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Enigma
Chapter 3

The bar was filling up as I made my way through the crowd. I heard my name shouted a couple of times and I waved in response, never knowing who had shouted at me.

Mickie, the bartender for tonight smiled and nodded at me as I went behind the counter to grab my laptop and head up to my office. Man, I can't believe this. I thought as I sat down at my desk. I spun my chair around to look out the big picture window I had installed when I bought the bar 3 years ago.

I stared out the window for what seemed like hours but was only a few minutes. There was a knock at the door, then the sound of it being pushed open. "How'd it go boss lady?" Mickie asked me.

"Wonderful and shitty all at the same time." I said as I turned to face him.

"What do you mean?" He asked, sitting across from me.

I leaned back in the chair, wondering how much to tell him, then decided to tell him the truth. "I had a great time. I mean we spent the day together walking around the city then it started to rain. We stopped by a newspaper stand and she kissed me."

Mickie smiled at me. "That's a good thing you know. When was the last time you went on a date?"

I chuckled. "Tell me about it. Haruka seems to be a great person; for someone else."

"Ah, let me guess, she's taken."

I nodded. "Yea, and I found out after the kiss, and after she dropped me off."

"What, did she tell you?"

I shook my head. "No, after she dropped me off, I went to wave to her and I saw her kissing another woman."

Mickie shook his head. "Man oh man, that has to suck."

"Yea, majorly." I chuckled bitterly.

"Tell you what, why don't you go home, relax and forget about her. Honey she just isn't worth it."

I stood up with him and smiled. "I think I'm going to do just that."

I grabbed my laptop and purse and followed Mickie to the door and down the stairs. He kissed my cheek as I made my way out the back door. I ran through the rain and climbed into my small blue two-door Honda Civic and headed for home.

I pulled into the driveway of my single family home along the Seal of Japan, thankful to be there and away from people. Opening the front door, I was met by my long-haired black tabby cat, Zoe. I picked her up and headed to my office to plug in my laptop then head up to bed. I tried not to look at the pictures that donned the stairway walls. To many memories right before bed. "I think it's time to take them down Zoe. What do you think?" I asked her as I sat her down on the bed.

I grabbed my night shirt and sweat pants and went to change. I stood in front of the mirror, naked, and smiled. I wasn't a super model, and that was OK with me.

Starting at the top of my head, I saw my long aqua hair, straight nose and blue eyes. I continued down to my slightly broad shoulders and down my arms to my fingertips . I moved back to my average, b cup, breasts. Some might have called them small, but to me, they were just right. My hips were what my mother called 'child birthing' hips. My eyes traveled to the small butterfly tattoo that sat on my lower back then down my thighs to my knees and my ankles with a cross tattoo on the left. I was happy as me physically. Now I just had to get over the fact that the woman I was attracted to was taken. I walked away and headed for bed.

I was back in New Mexico in the SUV, headed down the mountain with Emmy.

We were laughing and singing along with the radio. A screeching of brakes and breaking glass was all that I remembered until I woke up on the side of the road with the truck in flames and Emmy's lifeless body next to mine.

I woke up with a scream on my lips. I was sitting up in bed with Zoe licking my face.

Tears were streaming down my face and my heart was going a mile a minute. Not again, I thought. Please, not again. I fell back against the pillows and rolled to my side pulling my pillow into my arms. "Emmy, oh god Emmy. Why can't I just let you go?"