THE STORY BEGINS WITH TRENT AND SABRINA MEETING FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME. FIRST TIME WAS AT A PARTY THROWN BY FRIENDS OF TRENT'S. THE PARTY HOSTS KNEW FRIENDS OF SABRINA’S. TRENT AND HIS FRIENDS WORKED IN AN ARCHITECT FIRM. SABRINA AND FRIENDS WORKED FOR AN INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM. THE TWO SETS OF FRIENDS HAVE WORKED HAND-IN-HAND ON VARIOUS PROJECTS. TRENT IS NEW TO THIS BRANCH OF HIS FIRM. SABRINA WORKS IN THE ACCOUNTING AREA OF HER FIRM. TRENT HAD SEEN SABRINA AND WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER SO HE ASKED HIS HOSTS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HER. "WHO IS THE VERY PRETTY WOMAN STANDING OVER THERE WITH THE SAD LOOK IN HER EYES?" HE NEVER EXPECTED TO BE SET UP BY THESE SAME FRIENDS. SABRINA HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM: SHE HAD SEEN TRENT AND WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM SO SHE HAD ASKED AS WELL. SABRINA HAD COME TO THE PARTY WITH MUTUAL FRIENDS OF THE PARTY HOSTS. SHE HAD ASKED HER FRIENDS "WHO IS THAT GORGEOUS GUY OVER THERE NEAR THE HOSTS?" THESE TWO SETS OF FRIENDS DECIDED TO PLAY MATCHMAKER AND HOPE THAT THEIR TWO FRIENDS COULD CLICK AND MAKE SOME MAGIC TOGETHER. THE FRIENDS ARRANGED A DINNER FOR TWO AT A SEMI ELEGANT PLACE. THE FRIENDS KNEW FROM THE QUESTIONS SABRINA HAD ASKED THAT SHE WAS INTERESTED IN TRENT. EVEN THOUGH, SHE WAS AFRAID OF INTIMACY. SABRINA WAS DATE-RAPED SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE. THE PAIN IS STILL A PART OF SABRINA’S LIFE. THE FRIENDS TOLD TRENT ABOUT SABRINA’S BAD EXPERIENCE SO HE WOULD KNOW WHAT HE WAS DEALING WITH IN DATING SABRINA. THEY TOLD TRENT THAT THEY WERE ARRANGING A BLIND DATE FOR HIM WITH SABRINA BUT THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON TELLING SABRINA THAT THEY HAD ARRANGED A DINNER FOR HER WITH TRENT. HER FRIENDS TOLD HER THAT THEY KNEW SOMEONE WISHING TO MEET HER AND THAT SHE COULD TRUST THEIR JUDGMENT. THEY GAVE TRENT SABRINA'S ADDRESS AND HOPED NATURE WOULD TAKE ITS COURSE. SABRINA’S FRIENDS ASKED HER FOR PERMISSION TO GIVE OUT THE BUILDING’S OUTER DOOR ACCESS CODE. SABRINA HAS GIVEN HER PERMISSION. TRENT IS NERVOUS BUT EXCITED TO KNOW THAT SABRINA WANTS TO MEET HIM AS BAD AS HE WANTS TO MEET HER. HE REALIZES THAT HE MUST WALK SOFTLY SINCE SHE DOESN’T KNOW THAT HE IS HER BLIND DATE. HE PLANS TWO LITTLE SURPRISES FOR HER. A SINGLE WHITE ROSE IS THE FIRST; THE SECOND IS A SINGLE CHOCOLATE COVERED MINT; WHICH HE DISCOVERED IS HER FAVORITE CANDY. TRENT ARRIVES PROMPTLY TO PICK SABRINA UP. HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. SABRINA CALLS FOR HIM TO WAIT A MINUTE. SHE OPENS THE DOOR AND IS TOTALLY SHOCKED TO SEE TRENT ON THE OTHER SIDE. SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD A BLIND DATE BUT NEVER EXPECTED TRENT TO BE THE BLIND DATE. SHE WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THE DATE TO CARRY A ROSE OF WHITE, RED OR PINK. SHE IS READY EXCEPT HER SHOES AND HER COAT. SABRINA IS WEARING A SAPPHIRE BLUE DRESS WITH A BLACK BELT. TRENT IS WEARING A WHITE DRESS SHIRT, DRESS PANTS AND TIE. SABRINA OFFERS HIM A DRINK AND ASKS HIM TO GIVE HER A MOMENT TO FINISH DRESSING. HE ASKS IF SHE HAS PEPSI OR COKE, INSTEAD OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. SABRINA HAS PEPSI IN THE HOUSE. SABRINA GOES IN THE BEDROOM TO FIND HER SHOES. SABRINA COMES OUT OF THE BEDROOM TO FIND TRENT STANDING AGAINST THE WALL OPPOSITE THE DOOR WITH THE SINGLE WHITE ROSE IN HAND. TRENT PRESENTS THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE TO HER WITH A BOW. HE PLACES THE WHITE ROSE IN HER RIGHT HAND, KISSING IT SIMULTANEOUSLY. SABRINA BLUSHES, "THANK YOU." TRENT STANDS UP, "LADIES FIRST PLEASE." SHE LEADS THE WAY BACK TO LIVING ROOM, TRENT FOLLOWS KEEPING HIS HAND ON THE MIDDLE OF SABRINA'S BACK. SABRINA STOPS IN THE WALKWAY BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE LIVING ROOM; SHE TURNS TO HIM TO ASK IF HE WOULD LIKE ANOTHER PEPSI AS SHE TURNS AROUND, SHE DISCOVERS SHE HAS TURNED RIGHT INTO TRENT'S ARMS THAT CLOSE AROUND HER FOR A HUG AND A GENTLE LIGHT KISS. THE KISS AND THE HUG ARE ACCEPTED BECAUSE THEY ARE KEPT LIGHT AND CAREFREE. SABRINA IS ALREADY GETTING THE FEELING SHE CAN TRUST TRENT. "I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PEPSI”, TRENT REPLIES. SABRINA GETS HER COAT FROM THE CLOSET; TRENT TAKES HER COAT FROM HER AND HOLDS IT FOR HER TO PUT ON; SHE SLIPS HER ARMS INTO THE SLEEVES AND TRENT SETTLES THE COAT ACROSS HER SHOULDERS. SABRINA GRABS HER PURSE FROM BESIDE THE DOOR, MAKES SURE SHE HAS HER KEYS, AND LOCKS THE DOOR AS TRENT REACHES AROUND HER TO OPEN THE DOOR. HE TAKES SABRINA BY THE HAND AND LEADS HER LIGHTLY OUT THE DOOR. TRENT PULLS THE DOOR SHUT WHILE HOLDING SABRINA'S LEFT IN HIS RIGHT. TRENT AND SABRINA EXCHANGE PLEASANTRIES ON THE WALK DOWN THE HALLWAY TO THE SECURITY DOOR. TRENT PUSHES THE DOOR OPEN FOR SABRINA. HIS CAR IS WAITING AT THE CURB. HIS CAR IS A 1973 MONTE CARLO LANDAU. TRENT UNLOCKS THE CAR DOOR, OPENS THE DOOR, AND HANDS SABRINA IN, MAKING SURE HER DRESS WILL NOT CATCH IN THE DOOR. SABRINA REACHES ACROSS TO UNLOCK TRENT'S DOOR. HE SMILES HIS THANKS. SABRINA RETURNS TO HER SIDE OF THE CAR. TRENT TURNS TO HER, TAKES HER CHIN IN HIS HAND, TURNS HER FACE TOWARD HIM AND GENTLY KISSES HER NOSE, THEN HER LIPS. TRENT TAKES HER HAND IN HIS AFTER STARTING THE CAR. HE PULLS INTO TRAFFIC AND HEADS FOR THE RESTAURANT. TRENT RUBS HIS INDEX FINGER ACROSS HER KNUCKLES AND THEN HE TAKES HER HAND, KISSES HER PALM. OCCASIONALLY HE LEANS OVER AND KISSES HER ON THE CHEEK WHILE KEEPING HIS EYES ON THE ROAD. SHE TURNS TO SMILE AT HIM. SABRINA IS INCREDIBLY NERVOUS. SHE CANNOT BELIEVE SHE IS WITH TRENT ON A DATE. TRENT IS JUST SO SWEET AND ROMANTIC. SHE REALIZES HER TASTE IN MEN ISN’T SO OFF, AFTER ALL. THE OTHER MEN WOULD HAVE BEEN PAWING HER BY NOW. TRENT IS CONTENT WITH A CARESS ON THE CHEEK AND THE HAND. TRENT PULLS INTO THE LOT OF THE MATTERHORN. SABRINA TURNS, LOOKS AT HIM "YOU ARE KIDDING, RIGHT?" "WHAT IS WRONG?" TRENT ASKS. "NOT A THING, JUST SURPRISED IS ALL" SABRINA REPLIES. TRENT GETS OUT OF THE CAR AND COMES AROUND TO OPEN HER DOOR, HANDING HER OUT AS CAREFULLY AS HE HANDED HER IN. TRENT GENTLY PULLS HER INTO HIS ARMS; HE KISSES HER ON BOTH CHEEKS AND LIPS. THE KISS DEEPENS FOR A MOMENT. TRENT REALIZES HE IS FALLING IN LOVE FOR THE SECOND TIME; IN FACT, BOTH OF HIS LOVES ARE SIMILAR TYPES IN PERSONALITY, COLORING, AND GENERAL LOOKS. TRENT TAKES SABRINA'S HAND; TUCKS HER HAND IN THE CROOK OF HIS ARM; THEY WALK ACROSS THE LOT. HE OPENS THE DOOR FOR HER, GENTLY LEADING HER FORWARD WITH HIS HAND ON HER BACK. TRENT HOLDS HER HAND WHILE WAITING FOR THE HOSTESS TO RETURN TO THE RESERVATION STAND. THE HOSTESS ASKS IF THEY HAVE A RESERVATION. TRENT REPLIES "YES, TABLE FOR TWO, NON-SMOKING AT 7:00pm." THE HOSTESS HAS THEM WAIT FOR A MOMENT WHILE THE TABLE IS PREPARED. "RIGHT THIS WAY, PLEASE." THE HOSTESS LEADS THEM TO THE TABLE. TRENT PUTS HIS HAND AT THE SMALL OF HER BACK AGAIN TO LEAD SABRINA FORWARD. SABRINA UNBUTTONS HER COAT; TRENT SLIPS IT OFF HER ARMS AND LAYS IT ACROSS THE CHAIR NEXT TO HER. TRENT PULLS SABRINA'S CHAIR OUT. SABRINA SITS AND AS TRENT PUSHES HER CHAIR IN, HE KISSES THE BACK OF HER NECK. SABRINA SHIVERS FROM THE CONTACT. THE TABLE IS IN A SECLUDED CORNER. THE CANDLES PROVIDE JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ATMOSPHERE. TRENT REALIZES THE WHITE ROSE WAS LEFT IN THE CAR. HE EXCUSES HIMSELF FOR A MOMENT. HE WALKS OUT TO THE CAR AND GETS THE WHITE ROSE. HE RETURNS TO THE TABLE, AS HE WALKS BEHIND HER. HE LEANS DOWN TO KISS HER NECK AGAIN AND RUNS THE WHITE ROSE LIGHTLY ACROSS HER NECK. SABRINA JUMPS AT HIS TOUCH. SHE IS STARTLED. TRENT APOLOGIZES FOR THE SLIP. HE FORGOT FOR A SECOND. TRENT BRINGS THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SIDE OF SABRINA'S NECK TO HER CHIN. HE TAPS HER NOSE WITH THE ROSE BEFORE LAYING THE WHITE ROSE DOWN BESIDE SABRINA'S LEFT HAND. SABRINA SMILES WARILY AT HIM. TRENT KNOWS THE NEXT MOVE MUST BE HERS. HE KNOWS HE NEEDS TO BACKUP OR PERMANENTLY SCARE HER AWAY. THE WAITER ASKS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE FROM THE BAR. SABRINA ORDERS WATER ONLY WITH HER DINNER. TRENT ORDERS WATER ALSO. THE WAITER GIVES THEM A FEW MINUTES MORE TO SELECT THEIR ORDER. TRENT IS OCCASIONALLY STROKING SABRINA'S HAND WHILE HOLDING IT. "ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?" "YES, SALAD IS ALL, I BELIEVE." THE WAITER RETURNS WITH THE WATER. "ARE YOU READY TO ORDER, SIR?" "YES, THE LADY WOULD LIKE A CHEF SALAD WITH LIGHT MAYONNAISE ON THE SIDE." "I WOULD LIKE LASAGNA WITH GARLIC BREAD, SIDE SALAD WITH LIGHT MAYO." "VERY GOOD, SIR." TRENT STANDS AS SABRINA EXCUSES HERSELF FOR A MOMENT. WHEN SHE RETURNS TO THE TABLE, SHE MAKES A BOLD MOVE OF THE EVENING FOR HER. AS TRENT PULLS HER CHAIR OUT FOR HER, SHE KISSES HIM. THE KISS STAYS LIGHT. TRENT SMILES. TRENT TAKES HER HANDS IN HIS, TURNS HER PALMS UP, AND KISSES BOTH PALMS. SABRINA SITS BACK DOWN AS TRENT PUSHES HER CHAIR IN. HE RETURNS TO HIS SIDE OF THE TABLE. THE WAITER BRINGS OUT THE SALADS AND MORE WATER. THEY START TO EAT DINNER. THE CONVERSATION IS LIGHT AND FREE. THEY TOUCH ON EVERY TOPIC FROM WORK TO BOOKS READ. THE WAITER BRINGS OUT TRENT'S LASAGNA AND TAKES TRENT'S SALAD PLATE AWAY. THEY FINISH DINNER AND SELECT DESSERT. TRENT ORDERS PUMPKIN PIE WHILE SABRINA ORDERS A VERY TINY PIECE OF GRASSHOPPER PIE. TRENT IS IN FOR A FEW SURPRISES OF HIS OWN. SABRINA PLANS A WALK AND A NIGHT OF DANCING FOR THE TWO OF THEM. SHE REALIZES HOW APPROPRIATE THESE TWO ACTIVITIES ARE. TRENT ASKS FOR THE CHECK. HE PAYS THE CHECK AND SABRINA PAYS THE TIP. TRENT PULLS OUT SABRINA'S CHAIR, HELPING HER TO HER FEET. THEY KISS LIGHTLY. HE PICKS UP SABRINA'S COAT AND HOLDS IT OUT FOR HER TO SLIP INTO, SETTLING IT ACROSS HER SHOULDERS WHILE LIGHTLY CARESSING HER SHOULDERS. THEY HOLD HANDS OUT OF THE RESTAURANT AND ACROSS THE LOT. TRENT UNLOCKS AND OPENS THE CAR DOOR FOR SABRINA. SHE GETS IN HER SIDE AND REACHES ACROSS TO UNLOCK HIS DOOR. TRENT GETS IN, AND JUST STARES AT SABRINA FOR A MOMENT. “IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG LIKE MAKEUP SMEARED, CRUMBS ON MY FACE?" TRENT KNOWS HE IS ABOUT TO TAKE A BIG RISK ASKING SABRINA THIS QUESTION BUT HE FEELS HE MUST. FINALLY TRENT SAYS, "I THINK YOU ARE SITTING TOO FAR FROM ME." SABRINA LAUGHS AND CAREFULLY MOVES OVER TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE CAR. SHE SITS ON THE CENTER OF THE SEAT. “DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO BE CLOSER TO ME? DO WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, SABRINA.” SHE SLIDES OVER MORE UNTIL SHE IS RIGHT UP AGAINST HIM. HE PUTS HIS ARM AROUND HER AND DRIVES WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS SHOULDER MAKES A COMFORTABLE PILLOW AS SHE LAYS HER HEAD BACK. SABRINA LAYS HER HAND ON HIS THIGH. HE KEEPS HIS HAND JUST ON HER SHOULDER. THE WHITE ROSE; SHE KEEPS IN HER HAND ALMOST THE ENTIRE EVENING. HER SURPRISES FOR HIM ARE GETTING READY TO START. SABRINA TELLS TRENT THE WAY TO THE NIGHTCLUB. HE FEELS LIKE HE HAS KNOWN HER FOR ETERNITY. THEY GET OUT ON HIS SIDE OF THE CAR. HE SLIPS HIS ARM AROUND HER SHOULDERS. SHE PUTS HER ARM AROUND HIS WAIST. THEY WALK INTO THE NIGHTCLUB. SABRINA SEES HER FRIEND, TABITHA AS THE DOOR CLERK. TABITHA AND SABRINA CHAT FOR A MOMENT AS TABITHA CHECKS IDS. SABRINA SHOWS HERS AND TRENT SHOWS HIS. TRENT SLIDES HER COAT OFF HER SHOULDERS. HE CANNOT RESIST KISSING THE BACK OF HER NECK A COUPLE OF TIMES. SABRINA WAITS WHILE TRENT CHECKS THEIR COATS. THEY FIND A TABLE. SABRINA AGREES WITH TRENT THAT THEY WILL NOT NEED ALCOHOL TO FEEL GOOD TONIGHT. HE FINDS OUT RIGHT THEN THAT SABRINA DOESN’T DRINK ALCOHOL ALOT. THE MOOD IS INTOXICATING ENOUGH. THE D.J. IS PLAYING THE QUICKER TEMPO SONGS RIGHT NOW. THE EAGLES, AND A FEW HALL AND OATES TUNES ARE THE SONGS OF THE EVENING. THEY JUST SIT AND TALK A WHILE LISTENING TO THE SONGS. SUDDENLY, A GUY, WHO HAS BEEN WATCHING SABRINA SINCE TRENT AND SHE WALKED IN, WALKS OVER TO THE TABLE. HE INVITES HER TO DANCE. TRENT TELLS HER THAT THE DECISION IS UP TO HER. SHE CAN ACCEPT OR DECLINE THE INVITATION. SHE DECLINES THE INVITATION. SHE WOULD RATHER ENJOY TRENT'S COMPANY AND WAIT FOR A SLOW SONG OR TWO. ABOUT THAT TIME, THE D.J. STARTS PLAYING A SLOW SET OF 80'S LOVE SONGS (I.E. BARRY MANILOW, JOURNEY, AND FOREIGNER). TRENT SAYS TO HER, "WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?" SHE REPLIES "OF COURSE I WOULD." SABRINA ANSWERS TRENT WITH HER FACIAL EXPRESSION BEFORE VOCALIZING THE ANSWER. TRENT STANDS UP, EXTENDS ONE HAND. SABRINA PLACES HER HAND IN HIS HAND AND LETS HIM PULL HER INTO HIS ARMS. THEY GO HAND IN HAND OUT ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR. SHE TURNS INTO HIS ARMS. HIS HANDS INTERTWINE LIGHTLY BEHIND HER BACK. SABRINA'S HANDS REST UPON HIS SHOULDERS. THEY DANCE TO EVERY SONG GETTING CLOSER TO EACH OTHER UNTIL FINALLY SHE IS SECURING IN HIS ARMS. SABRINA'S ARMS GO AROUND HIS NECK, AS HIS HANDS ARE RUBBING HER BACK. SHE DOES FEEL SAFE AND SECURE SO FAR. SHE CAN HEAR HIS HEARTBEAT. IT IS STRONG AND STEADY. THE OLD SPICE COLOGNE IS NOT BAD EITHER. HER HEAD RESTS ON HIS CHEST AND THEY GET EVEN CLOSER EMOTIONALLY IF THAT IS POSSIBLE. THE WORLD AROUND THEM IS A DISTANT ROAR. THE ONLY THINGS THEY ARE AWARE OF IS EACH OTHER AND THE MUSIC. THE OTHER COUPLES ON THE FLOOR LOOK AT THEM. THE OTHER COUPLES SEE THE LOVE THAT IS SHINING FROM WITHIN THEM. A LOVE; NEITHER OF THEM EXPECTED OR REALIZED, HAD HAPPENED. AS THE NIGHT HAS GONE ON, THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GETTING DIMMER. THE CLOCK READS 10:00pm BUT IT FEELS ON THE ONE HAND LIKE THE EVENING HAS JUST STARTED, ON THE OTHER LIKE THE EVENING IS JUST ENDING. THE EVENING WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY SINCE SABRINA HAS BEEN UP SINCE 6 a.m. THE D.J. STARTS PLAYING QUICKER TEMPO SONGS AGAIN. TRENT AND SABRINA STOP DANCING AND KISS EACH OTHER GENTLY. THE KISS DEEPENS QUICKLY FOR A MOMENT. TRENT TAKES HER BACK TO THE TABLE. HE LEAVES HER FOR A MOMENT WITH A GENTLE KISS WHILE HE GOES TO TALK TO THE D.J. HE MAKES A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL SONG. THE SONG IS ALMOST PARADISE BY MIKE RENO AND ANNE WILSON. THE D.J. AGREES TO PLAY THE SONG FOR A VERY SPECIAL COUPLE. TRENT WALKS BACK TO THE TABLE. HE LAYS HIS HAND ON HER BACK AND LEANS DOWN TO KISS HER NECK AS HE COMES AROUND IN FRONT OF HER. SHE TURNS INTO THE KISS. TRENT SITS AND HOLDS HER HAND AS THEY TALK ABOUT MINOR THINGS. THEY DISCOVER THE LIKES AND DISLIKES OF THE OTHER. THE D.J. ANNOUNCES THEY HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST: THE ONLY ONE FOR THE EVENING. HE FINDS THE SONG, STARTS PLAYING THE MUSIC AND TRENT DOES NOT ASK THIS TIME IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO DANCE. HE PULLS SABRINA OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND INTO HIS ARMS. HIS ARMS CLOSE TIGHTLY AROUND SABRINA BRINGING HER CLOSE TO HIS BODY. HE WHISPERS, “THIS SONG TITLE SAYS HOW I AM BEGINNING TO FEEL FOR YOU; LIKE I HAVE ALMOST PARADISE IN MY ARMS“. HE CONTINUES WITH “THE ONLY MAR IN THE EVENING WAS MY LAPSE OF THOUGHT“. TRENT WHISPERS TO HER, “HAVE YOU EVER BUCKLE SHINED?” SABRINA RUBS HER CHEEK AGAINST HIS CHEST AS SHE SHAKES HER HEAD NO. HE TELLS HER, “THEY ARE BUCKLE SHINING RIGHT NOW; DANCING SO CLOSE TO SHINE UP HIS BELT BUCKLE.” SHE NODS HER HEAD THAT SHE HEARD HIM. SABRINA LAYS HER CHEEK AGAINST TRENT, LISTENING TO HIS STRONG HEARTBEAT. SABRINA REALIZES SHE IS FALLING IN LOVE WITH HIM. SHE FELL IN LOVE ONCE BEFORE WITH A BOY OF SIMILAR PERSONALITY, AND GENERAL LOOKS. TRENT NUZZLES HER HAIR WHILE SHE NUZZLES HIS CHEST. THE SONG ENDS AND THEY SEPARATE WITH A KISS. SHE DOES NOT WANT THE NIGHT TO END; TRENT LOOKS AT THE D.J. "THANK YOU FOR THIS." THE D.J. MOTIONS "NO PROBLEM ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP ROMANCE/LOVE ALONG." TRENT AND SABRINA WALK TO THE DOOR. HE RETRIEVES HER COAT FOR HER. SHE EXCUSES HERSELF FOR A MOMENT TO REPAIR THE MAKEUP. TABITHA FOLLOWS HER INTO THE BATHROOM. "SO WHO IS THE HUNK?" "HIS NAME IS TRENT AND I MET HIM AT A PARTY LAST WEEKEND. I THINK I AM FALLING IN LOVE WITH HIM, TABS." TABITHA SMILES AT HER. TABS KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS FOR SABRINA TO LET A MAN GET NEAR HER AGAIN. THEY LEAVE THE BATHROOM TOGETHER. TRENT IS WAITING FOR HER JUST OUTSIDE. HE HUGS HER CLOSE TO HIM BEFORE HELPING HER INTO HER COAT. THEY KISS LIGHT AND QUICKLY. TONIGHT IS NOT AN EVENING EASILY FORGOTTEN. THIS NIGHT IS TOTALLY MAGIC BY ITSELF. THE CAR IS PARKED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE PARKING LOT. "I WISH WE HAD THOUGHT TO PARK CLOSER." TRENT ESCORTS HER BACK INSIDE TO TABITHA’S SIDE. “I WILL BRING THE CAR UP TO THE DOOR.” TRENT GOES AND GETS THE CAR. HE LEAVES THE ENGINE RUNNING TO WARM UP THE CAR. HE GOES IN AND ESCORTS HER OUT TO THE WARM CAR. TRENT LETS HER UNLOCK THE DOOR. HE HAS AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE FOR THIS. HE KEEPS HIS ARMS AROUND HER AND HE KISSES HER NECK TO HIS HEART'S CONTENT. SHE GETS THE DOOR UNLOCK BUT HE OPENS THE DOOR HIMSELF. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, DOES HE ALLOW HER TO OPEN THE DOOR. HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF A TRUE GENTLEMAN. SABRINA SLIDES IN, AND TRENT GETS IN BESIDE HER. HE PULLS HER CLOSE TO HIM. SHE SHIVERS BECAUSE OF THE NIP IN THE AIR. THEY KEEP EACH OTHER CLOSE AS THE CAR WARMS UP MORE. HE PUTS THE CAR INTO GEAR AND ASKS "WHERE TO NOW?" SHE DIRECTS HIM TO PARK NEAR MAIN STREET. THEY PARK BUT DO NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR RIGHT AWAY. THEY STAY IN THE CAR AND CUDDLE AWHILE. TRENT HANDS HER THE MINT HE BOUGHT EARLIER FOR HER BEFORE HE CAME TO GET HER. SABRINA PUTS THE MINT IN HER POCKET. THEY GET OUT OF THE CAR AND START WALKING. THEY WALK ARM IN ARM DOWN MAIN STREET WINDOW-SHOPPING. SABRINA REMEMBERS THE CHOCOLATE MINT. SHE TAKES IT OUT OF HER POCKET, UNWRAPS IT, TAKES A BITE AND FEEDS A BITE TO TRENT. HE TAKES A HUGE BITE. SABRINA FINISHES IT AND STARTS TO LICK THE CHOCOLATE OFF HER FINGERS. TRENT TAKES HER HAND IN HIS HAND AND RAISES HER HAND TO HIS OWN LIPS TO LICK THE CHOCOLATE OFF HER FINGERS. HE KEEPS EYE CONTACT WHILE DOING THIS. TRENT KISSES HER WITH THE LAST TASTE OF CHOCOLATE STILL ON HIS BREATH. A SOFT, GENTLE FRENCH KISS RESULTS. THEY STROLL FARTHER DOWN MAIN STREET. THE AIR IS COOL BUT REFRESHING. SABRINA DECIDES TO BE AN IMP AND PUT HER HANDS UNDER TRENT'S COAT. SHE PUTS THEM RIGHT NEXT TO HIS DRESS SHIRT ON HIS BACK. HE SAYS "GOSH YOUR HANDS ARE LIKE ICE." "LET ME WARM UP YOUR HANDS." HE PUTS HER LEFT IN HIS RIGHT AND PUTS BOTH IN HIS RIGHT COAT POCKET. THEY LOOK IN ALL THE STORE WINDOWS ALONG MAIN STREET. THEY CROSS THE STREET AND LOOK IN THE WINDOWS ON THE OTHER SIDE. HE SWITCHES HER HANDS SO THE RIGHT CAN WARM UP. HE PUTS HER RIGHT HAND IN HIS POCKET WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE KEEPS HIMSELF BETWEEN HER AND THE BUILDINGS BUT AWAY FROM THE CURB. HALF WAY DOWN THE STREET SABRINA SUDDENLY PULLS AWAY FROM HIM; SHE QUICKLY TURNS AND BACKPEDALS. SHE TEASES TRENT ABOUT NOT CATCHING HER. HE SAYS, "OH, I COULD CATCH YOU." "YOU COULD NOT CATCH ME IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. I WOULD EVEN SAY I COULD BEAT YOU TO THE CAR." "YOU HAVE A MINUTE HEAD START TO PROVE IT." OF COURSE HE CATCHES HER WITHIN TWO MINUTES. HE PICKS HER UP AND TWIRLS HER AROUND. SHE PUTS HER HANDS ON HIS SHOULDERS. THE AFFECTION THAT THEY HAVE FOR EACH OTHER CONTINUES TO GROW. THE KISSES BECOME LONGER. THEY WALK BACK TO THE CAR VERY SLOWLY. THEY EXCHANGE MANY KISSES, HUGS, AND CARESSES ON LIPS, CHEEKS, AND NECKS. THEY REACH THE CAR. TRENT UNLOCKS THE DOOR, OPENS IT, AND SABRINA SLIDES IN. TRENT GETS IN AND ASKS, "WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO NEXT?" "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER AND A BOWL OF POPCORN SOUND GOOD?" "ADD A CHOCOLATE MILK TO THAT AND YOU HAVE A DEAL." SHE SAYS, "SURE, DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO MY APARTMENT THEN." “ARE YOU SURE, SABRINA? I WANT YOU TO FEEL SAFE.” TRENT KEEPS A CHANGE OF CLOTHING IN THE BACK SEAT IN CASE HE EVER NEEDS CASUAL CLOTHING. THEY GET TO HER APARTMENT; HE ASKS IF SHE MINDS HIM CHANGING INTO JEANS AND SWEATER. SHE SAYS NO. SO HE REACHES IN BACK AND PULLS HIS BAG OUT WITH A QUESTIONING LOOK IN HIS EYES. "YOU SURE?" SHE PICKS UP THE ROSE OFF THE SEAT. "YES, I AM SURE IT IS OKAY." TRENT ADMITS TO HER THAT HE KNOWS ABOUT THE RAPE AND UNDERSTANDS IF SHE WOULD RATHER HE NOT CHANGE. SABRINA SMILES, “YES, I AM VERY SURE AND THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING MY CAUTION.” HE WAS FOREWARNED SHE WILL CHANGE THE CODE IF SHE FEELS UNSAFE OR OFF. HE DOESN’T THINK SHE WILL CHANGE IT THOUGH BUT HE WILL CONTINUE TO ASK FOR ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING. TRENT TAKES HER HAND IN HIS; THEY WALK UP TO THE DOOR. SHE PUNCHES IN THE SECURITY CODE WHILE HE LOOKS AWAY. THE DOOR BUZZES; TRENT PULLS THE DOOR OPEN WITH HIS FREE HAND. SABRINA STOPS TO GET HER MAIL. THEY CONTINUE UPSTAIRS. AT HER DOOR, SHE GIVES HER KEY TO TRENT SO HE CAN OPENS THE DOOR. TRENT UNLOCKS AND SWINGS THE DOOR OPEN. HE HANDS THE KEYS TO SABRINA. SABRINA PLACES THEM AND THE ROSE ON THE TABLE BY THE DOOR. TRENT OPENS THE CLOSET AND HELPS HER OUT OF HER COAT, HANGS IT UP AND THEN HIS OWN. SABRINA SAYS, “IF TRENT COULD GIVE HER FIVE MINUTES TO CHANGE, HE COULD USE THE BATHROOM OR IF HE PREFERS HE CAN USE THE SPARE BEDROOM.” HE SAYS, “NO PROBLEM; I WILL WAIT FOR THE BATHROOM.” HE KISSES HER AT THE DOOR TO HER BATHROOM. TRENT PUTS HER ROSE IN WATER WHILE SHE CHANGES. SHE CHANGES INTO JEANS AND SWEATSHIRT. SHE PUTS ON WARM, FUZZY SOCKS AND TAKES OFF HER HEELS. SHE COMES OUT AND KISSES HIM ON THE CHEEK. "ALL YOURS." "THE POPCORN TAKES FIFTEEN MINUTES." SABRINA TAKES CARE OF THE MAIL WHILE TRENT CHANGES AND BEFORE SHE GOES IN TO MAKE THE POPCORN. BEFORE HE GOES IN TO THE BATHROOM, HE GLANCES UP AND BLOWS HER A KISS. HE CHANGES INTO JEANS AND SWEATER. TRENT FOLDS UP HIS SUIT TO PUT IN HIS BAG AND PLACES HIS SHOES ON TOP. HE CARRIES EVERYTHING OUT TO THE LIVING ROOM AND PLACES IT BY THE FRONT DOOR. HE FOLLOWS THE SOUND OF HER SINGING AND THE SMELL OF FRESH POPCORN TO THE KITCHEN. SHE IS DANCING AROUND THE KITCHEN WHILE HE WAS CHANGING. THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE SITS ON THE BREAKFAST COUNTER. THERE IS ONE HUGE BOWL OF POPCORN, TWO GLASSES OF CHOCOLATE MILK ON THE TABLE. THERE IS A PAN OF CINNAMON ROLLS ON THE TABLE TOO. THE CINNAMON ROLLS ARE FOR BREAKFAST. SABRINA USUALLY MAKES CINNAMON ROLLS ON THE WEEKEND. TRENT CARRIES THE BOWL OF POPCORN AND ONE GLASS INTO THE LIVING ROOM. SABRINA CARRIES THE OTHER GLASS. SHE TURNS THE LIGHT OFF IN THE KITCHEN AS SHE LEAVES THE ROOM. CANDLES ARE LIT ALL AROUND THE APARTMENT. TRENT PUTS HIS ITEMS DOWN, TURNS TO TAKE HERS. SHE TURNS THE OVERHEAD LIGHT OFF, TURNS THE MOVIE ON, AND MAKES SURE THE ANSWERING MACHINE IS ON AND PHONE RINGER IS OFF. SABRINA USUALLY TURNS THE PHONE OFF ON THE WEEKEND. TRENT TAKES OVER ONE END OF THE COUCH. SABRINA, AS A JOKE OF COURSE, TAKES OVER THE OTHER. TRENT COUNTS TO TEN, REACHES OVER AND PULLS HER TOWARD HIM. SHE FALLS RIGHT INTO HIS LAP. THEY TOUSLE THROUGH THE OPENING CREDITS. TRENT CANNOT RESIST TICKLING SABRINA A BIT. SABRINA GETS UP, TURNS AROUND, AND SITS BACK INTO HIS LAP. SHE NESTLES BETWEEN HIS LEGS LEANING AGAINST HIS CHEST. TRENT REALIZES SOMETHING SABRINA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD. THEY WATCH THE MOVIE, FEED EACH OTHER POPCORN AND GENERALLY HAVE A GREAT TIME UNTIL SABRINA ACCIDENTALLY SLIPS OFF TO SLEEP. HE SUDDENLY REMEMBERS THAT SABRINA WAS UP MUCH EARLIER THAN HE WAS THIS MORNING. SHE IS REQUIRED TO BE UP EARLY MOST MORNINGS ACCORDING TO HER SCHEDULE. HE HOLDS HER AND OCCASIONALLY KISSES HER HAIR. THE MOVIE ENDS, HE CAN BE A NICE GUY AND LEAVE OR STAY UNTIL SHE WAKES UP. HE DECIDES TO CLEAN UP THE MESS AND IF SHE IS STILL SLEEPING; LEAVE HER A NOTE TELLING HER THAT HE PLANS TO CALL LATER IN THE MORNING. TRENT MOVES SABRINA OUT OF HIS LEGS. TRENT GENTLY LAYS HER HEAD ON A PILLOW, KISSES HER LIPS. HE TAKES THE EMPTY BOWL AND GLASSES OUT TO THE KITCHEN. TRENT COMES OUT OF THE KITCHEN TO FIND THAT SLEEPING BEAUTY IS STILL OUT OF IT. HE REMEMBERS DURING CONVERSATION EARLIER SHE HAD SAID HER COUCH/HIDE ABED WAS JUST DELIVERED. HE TAKES A CHANCE ON MOVING HER TO FIND OUT. THE COUCH; THAT THEY WERE SITTING ON, IS THE HIDE ABED. HE PULLS IT OUT AND QUICKLY MAKES THE BED UP. HE GENTLY MOVES SABRINA BACK ON THE BED. SHE SLEEPS ON. HE REALIZES THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION FOR HIM IS TO STAY THE NIGHT. THAT WAY, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WRITE A NOTE AND HAVE HER DRAW THE WRONG CONCLUSION. HE CLIMBS INTO THE BED WITH HER. SHE ROLLS OVER AND SNUGGLES WITH HIM. HE HOLDS HER CLOSE AND BOTH FALL ASLEEP. SHE WAKES UP THE NEXT MORNING BEFORE HE DOES. SABRINA DISCOVERS A HAND IS UNDER HER SWEATSHIRT ON HER STOMACH. SHE IS STARTLED AT FIRST AND SCARED. THE FACT THAT TRENT DID NOTHING BUT PUT THEM TO BED IS A TOTAL SHOCK TO SABRINA. SHE SMILES AT HIS CONSIDERATION OF HER. SHE ROLLS OVER, KISSES HIM GENTLY ON THE LIPS. HE STARTS TO STIR; HE STRETCHES FULLY. HE OPENS HIS EYES AND SMILES AT HER. THEY EXCHANGE GOOD MORNING HUGS, KISSES AND THE WORDS. SABRINA GETS UP AND HEADS OUT TO THE KITCHEN TO MAKE COFFEE. TRENT HEADS FOR THE BATHROOM. SHE ALSO PUTS THE CINNAMON ROLLS IN THE OVEN. TRENT WALKS IN THE KITCHEN. WHILE HE HAD BEEN IN THE BATHROOM, HE HAD TAKEN HIS SWEATER OFF SO HE IS CLAD IN JEANS ONLY. TRENT HOPES SHE WON'T MAKE THE WRONG CONCLUSION. SHE HEARS HIS STEP ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR, SHE TURNS AROUND AND GIVES HIM A HUG. THE VIEW IS SPECTACULAR FROM WHERE SHE IS STANDING. "WHY DID YOU STAY THE NIGHT; TRENT, AND DO NOTHING." "SABRINA, I AM FALLING FOR YOU BUT I HAVE ENOUGH RESPECT FOR BOTH OF US TO WAIT UNTIL YOU ALLOW US TO MAKE LOVE, NOT HAVE SEX." "VERY WELL AND THANK YOU, IF YOU ARE DONE IN THE BATHROOM, CAN YOU WATCH THE COFFEE?" "I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM REAL QUICK." "SURE GO AHEAD, SABRINA." SHE GOES INTO THE BATHROOM. QUICKLY, SHE RINSES THE SLEEP FROM HER EYES AND CHANGES THE JEANS FOR A PAIR OF SHORTS AND SWEATS OVER THE TOP. SHE OPENS THE BATHROOM DOOR; TRENT STANDS THERE WITH TWO CUPS OF COFFEE. HE HANDS ONE TO HER. SHE KISSES HIM FOR HIS THOUGHTFULNESS, TAKES A SIP, NODS, AND SAYS "JUST THE WAY I LIKE MY COFFEE FOUR SUGARS AND TWO CREAMS." "DID YOU FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED?" "HE SAYS EVERYTHING BUT ONE (YOU)." THEY WALK BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM; PUT THE CUPS ON THE BREAKFAST COUNTER. THEY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO BREAKFAST TOGETHER. BREAKFAST CONSISTS OF THE COFFEE AND CINNAMON ROLLS. OVER BREAKFAST, TRENT ASKS SABRINA IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE WEEKEND TOGETHER DOING THINGS. SHE SAYS, "YES, I WOULD." I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE MY DATE TONIGHT AT A COMPANY BANQUET. TRENT REPLIES, “YES, I WOULD LIKE THAT.” TRENT OFFERS THE USE OF HIS GUEST ROOM FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. SABRINA IS RINSING OUT THE COFFEEPOT WHILE TALKING TO TRENT WHEN THE ANSWERING MACHINE CLICKS ON. SHE WALKS OVER TO TURN UP THE VOLUME. THE PERSON CALLING IS SHEILA, HER FRIEND FROM THE PARTY. SHEILA WANTS TO KNOW HOW HER DATE WITH TRENT WENT LAST NIGHT. SABRINA PICKS UP THE PHONE "IT WENT WELL FOR A BLIND DATE. MY TASTE IN MEN ISN’T DEAD.” "ARE YOU MAD AT ME?" SABRINA STARTS LAUGHING. "WHAT IS SO FUNNY?" SHEILA ASKS. SABRINA TELLS HER THAT SHE HOPES TO SEE TRENT AGAIN. THE IMP SAYS THIS WHILE LOOKING STRAIGHT AT TRENT AND WINKS AT HIM. THE WINK HE KNOWS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SECRET. SHEILA IS GLAD THE DATE WENT WELL AND SAYS SO. "CAN I TALK TO YOU LATER; MAYBE AT THE BANQUET, THEN?" SABRINA HANGS UP AND WALKS OVER TO TRENT. HE GRABS HER AND KISSES HER. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HER I SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU SLEEPING?" "I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS HER BUSINESS." THEY FINISH CLEANING UP THE APARTMENT FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE HIDE ABED IS THE ONLY THING REALLY LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN UP FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE COVERS ARE PULLED UP ON THAT AND IT IS FOLDED BACK INTO PLACE. SABRINA LOOKS AROUND THE APARTMENT "DID YOU TAKE CARE OF THE POPCORN STUFF FROM LAST NIGHT?" "YES, I DID WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING SO PEACEFULLY. "THANK YOU". SHE PACKS A DRESSY OUTFIT, A CASUAL OUTFIT, LOAFING OUTFIT AND HER MAKEUP. DRESSY IS A BLACK ACETATE SKIRT, BLUE SILK BLOUSE AND BLACK SILK JACKET WITH HEELS. CASUAL IS LONG DENIM SKIRT, BUTTON-DOWN OXFORD BLOUSE AND DENIM VEST WITH FLATS. HER LOAFING OUTFIT, SHE IS WEARING. SHE ASKS, “IF THERE IS A PLACE WHERE I COULD GO JOGGING TO GET IN MY EXERCISE.” HE SAYS YES THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD WORK. SABRINA GRABS HER WEIGHTS TO WEAR WHILE JOGGING AND SLIPS HER RUNNING SHOES ON. TWO-1.5 POUNDS WEIGHTS AND TWO-1 POUND WEIGHTS GO INTO HER DUFFEL BAG. THE WEIGHTS ARE GREAT FOR TONING UP. THEY FLIP OFF LIGHTS AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING ELSE IS OFF. SABRINA PICKS UP HER BAG WHILE TRENT SLIPS HIS SWEATER BACK ON; TRENT PICKS HIS BAG UP. THEY WALK TO THE DOOR. TRENT OPENS THE DOOR AND ALLOWS HER TO SET THE LOCK. THE KEYS GO IN HER POCKET. THE DOOR PULLS TIGHTLY SHUT. TRENT TRANSFERS HER BAG TO HIS HAND. TRENT KEEPS SABRINA NEARBY WHICH SHE DOES NOT MIND A BIT. SHE INTENDS TO BASK IN HIS ATTENTION. THEY REACH THE CAR. TRENT FINDS A NOTE FROM THE TWO MATCHMAKING COUPLES ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE NOTE SAYS, “HOPE THE DATE WENT WELL. TRENT, HURT THE LADY AND YOU WILL KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD BLACKBALLED.” SHEILA KNEW HOW THE DATE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM HAD GONE BEFORE SHE EVER CALLED THIS MORNING. THE NEIGHBORS ARE AWARE OF SOMEONE DIFFERENT IN THE BUILDING WHEN THEY SEE THE CAR AND WHEN THEY SEE WHOM THE GENTLEMAN IS WITH. THE NEIGHBORS REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FOR THEMSELVES BUT MAYBE FOR SABRINA. SABRINA DID NOT DATE MUCH. THE NEIGHBORS KNOW SHE IS A QUIET, SHY YOUNG WOMAN WITH MUCH LOVE TO GIVE TO THE RIGHT MAN. THE NEIGHBORS RECOGNIZE THAT TRENT WOULD DO EVERYTHING TO AVOID HURTING THE LADY. HE IS VERY UPSET BECAUSE HE KNOWS SHE IS UPSET IN HER OWN WAY ABOUT THE NOTE. TRENT UNLOCKS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. SABRINA LOOKS AT HIM STRANGELY THINKING SO YOU DO NOT WANT ME SITTING CLOSE TO YOU ANYMORE. HE FROWNS AT HER GLANCE UNTIL HE LOOKS AT WHAT HE HAS DONE. HE IS COMING TO REALIZE THAT SHE MEANS MORE TO HIM THAN HE EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE AND IN A VERY SHORT SPAN OF TIME. TRENT KNEW THE MOMENT HE SAW SABRINA THAT SHE WAS SPECIAL; HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW SPECIAL. SABRINA ISN’T JUST ANY WOMAN. SHE IS A WOMAN TO BE HELD TIGHT AND PAMPERED JUST THE WAY HE LIKES TO BE WITH A WOMAN. HE REALIZES THAT EVERY BIT OF ATTENTION HE LAVISHES ON HER WILL BE RETURNED 2 TIMES OVER. HE TAKES HER IN HIS ARMS AS HE SAYS “IT ISN’T WHAT YOU THINK; I OPENED THIS SIDE SO WE CAN PLACE THE DUFFLE BAGS ON THE FLOORBOARD.” “YOU CAN GET IN ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE I WISH YOU WOULD.” “THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE THINKING, RIGHT? THAT I DON’T WANT YOU NEXT TO ME, ANYMORE?” SABRINA SHAKES HER HEAD YES. SHE GETS A BIG KISS FOR HER INSECURITY. “LAST NIGHT MEANT QUITE A BIT TO ME AND I THINK TO YOU.” THROUGH THIS EXCHANGE, TRENT HAS PUT THE BAGS IN WITH ONE HAND, HANDS THE KEYS TO HER. THE DECISION IS IN HER HANDS. DOES SHE SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OR DOES SHE GO AROUND TO THE DRIVER’S SIDE? THERE IS NO HESITATION ON HER PART. SHE SHUTS THE DOOR. SHE LEADS HIM AROUND TO THE DRIVER’S SIDE AND UNLOCKS THE DOOR. “CLEAR ENOUGH?” SABRINA MADE HER CHOICE. TRENT SMILES, ACKNOWLEDGES THE TRUST. HE OPENS THE DOOR WITH A BOW. SABRINA SLIDES IN, TRENT SLIDES IN RIGHT BESIDES HER. SABRINA CUDDLES CLOSE TO TRENT FOR THE DRIVE TO HIS PLACE. NEIGHBORS WAVE BYE FROM THE FRONT LAWN OF THE COMPLEX. TRENT ASKS, “ARE THE NEIGHBORS PROTECTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE RAPE A COUPLE YEARS AGO?” “YES, THE NEIGHBORS WATCH AND GUARD BOTH ME AND MY PRIVACY. THEY KNEW WHEN I CAME IN LAST NIGHT AND THAT I WASN’T ALONE.” TRENT IS GLAD TO KNOW THAT SHE HAS A SECURITY BUILDING AND NEIGHBORS WHO WATCH OUT FOR OTHERS IN THE BUILDING. “HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN THE COMPLEX, SPECIFICALLY THAT BUILDING?” “I HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME BUILDING SINCE I GOT MY JOB AT THE CORPORATION.” “THEY ARE THE ONES WHO TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT AFTER THE RAPE.” THEY GET TO HIS PLACE. TRENT HOLDS THE DOOR FOR HER. HE WALKS AROUND TO GET THE BAGS OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE. THE KEYS ARE IN ONE HAND WITH THE BAGS, HIS OTHER HAND CLASPS HERS. HE SHUFFLES THE KEYS AROUND IN HIS HAND SO HE CAN HAND THEM TO HER. SHE UNLOCKS THE DOOR, STEPS BACK A STEP. HE OPENS THE DOOR WITH HIS BAG HAND. THE DOOR OPENS ONTO A MUD HALL. THE DUFFLE BAGS ARE PUT DOWN IN THE HALL. SABRINA WALKS ON INTO HIS LIVING ROOM. HE FOLLOWS HER INTO THE ROOM. HE HOLDS HER LIGHTLY FROM THE BACK. TRENT TURNS HER AROUND SLOWLY AND GENTLY KISSES HER. HE KEEPS EVERYTHING LIGHT FOR NOW WHILE IN HIS HOME. HE IS LETTING HER SET THE PACE OF THE RELATIONSHIP. HE IS JUST LETTING HER KNOW THAT HE IS FINE WITH WHATEVER SHE CHOOSES TO DO. A RINGING PHONE INTERRUPTS THE KISS. BOTH ARE STARTLED FOR A MOMENT. THE RINGING STOPS WHEN THE ANSWERING MACHINE PICKS UP. THE CALL IS FROM JEFF, THE PARTY HOST OF THE OTHER NIGHT. JEFF WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE DATE WENT. TRENT PICKS UP THE PHONE. TRENT REPLIES, “YOU KNOW HOW THE DATE WENT BECAUSE YOU SAW MY CAR AT SABRINA’S SOMETIME BETWEEN THE DATE AND A LITTLE WHILE AGO.” “JUST WANTED TO WARN YOU, HURT SABRINA AND YOU WILL BE HURT, TRENT.” “I DON’T INTEND TO EVER HURT THIS PRETTY LADY.” JEFF HANGS UP. JEFF KNOWS THAT TRENT IS A MAN OF HIS WORDS. TRENT LOOKS AT SABRINA. “GUESS WHO?” SABRINA SAYS, “I HEARD. THEY INTRODUCED US; NOW LET’S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND?” TRENT KISSES HER AGAIN “MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY”. HE GIVES HER A TOUR OF THE HOUSE. SABRINA GOES INTO THE KITCHEN FOR A DRINK OF WATER GIVING HIM PRIVACY TO CHECK HIS MACHINE AND MAIL. SABRINA LAYS HIS KEYS ON THE COUNTER. HE DEALS WITH HIS CORRESPONDENCE BOTH VOCAL AND WRITTEN. TRENT COMES INTO THE KITCHEN, WALKS UP TO HER. SABRINA TURNS AROUND, PLACES HER HANDS ON HIS SHOULDERS. THEY LIGHTLY KISS. HE DECIDES TO RAKE THE LEAVES OUT FRONT WHILE SHE DOES HER JOGGING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY CAN BE TOGETHER, YET APART WITH SPACE AND TIME TO THINK. SABRINA DIGS IN HER BAG FOR HER WEIGHTS. THE LIGHTER WEIGHTS GO ON HER ARMS, THE HEAVIER GO ON HER LEGS. THEY WALK OUTSIDE TOGETHER ARM-IN-ARM. SABRINA IMPULSIVELY HUGS TRENT AS THANK YOU FOR THE WEEKEND SO FAR. SHE DOES LEG STRETCHES IN PREPARATION FOR HER JOG WHILE HE GETS THE RAKE OUT OF THE STORAGE AREA. HE LAYS THE RAKE AGAINST THE FRONT DOOR. HE DECIDES TO JOG ONE LAP WITH HER FOR TWO REASONS: FIRST, TO SEE HOW LONG THE LAP WILL TAKE; SECOND, TO SHOW HER THE WAY THE ROAD TWISTS AND TURNS. THEY JOG TOGETHER AND AT THE END OF THAT LAP SABRINA KISSES TRENT BYE. TRENT SAYS, “BE CAREFUL AND I KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO JOG A LAP AND IF YOU ARE LONGER THAN THAT. I WILL COME LOOKING FOR YOU.” SABRINA SMILES AT HIM. “I EXPECT YOU TO.” TRENT RAKES THE LEAVES INTO A PILE. HE CHECKS HIS WATCH EVERY 20 MINUTES. SABRINA DOES HER MUCH NEEDED JOG. SHE KNOWS TRENT IS KEEPING AN EYE ON TIME FOR HER SAFETY SAKE. HE FINISHES THE LEAVES JUST BEFORE SHE GOES PAST FOR THE LAST TIME. AS SHE IS HITTING THE EDGE OF HIS LAWN, SHE TAKES THE WEIGHTS OFF HER ARMS. SHE TOSSES THEM ON THE LAWN. SHE IS FINISHED JOGGING. SHE COMES OVER AND TACKLES HIM. TRENT WASN’T READY FOR THIS; HE GOES DOWN WITH HER ON TOP IN HIS ARMS. THEY ROLL IN THE LEAVES FOR A MINUTE. TRENT STRADDLES HER AND TOSSES LEAVES OVER HER. THE LAUGHTER IS CONTAGIOUS. THEY KISS AS THEY LAUGH. THEY REDO THE LEAVES AND BAG THEM UP. THE BAGS OF LEAVES FLY THROUGH THE AIR TOWARD THE CURB. TRENT STANDS BY THE CURB AND SABRINA THROWS THE BAGS TO HIM. THEN, TRENT TRADES PLACES WITH SABRINA, HE GOES UP TO TOSS AND SHE COMES DOWN TO CATCH. THEY GET THE TASK FINISHED IN PLENTY OF TIME FOR ANOTHER QUICK JOG TOGETHER. THE JOG LASTS 15 MINUTES BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY WALK THE BLOCK TOGETHER. TRENT POINTS OUT THE DIFFERENT HOUSES ALONG THE BLOCK. SABRINA DOES WIND SPRINTS THE LAST 10 YARDS. TRENT CATCHES UP TO SABRINA AND THEY WALK HAND-IN-HAND INTO THE HOUSE. WATER SOUNDS GOOD RIGHT ABOUT NOW. TRENT FINDS THE GLASS SABRINA USED EARLIER. HE FILLS THE GLASS WITH WATER FROM THE REFRIGERATOR AND OFFERS THE GLASS TO SABRINA FIRST. THEY DECIDE TO FIX LUNCH BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE. TRENT FINDS LUNCHMEAT FOR SANDWICHES. SABRINA MAKES THE SANDWICHES WHILE TRENT GETS THE DRINKS. THE BACK PORCH LOOKS SO INVITING SO THEY TAKE LUNCH OUT THERE. SQUIRRELS COME UP TO THE EDGE OF THE PATIO. BREADCRUMBS ARE THROWN TO THE SQUIRRELS. TRENT FINISHES FIRST. TRENT PLAYFULLY ATTACKS HER. HE COMES UP BEHIND HER, NUZZLES AND KISSES HER NECK. SHE JUMPS BECAUSE SHE WAS STARTLED. TRENT APOLOGIZES AGAIN AS SHE GIGGLES WHILE HE IS KISSING HER NECK. TRENT LETS HER KNOW AT THIS POINT THAT HE WANTS TO CONTINUE BEING ABLE TO TOUCH HER AT WILL BY KISSING HER NECK AND SUCH. HE WILL STOP IF IT BOTHERS HER. SHE EXPLAINS THAT THE SURPRISE IS WHAT BOTHERS HER MOST. SURPRISES TAKE CONTROL OUT OF HER REALM OF LIFE. IF HE CAN DEAL WITH THE OCCASIONAL START, THEN SHE WOULD LEARN TO DEAL WITH THE SURPRISE CARESSES. SHE FINISHES HER LUNCH. THEY TAKE THE DISHES INSIDE. TRENT TELLS HER TO LEAVE THE DISHES. “WON’T TAKE BUT A MINUTE TO DO THEM.” THEY LEAVE THE DISHES TO AIR DRY. SABRINA ASKS, “BEFORE WE GO ANYWHERE; COULD I TAKE A SHOWER.” HE TAKES HER BAG TO THE GUEST ROOM. HE GOES TO THE MASTER ROOM TO SHOWER. SABRINA FINISHES IN RECORD TIME. SHE PUTS ON THE CASUAL OUTFIT SHE BROUGHT. TRENT PUTS ON CLEAN JEANS AND POLO SHIRT. THEY DECIDE TO DO THE MALL UP RIGHT. THEY WALK OUT TO THE CAR. HE LETS HER DRIVE. SHE REACHES THE MALL IN RECORD TIME. SHE PARKS THE CAR CLOSE TO ONE END OF THE MALL. THEY WALK ONE SIDE OF THE MALL, TURN AND DO THE OTHER SIDE. THEY MAKE A FEW PURCHASES. THERE IS A COMPANY PARTY TONIGHT DEALING WITH SABRINA’S WORK. SHE NEEDED TO PICK UP SOME THINGS SHE FORGOT AT HOME. SHE FORGOT HER HOSE, BLUSH AND RIBBONS TO WIND IN HER HAIR. TRENT PICKS UP A BOTTLE OF WINE FOR THE PRESIDENT OF HER COMPANY. THE MALL VISIT TAKES A COUPLE OF HOURS. SABRINA DRIVES BACK TO TRENT’S HOUSE. THEY SIT ON THE COUCH WATCHING A LITTLE TV BEFORE GOING TO SEPARATE ROOMS TO SHOWER AND DRESS. THEY COME OUT OF THE SEPARATE ROOMS SIMULTANEOUSLY. TRENT CANNOT BELIEVE HIS EYES-IS THIS THE SAME WOMAN WHO WENT INTO THAT BEDROOM AN HOUR AGO? YES, IT IS. SABRINA IS EVEN MORE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. SHE WAS BEFORE SHE CHANGED HER CLOTHES BUT THE CLOTHES BRING OUT THE LADY EVEN MORE. THE SKIRT IS FULL AND LOOKS PERFECT ON HER. THE BLUE BLOUSE BRINGS OUT THE BLUE IN HER EYES. THE RIBBONS; ADDING JUST THE RIGHT TOUCH, BRUSH HER CHEEK SOFTLY. MAYBE, IT IS THE CLOTHES THAT MAKE THE WOMAN; OR THE WOMAN MAKES THE CLOTHES. TRENT CANNOT DECIDE WHICH; ALL HE KNOWS IS THAT SABRINA LOOKS FANTASTIC. TRENT TAKES HER HAND AND LIGHTLY SPINS HER AROUND TO GET THE FULL EFFECT OF THE OUTFIT. THE SIGHT IS BREATHTAKING AND SPECTACULAR. HE TELLS HER SO; SHE BLUSHES AND SAYS, “THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KIND SIR.” THE DOORBELL RINGS; TRENT MOTIONS FOR HER TO ANSWER IT. A FLORIST’S TRUCK IS IN THE DRIVEWAY. “I HAVE A DELIVERY FOR SABRINA.” SABRINA REALIZES TRENT ARRANGED TO HAVE FLOWERS DELIVERED TO HER AT HIS HOUSE. THE ROSES ARE THE SAME COLOR AS HER BLOUSE. HE PULLS ONE FROM THE BOX, CUTS THE STEM OFF AND SLIDES IT INTO HER HAIR VERY CAREFULLY. THEY ANCHOR IT IN PLACE WITH THE RIBBONS AND A COUPLE OF HAIR PINS. THEY LEAVE THE HOUSE TO GO TO THE PARTY. TRENT HOLDS THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN FOR HER. HE DOESN’T WANT HER SKIRT MESSED UP. THE PARTY IS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB. THE PARKING ATTENDANT USHERS HER OUT OF THE CAR. THEY WALK INTO THE FOYER TOGETHER. HER BOSS SEES THE GLOW IN HER EYES AND KNOWS SHE HAS FINALLY FOUND THE ONE TO TRULY MAKE HER HAPPY. SABRINA TAKES TRENT AROUND TO MEET THE VARIOUS EXECUTIVES AND THEIR SPOUSES THAT HE HASN’T MET YET. ALL THE TOP EXECUTIVES ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIM. SABRINA LEAVES TRENT TALKING TO ONE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS WHILE SHE CONTINUES TO MINGLE. TRENT IS TALKING WHEN OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE; HE NOTICES A MAN REACHING OUT TO GRAB SABRINA’S ARM. HE HAS NOTICED THE WAY SHE SHIES AWAY FROM THIS MAN. TRENT QUICKLY EXCUSES HIMSELF FROM THE CONVERSATION AND QUIETLY WALKS UP TO SABRINA’S SIDE. TRENT GENTLY STEERS HER AWAY FROM THE MAN AND TOWARD THE BEVERAGE BAR. THE MAN IS LEFT LOOKING LIKE A FOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM. TRENT IS QUIETLY THANKED FOR HER RESCUE. TRENT KISSES HER SILENT. “NO PROBLEM, GIVES ME A REASON TO DO WHAT HE ONLY THOUGHT ABOUT AND HOLD YOU CLOSE AGAIN.” “ALWAYS THE GENTLEMAN, I SEE,” SHE WHISPERS. THE EXECUTIVES ARE INTERESTED IN THIS MAN. TRENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SCENE, EMBARRASSED SABRINA AND RUINED THE EVENING. INSTEAD, HE CHOSE TO LET THE MAN BE A FOOL ALONE WHILE NOT DRAWING ATTENTION TO SABRINA. THE MAN IS THE SAME MAN FROM LAST NIGHT AT THE CLUB. TRENT ASKS HER ABOUT THE MAN; SHE REPLIES “HE WANTS TO GO OUT WITH ME BUT I DO NOT WANT TO.” TRENT ASKS, “IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED AT THE MOMENT?” SHE SHAKES HER HEAD NO. TRENT GOES BACK TO FINISH THE CONVERSATION WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT; WHILE SABRINA GOES BACK TO MINGLING. DINNER IS CALLED. TRENT WALKS UP BEHIND SABRINA. HE LAYS A HAND ON HER SHOULDER VERY SOFTLY. THIS GESTURE DOESN’T GO UNNOTICED. SHE TURNS AROUND SLOWLY, QUESTIONING LOOK IN HER EYES. TRENT TELLS HER THAT DINNER WAS JUST ANNOUNCED; SHE DIDN’T HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENT. HE ASKS, “CAN I ESCORT YOU TO DINNER?” SHE IS THE COMPANY’S SECOND HIGHEST IN RANK ACCOUNTANT AND TRENT DIDN’T KNOW IF THAT MEANT THAT SABRINA WAS SUPPOSED TO WALK IN WITH THE PRESIDENT. SABRINA SMILES, SAYS YES TO HIS QUESTION, AND TAKES HIS ARM. THEY WALK INTO THE DINING ROOM OF THE COUNTRY CLUB. THEIR TABLE IS AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM CLOSEST TO THE EXECUTIVES’ TABLE. THE EXECUTIVES’ WIVES KNOW AND LOVE SABRINA JUST AS THEIR HUSBANDS DO. THE WIVES ARE SUITABLE IMPRESSED WITH TRENT, AS WELL. TRENT HOLDS SABRINA’S CHAIR FOR HER. SABRINA SMILES HER THANKS. HE TAKES THE CHAIR NEXT TO HER. THE SEATING CHART FOR THIS OCCASION WAS MADE UP MONTHS IN ADVANCE WITH REGARD TO ONE GUEST FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. HE KEEPS CONTACT WITH HER SHOULDER OR ELBOW THROUGH DINNER. TRENT HAS HEARD THROUGH THE COMPANY GRAPEVINE THAT SABRINA IS GETTING THE PROMOTION TO HEAD ACCOUNTANT. SABRINA IS WORRIED ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SHE HAS WORKED SO HARD TO GET THIS POSITION. SABRINA DOESN’T KNOW SHE HAS THE PROMOTION. TRENT WHISPERS, “EITHER WAY, I ALREADY CARE ABOUT YOU.” SABRINA WHISPERS BACK, “I KNOW BUT I AM STILL NERVOUS.” THE PRESIDENT CALLS THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT TO COME UP AND NAME HIS SUCCESSOR PERSONALLY. THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT DOESN’T KEEP HER IN NERVES FOR LONG. HE NAMES SABRINA AS HIS SUCCESSOR AND MAKES THE PROMOTION OFFICIAL. SABRINA WALKS TO THE FRONT AND SHAKES HER BOSSES’ HANDS. THE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES HER. THE PRESIDENT SAYS SABRINA TAKES OVER AS CHIEF ACCOUNTANT SO THE OUTGOING CHIEF CAN ACCEPT A POSITION AS A VICE PRESIDENT IN ANOTHER CITY. SABRINA WALKS BACK TO HER SEAT IN A DAZE. THE DESSERT IS SERVED. THE DINNER PARTY ENDS WITH AFTER DINNER DRINKS TO FOLLOW IN THE FOYER. EVERYONE COMES FORWARD TO CONGRATULATE HER ON THE PROMOTION. TRENT STANDS BACK, WATCHES AND WAITS FOR HIS TURN. THE CROWD THINS OUT FINALLY. HE WALKS UP TO HER, KISSES HER, AND HUGS HER. HE WHISPERS, “ARE YOU OK AND READY TO GO?” SHE SAYS, “LET ME MAKE MY GOOD-BYES AND WE CAN GO.” SHE SAYS BYE TO ALL OF HER FRIENDS. SHE ASKED IF HE KNEW THAT SHE WAS GETTING THE PROMOTION. HE TOLD HER THAT HE HAD HEARD A RUMOR TO THE EFFECT WHILE TALKING TO THE VICE PRESIDENT. SHE IS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE COMPANY HAD THAT MUCH FAITH IN HER. THEY LEAVE THE PARTY AND GO BACK TO HIS HOUSE.
