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Eddie walked into Sully's bar right before it closed and took his normal seat. He saw Janet in the back mopping. She hasn't seen him yet so he just watched her. She had her iPod in her ears and she singing and dancing as she mopped the floors. There was something different about her tonight, Eddie noticed. She seemed happier. He wondered what was going on with her. Eddie couldn't contain himself any longer. The urge to scare her was just to tempting so finally, he gave into temptation and he walked up behind her, and put his hands around her waist. Janet jumped and screamed.
"Jesus Eddie." She yelled. "You scared me to death." Eddie just laughed.
"That was so not funny." Janet said as she started to laugh too.
"Well, I was waiting for 10 minutes for service, but you never came over, so I had to take matters into my own hands." He said smiling
"Well Mr. Latekka, let's head over and you get you fixed up." She said as she headed over to the bar and poured Eddie's regular shot into two glasses. 1 for him and 1 for her. Eddie always insisted and she finally stopped arguing with him and had a shot with him whenever he came in at closing. They clinked glasses and they downed their shots. Janet then got them each their own beer.
"So Latekka, what happened to the big busted red-head that you took off with?" She asked him
" Oh, Lori… wait Lauren or was it Laura?" He asked sheepishly
"Jesus Eddie" Janet sighed, "It was Leah."
"Oh yeah, Leah. It was a no go. She couldn't stop talking about her ex-boyfriend and she was giving me a headache so I dropped her home." He said and Janet just rolled her eyes.
"So Miss. Meadows." He began "You seem happy tonight, more so then normal and you can't stop smiling. What goes on?"
"I am not abnormally happy." She protested
"Liar!"
"Fine, I have a date." She admitted softly Eddie raised his eyebrows.
"A date huh? So who is the lucky guy?" Eddie was happy for her. She was a sweet girl and a great friend to him. They have become good friends since he began coming in at closing for a shot for the past few years. It was usually just the 2 of them and they have really gotten to know each other.
"He is a professor at the Duf. He has been coming in here for the last few weeks and he asked me out tonight. We are going to Spinelli's tomorrow night." She was smiling the whole time that she spoke. There was a sparkle in her eyes that he has never noticed before.
She has beautiful eyes. Eddie thought as he watched her talk. "So does this professor have a name?"
"Oh did I not mention that?" She asked giggling. "His name is Paul. He teaches biology."
"Paul huh? Well I hope you guys have a great time Janet. You deserve to be happy."
"Thanks Eddie." Wow. He is a total sweetheart. Too bad he didn't ask me out. She thought
"So, are you ready to go? I will walk you out." He said as he slugged the last drop of beer and handed Janet his empty bottle to throw away.
"Eddie- this is the Ridge. Nothing ever happens here."
"Janet why do we have the same conversation every time I walk you out? I have told you. My mama raised me right"
"Cause it's tradition." She said smiling. "Come on. Let's go."
Eddie walked her to her Jeep and they stood talking and laughing awhile longer, like they always did. He waited until she was in her Jeep and it was started until he went to his truck. Neither one of them noticed someone standing in the shadows watching them.