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Hannah turned to Mike the part time teenager who worked for her.

"Mike will you be okay here for the rest of the morning?" Hannah asked.

"Yea sure, go ahead and don't worry.

Mike had been the greatest, he was a big help to her.

She waved at Mike and took off she was going to spend the morning shopping.

Hannah met Trelassy and little Robert at the mall.

"Alright girl tell me how it's going?" Trelassy asked.

"Well not bad really, I took him cookies yesterday and we had a nice talk, I did about fall on my face again, but he caught me." Hannah said grinning.

"Oh girl this is working good, now we need sexy clothes and a sexy nightgown for the seduction scene." Trelassy said.

"Don't you think it's a little soon for the seduction thing?" Hannah asked looking worried.

"No girl you need to go for it and show that man what he's missing." Trelassy said grinning.

"Invite him to dinner and then have your way with him. Chapter six is all about ways to seduce him, read it and memorize." Trelassy said.

"Well okay." Hannah said.

"Come on now we need to get you in some sexy clothes.

Mark walked into the bike shop.

"Mark buddy, it's good to see ya. I heard ya were in town." Joey said.

"Hey Joey, good to see ya man." Mark said shaking his hand.

"Come on in the back I want to talk to ya." Joey said.

Mark followed him to the office. Joey shut the door and sat down.

Mark sat across from him.

"Mark I've known ya a long time and I like ya man, but if ya so much as harm a hair on Hannah head. I'll hurt ya." Joey said.

Mark looked at the man in shock.

"Uhh Joey I don't know where ya would get the idea I would hurt her, I happen to like the girl." Mark said

"Uhh huh, like her, she likes ya too, if ya get my meaning, I don't want to see her hurt, she's been hurt enough by the shitty family of hers." Joey said.

"I know that. I figured she had a crush on me or something, but I wouldn't take advantage of the girl." Mark said.

"Okay, I just wanted to be clear with ya, I never been married Mark or had no kids, but that little girl is like my daughter. I love her to death." Joey said.

Mark smiled. Seems like Hannah had a way of worming into yer heart before you knew it, He was beginning to be quite fond of her him self.

"Now how about lunch?" Joey said.

"Sure, what we having?" Mark asked.

"Joey!"

"In here Baby girl!" Joey hollered.

Hannah came bursting in the door out of breath dropping a picnic basket on the table.

"Sorry I'm late I had to do some shopping this morning." Hannah said planting a kiss on Joey's cheek.

Mark realized she hadn't stuttered once, was it him that made her that nervous?

"Its okay, do you care if Mark joins us?" Joey asked.

Hannah spun around and noticed Mark sitting in the other chair.

"Hello Hannah." Mark said grinning at her.

"Hi Mark." Hannah said and was happy she didn't stutter.

"Your wwelcome to join us." Hannah said smiling.

"Well thank ya darling." Mark said.

Hannah busied herself fixing everyone a plate of fried chicken and potato salad.

"What's for dessert?" Joey asked with his mouthful of chicken.

"Dessert? Did you want dessert?" Hannah asked grinning.

"Baby girl, don't tease an old man like that." Joey said.

Hannah grinned.

"Uhhh there might just be a pecan pie in there since I know it's your favorite." Hannah said grinning.

"I knew my girl wouldn't forget me." Joey said grinning.

Mark smiled at the genuine affection between the two and Hannah was so much more relaxed around him, he was seeing another side to her he hadn't seen before.

"Hannah, how did you become such a good cook?" Mark asked.

"I spent a lot of time with the cooks growing up, I watched them and picked up how to cook from the, I don't think my mother can even boil an egg." Hannah said.

Mark smiled she hadn't stuttered once.

Hannah got up and sliced both men a big piece of pie.

"Hannah I want to see ya eating one too." Mark warned.

"Yea girl, you skip to many meals." Joey said.

"Skipping meals?" Mark asked raising his brows at her.

"Well just once in a while." Hannah said flushing.

"Eat." Both men said at the same time.

Hannah smiled and got her a piece of pie and sat down with the two men.

They sat and chatted about bikes for a while.

"Hannah do you ride?" Mark asked.

"Yea, but it will be a couple of years before I can get my own bike. My business is not doing that good yet." Hannah said.

Mark frowned.

Hannah was rich, how could she not afford a bike.

"I got to get back to the store. Uhh Mark?" Hannah said.

"Yes darlin." Mark said pinning her with those green eyes.

"Would yyyou lllike to have ddinner with me tttomorow?" Hannah asked blushing bright red and looking down at her feet.

Mark knew how shy she was and how hard that had been for her.

"Hannah I would love to." Mark said.

Hannah looked up at Mark with the most brilliant smile.

"Okay. 6:00PM?" Hannah said.

"That will be great." Mark said.

Hannah gathered up her picnic basket and placed a quick kiss on Joey's cheek.

"I'll see ya tomorrow." Hannah said and took off.

"How come she can't get a bike, she's rich for gods sake." Mark said.

"Her parents are rich, her father cut her off without a penny when she wanted to open the bookstore, he didn't approve. She worked two jobs and stayed in a boarding house to save money, until she got enough to get that bookstore started." Joey said.

Mark gained a new respect for Hannah; she was obviously made of strong stuff, not a weak flower like her sister and mother.

"Remember what I said, don't hurt that little girl." Joey said.

Mark looked up at him.

"I have no intention of hurting her Joey." Mark said.

In fact Mark was intrigued with these new discoveries about Hannah, seems he wanted to know more.