Since the ‘green eyes’ conversation Richie had with Toni something lay in the back of his mind under wraps. He didn’t want to expose it yet didn’t want to look at it. He busied himself with his work but it would not be still. Something just wasn’t adding up. He thought about the way Toni had acted for the past week, sure she was hot…she was just a little hotter right now.

Richie sent Miss Peeg on an errand so he could have a few minutes to look at the thing. He had never in the time he’d known her thought or suspected she might be seeing someone else. The thought just never occurred to him until now. He dismissed it outright…with all the heartbreaking time they went through when he screwed up…she wouldn’t…he couldn’t believe it of her…no.

He was almost ashamed of himself…he had been for the last few days checking out the eye color of every male he came across in The Glen. There were several greenish eyed men…oh hell what was he thinking…

When would she have the time for it…hell when would she want it after what she was giving him? Maybe he wasn’t enough…didn’t satisfy her…what the fuck could she want?

He began thinking of where she went who she might see there… she didn’t go anywhere except around the Glen and once in awhile to Coffs. The clinic…she’d started the clinic…could she have a patient…maybe he’d just start dropping by there.

He hated himself for what he was thinking.