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  “All right, all right. So it’s the fourth of July. What are you up to?”

  “Got a problem with surprises?”

  “Nooo.”

  “Okay, then. It’s a date.” He would call Ralph in the morning with his plan. If she tried to buy that St. Croix Legend Elite fly rod herself, Ralph was to say he was sold out.

  “This was a fun evening, Doc.”

  He couldn’t agree more: the night was fun. The entire night was fun.

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  Copyright © 2005 by Victoria Houston

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