One Look at You

Distractions

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Spencer sat & relaxed in the back of her dads car. She was reading the latest Nicholas Sparks book. Although she loved his books she was convinced love like that didn't really exist. Did people really meet on vacation and fall madly in love as Mona and Noah had? Did love conquer all, including death, illness and marrying different people? She didn't believe so. That wasn't practical, that wasn't real life. Melissa was sitting next to her. She was looking at samples for redecorating her apartment. Spencer would be joining her in Philly this fall.

"What do you think of this?" Melissa asked.

"It's too blue" Spencer said with a quick glance before returning to her book.

Spencer looked up into the front seat and happened to see her parents clasped hands. Maybe that kind of love did exist after all. If it did, Spencer hadn't found it yet. She had a boyfriend back in Rosewood, he always said how much he loved her. She guessed she loved him too, but nothing like all the romantic books and movies described.

Spencer was fully engrossed with her book when the car stopped. She looked up they were sitting on the side of the road.

"Why are we stopped" she asked.

"The car just quit!" Her dad groaned in frustration. "We're not even twenty miles from town and it has to break down now!" Her dad ranted hitting the steering wheel.

"I don't think hitting the car is going to make it go again" Spencer said flipping the page in her book.

"Peter it's fine just call AAA" Veronica said.

"I never renewed it" Peter said "the car hasn't had an issue in three years!"

"I'll call Pam" Veronica said.

"Pam Fields was a childhood friend of Veronica's. She ran a resort of summer homes up in Maine. Her husband was a military man and the resort afforded her and her daughter Emily the ability to travel with her husband in the off season.

After a few minutes Veronica hung up.

"Pam is on her way and Wayne called the local repair shop for a tow truck." Veronica told them. They all sighed in relief.

Twenty minutes later a yellow tow truck appeared that had "Cavanaugh Towing and Auto Repair" on the doors.

The door opened and a tall ruggedly handsome man, maybe in his early 20s got out of the truck. He had on a tight black t-shirt and jeans with work boots. When Spencer was done looking him up down she had one thought 'yummy'

"It just quit" her dad was telling the mechanic hunk "it's probably the battery"

The hunky mechanic smiled slightly, shaking his head "no it's the alternator" he said.

"How do you know, you haven't even looked at it yet" her dad argued.

The mechanic looked under the hood for about 2 minutes. He was telling her dad it would take a couple days to fix their car, when Pam Fields pulled up in her silver Honda. Pam and her daughter Emily helped them transfer their bags over to the Honda.

"Come on Spencer" her mother said getting into the car with the Fields.

Spencer didn't want to leave without finding out the hunks name. She looked at him. He was smoldering hot, he probably had a gorgeous amazing girlfriend. All of a sudden he turned looking at Spencer. He smiled at her. She smiled at him and for a minute it was just them looking at each other.

"Spencer!" Her mother yelled snapping her out of it.

"Sorry, I just uh have to get my purse" she said opening the door of the car. She leaned in grabbing her purse when an idea struck. She pulled her book out of her purse and tossed it onto the floor of the car before standing up and closing the door. She gave the hunky mystery man a hair toss and one last smile before getting in the fields car. She already couldn't wait to see him again and she didn't even know his name.
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