead her back to his office. "Grab a seat. What kind of drink would the lady want? Water? Coke? Sprite? Anything else? Just name it and I'll try to get it for you." Adam was really doing his best to please her now. A little voice in his head told him what he was feeling already. He was falling for her, hard.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 15:40:26</strong>
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				Oh god, what am I doing, she thought to herself as she continued to look down at the floor. Her face was burning with the blush on her cheeks, she knew she had to be a horrid shade of crimson. She followed him back to his office, "Water will be fine," she responded, her voice sounding a bit odd even to herself. She glanced up at him, trying to act normally, the voice in her head still reprimanding her, telling her to grow up, to get a grip, to quit acting like a teenager. She attempted to smile as she finally brought her gaze back to his. <br><br>She leaned up against the wall of the office, and watched him as he got her drink. He handed it to her, she opened it and she took a drink. Then looked back up at him, she was at a loss of words, she had no idea what to say to him. She was afraid to open her mouth and embarrass herself more. She had put herself in an awkward situation and didn't know how to rectify it. For some reason she wished she were back on her knees, scrubbing the floor, things were much easier then. <br><br>Her mind raced trying to think of something to say, "Thank you for the drink." she said, and even that made her blush more. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 16:29:02</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam got to the refrigerator that was standing outside of his office and grabbed her a cold bottle of water. When he got back in he passed it at her but she didn't seem to want to sit down. Sam was leaning against the wall and that made him stand up too. Most of the blush had gone away by the time he got back and he just looked at her as she drank her water silently. As none of them started talking the situation became rather awkward and Adam thought back to his younger years where dating with a girl always predicted silences in the conversation because he liked the girl too much to think straight. This really was one of those.<br><br>She opened up with the most classic answer when someone offered something and Adam just got along with it. "You're welcome, I hope it's not too cold." He laughed at his own answer and sighed. "Look at us, we really look like freshmen at this point. How could things get like this so quickly? Well, I guess that we are feeling like young kids too. Haha, I feel like one." Now it was his time to blush. He had thrown his heart out and now she could decide what to do with it.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 16:52:48</strong>
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				Hearing his laugh, got her attention, she looked up at him, as he compared them to kids. She was shocked for just a moment as she realized that he must be feeling very similar to what she was feeling. It was odd but his blush and discomfort actually calmed her some. She laughed and agreed with him, "I guess the one thing different about then and now is the fact that back then I only would have dreamed of talking to you." <br><br>She moved over to a chair and took a seat. "Oh it feels good to sit down." She looked down at the floor and then smiled, "Well, sit down in a chair." She smiled at him, the blush still very noticeable on her cheeks. Making busy work for her hands she took the rubberband out of her hair and brushed her fingers through it, trying to straighten it some, then debated about putting it back up again. For the time being she left it loose. <br><br>She searched her memory for something to talk from their earlier conversation, "So when do you think you're going to play for me?" she said a teasing note in her voice.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 17:54:40</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam smiled again as she laughed together with him and listened carefully as she spoke. He knew that she had been shy in the past and that she still was a little shy but he couldn't think that she'd been too shy to talk to guys when she was younger. The man understood awkwardness but not such shyness. "I cant believe that. You were that shy? Maybe I should've checked you out earlier." he said and grinned. Adam felt more important than he really was at this moment only because of her compliment.<br><br>Sam got a seat and offered him one too. It made Adam smirk and sit down. "So, you're calling the shots here already." he answered playfully and winked, knowing that it wasn't meant like that at all. Then he watched her playing with her hair, getting it less messy than it was while she was cleaning. "You know, I like your hair when it's down. It's playful, you should let it down when I'll play for you." Adam grinned back at her.</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 18:26:56</strong>
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				She nodded her head, "Yes I really was that shy." She looked in his eyes, his grin making her smile. "Why would that make you want to check me out earlier?" She shook her head, trying to find his logic in the statement. <br><br>She blushed when he asked if she was calling the shots, "No not at all," she began to reply hoping that she hadn't upset him, then realizing he was joking she, chuckled, "Actually now that you mention it. Sure why not, I'll be calling the shots from now on." She winked at him and then laughed. <br><br>She smiled at the compliment and pulled her hair over her shoulder, she blushed as she looked at it. "Thank you, but I can only imagine the mess it must be right now." Realizing that he had just agreed to play for her, she smiled. "I'll be sure to do that, you just let me know when and where." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 22:12:06</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">He noticed that he had her all confused with his comment. Maybe he shouldn't have put it that way and didn't have to be so straightforward. He decided to clarify things before continuing with other things. "Well, I would have had the chance to see if you were really as shy as you say you were. And you probably were a nice girl to hang out with too." Adam actually found himself wanting to have talked to her earlier, getting to know her better but he hadn't and just should go with the present.<br><br>The lady played along with his joke. "So, what will happen next, boss?" He shook his head while he smirked. "I guess we shouldn't do that, right? I've gotten rather used to being the one in charge, not ready to give that up yet. I'm sorry. Guess you should stick to your own business." He smiled.<br><br>"It's not all that messy, especially not seen to the conditions you worked in so long. And the guitar, we'll find some time." Adam winked at her and grinned. </div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 22:26:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She laughed as he continued the joke, "Are you trying to tell me that I'm fired? You can't treat a girl like that, give her a job one second and then rip it out from under her feet the next." she laughed. She crossed her arms over her chest pretending to pout. "Stick to my own business, I'll show you." she chuckled again, just not able to keep up the charade. <br><br>"Yeah the conditions I was working in were pretty horrid. Look at this place, and the conversation it was the worst, I'm surprised I even survived. The whole ordeal was just terrible." she smiled at him and her exaggerations. <br><br>Getting serious once again, when he mentioned his playing for her, she smiled, "That would be nice Adam, I would really enjoy hearing you play." She took a drink of her water and sat there thinking, with a smile on her face. She really enjoyed Adam and his company, she found herself trying to think of more reasons to stay, but she couldn't think of anything, so she opted for honesty. "I know I should really be going, get out of your hair, but I'm enjoying our conversation." She spoke quietly, hoping to avoid the blush she knew would arise. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 22:47:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam listened to her and frowned playfully as she got ruder with her comments. He knew that she was playing and that made him laugh again. "You're good at this roleplaying, Sam. I almost worried about this place and that my chatter wasn't enough for you. I can pretend that I wouldn't care but that would be lying so I'm glad that you're just joking, my lady." He smiled at her again as his laughter had stopped and winked. "We can fool around already, that's really nice."<br><br>"You really would like to hear me, right? I don't know why it gets to you this much because I'm not sure whether I'm good enough to be heard." He looked back at her and how she drank. A short moment of silence fell over the two again but she started the conversation once more but this time to end it really. "Yeah, I should let you go so you can enjoy the rest of your evening. I liked all of this too and if you hadn't been working here for so long I would have invited you to listen to my music."</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 03:36:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sam had just taken a drink of water when Adam said that they could fool around already, the double entendre, caught her off guard and she started choking. Her eyes watering while coughing and hacking she tried to calm herself. Finally able to breath she wiped at the tears running down her face. She looked up at Adam, "Excuse me, wow, I must've swallowed....." she couldn't do it the thought of what he had said had her giggling again. <br><br>Oh god, she thought to herself, get a grip woman, what the hell is your problem. He probably didn't even mean it that way. She took a couple deep breaths and finally got control. "I'm sorry about that," she took another deep breath, "I guess what you said shocked me a bit. Yeah," she chuckled, "we can fool around already." <br><br>Finally having complete and total control over herself, just a little more embarrassment to pile on the day, she thought to herself. <br><br>"Of course I want to hear you, I wouldn't have said it if I didn't want to." she smiled. "Well, I'll only know whether you're good or not if I hear you." She smiled. <br><br>"You aren't keeping me from anything, other than an empty apartment and packing. Oh please don't keep me here any longer," she said in a deep long moan, "packing and being alone are so much better than pleasant conversation." She laughed at herself. "Damn work, always stopping me from doing what I really want. That's it tomorrow I'm telling the boss I quit. Especially since this job made me lose out on hearing you play." She winked at him and then sat forward on her chair, she uncapped her water and eyed it suspiciously, "You have to watch these things, occasionally you can get a bad one and it tries to kill you." She made light of the choking she had done earlier. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 08:43:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div style="text-align: justify;">He saw her choke and frowned slighty, only then realizing what he had just said out loud. She must have misinterpretated the whole thing. Adam didn't mean it like that at all. "You okay?" It seemed that she was fine but there was no harm in making sure that she was. "So, to make it clear. I didn't really mean it like that, Sam. I meant it more as getting comfortable with eachother, telling things that no one else knows and create embarrassing moments ourselves. Not really, you know, fool around."<br><br>She got back in the game by telling that she really wanted to listen to his music. "Yeah, I know but I just meant that it has been a long day for you. You've been working till now. I thought that you'd have other things to do, maybe some other plans? If not, you're still welcome." He smiled again at her as he heard that he wasn't keeping her from fun things. They both were in a situation that this was the funnest part of their night although she tried to be sarcastic about watching tv.<br><br>Her attempt only mad the two of them laugh. Then she started again on her choking water. "I know, I've had a couple of those bottles too, you really should be careful with this one."</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 18:54:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sam couldn't believe how this situation was turning out, what first started as a job, now looked as if it might end up a great..... she paused in her thoughts her mind running over all the words that could fit, friendship, romance, relationship, heartbreak... She hoped her thoughts weren't visible on her face. Some people said that she was easily readable, and right now she hoped they were wrong. She thought about going and listening to him play, and the idea really appealed to her, but when thinking it all through she decided playing it safe would be best. She wasn't the type to jump in head first without knowing how deep the water was first. <br><br>Sam looked up at him, her eyes meeting his. "I know I'm not in really any condition to be seen out in public," she looked down at her clothing, "but if it wouldn't bother you too much, I would like to take a raincheck on hearing you play. Perhaps tonight, if you don't mind, we could go out for coffee, or dinner if you haven't had anything to eat yet. My treat." She looked at him wondering what he would think of her suggestion, she hoped he wouldn't be upset. She just didn't want to give him the wrong impression of her.&nbsp; &nbsp;
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 19:30:22</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam looked at Sam and he could see her face turn from happy to afraid in only a matter of seconds. The young man wondered what the lady in front of him was thinking because that wasn't exactly clear. She could be thinking about him but Adam didn't know why she would get a look that afraid. As far as he knew, nothing had gone wrong and he hadn't said something wrong either. Perhaps her thoughts were going to other places and maybe he was worrying for nothing. He did hope so.<br><br>He nodded as he had to agree with her. She really wasn't in a state to be seen. People would gossip about her looks and that wasn't what he wished for her. Earlier that morning he had a client with her car that suffered from such gossip although that had been harder. "You could come to my place." he offered as it was rather late and if she needed to get ready to go out first it would get too late. "You know, my treat." Adam winked and smiled at her. "I could play guitar too than."</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>31-01-2013, 01:47:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sam thought about his offer, she just wasn't sure. They really seemed to be hitting it off, and she really didn't want to go home to her empty apartment, not yet anyways. She was really enjoying the time they were spending together. What the hell, she thought, you can't live life always worried about the what ifs. She looked up at Adam and nodded her head, she smiled nervously, "Okay I guess," she looked at the time and realized it was getting late, "maybe for just a little bit." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>31-01-2013, 08:29:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div style="text-align: justify;">He smiled a she seemed to accept his offer. She hadn't reacted yet but the way Same thought about it was enough for him to see that she would. She really was an open book to him and probably to quite a few other people too. As she accepted he smiled some more. "Great, uhm ..." Adam realized that they were here with two seperate cars. "I'll give you the address and you can drive there on your own? Or will you just follow me? We can't leave your car here, it is not practical when you want to leave, right?"</div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kerri</strong> on <strong>31-01-2013, 13:59:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sam nodded in response, "I'll drive.... Hmmm, I guess, I'll follow you, it will just be easier that way." She could feel herself blushing blush slightly. <br><br>Their plans made they moved towards the door, and she walked to her car. "Okay I'll see you when we get there." She got in her car, put the key in the ignition. She watched Adam as he got in his car, and pulled out behind him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Fredricks Repair Service</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JackWhite</strong> on <strong>31-01-2013, 14:06:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div style="text-align: justify;">Adam smiled at her. "Okay, it's not that far and a rather easy way. You won't get lost, I promise." he answered and laughed. For some unknown reason all those lame things that he would never have said got all funny when she was around. He still realized how idiotic those things sounded though and was rather embarrased about it. Still he continued saying them, not caring much about how mixed he felt because of it.<br><br>He followed her outside and got into his own car and drove off to his place (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=162968.0), making sure that she was following him.</div>
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