3 Mango Bay by Bill Myers

the sales agreement across his desk for me to see. At the bottom of the form, he had added in sales tax, title and license fee. The total was just over fifteen thousand five hundred dollars.
    This amount was right in line with what Lucy had said it would be. I wrote out a check for the full amount and slid it over to him.
    Ed picked up the check and smiled. “I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere.”
    He left his office and walked over to Lucy. I could see him pointing at me and asking her a question, to which she replied, “Yes”.
    He shook his head and walked away.
    A few minutes later he returned to the office and closed the door behind him. Smiling, he reached out to shake my hand, “Congratulations. The Jeep is now officially yours. Lucy has the keys.”
    I thanked him and went outside where Lucy was waiting.
    Smiling, she handed me two sets of keys and a folder with sales documents. “Walker, it's good doing business with you. If you need anything, just let me know.”
    She handed me her business card. Turning it over, I saw she had written her phone number on the back.
    I started to get into the Jeep then remembered it didn't have the tow bar that was supposed to be included.
    “ Lucy, where's the tow bar?”
    “ Glad you remembered. It's at the Sarasota sales lot. I'm going over there this afternoon and I'll get it for you.  I'm picking Mom up for yoga on the beach tomorrow morning and I can drop it off with you then if you'd like.
    “ Yeah, that works for me. As long as you stop by and say 'hi'.”
    “ Will do. Now be safe in your Jeep. And don't get hurt playing super hero.”
    She was smiling as I drove off.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
    My drive back to Serenity Cove took me by the offices of Beach Realty, where Anna worked as a sales agent. Anna had been the one that had gotten me into Serenity Cove and I'd promised her I'd call as soon as I got checked in.
    I'd forgotten to call and that wouldn't sit well with Anna. But since I was out and about in the Jeep anyway and since her office was just ahead, I decided to stop in and thank her in person.
    Pulling into the Beach Realty parking lot, I saw Anna's white Land Cruiser, which meant she'd probably be inside working at her desk.
    Parking in the open space beside her Cruiser, I climbed out of the Jeep, and went inside looking for her.
    This wasn't the first time I'd been inside Beach Realty. In fact, I'd been there many times before with Anna. She'd been my real estate agent for two months now, and I'd stopped in at her office many times to confirm appointments, review listings, and just shoot the breeze.
    Today when I walked in, Janet, the cute receptionist behind the front desk, greeted me.
    “ Walker, you're looking good today. Life must be treating you well.”
    I smiled. “Can't complain.   Is Anna in her office?”
    “ Yes, she's back there. I'll let her know you're here.”
    Janet tapped her computer keyboard, then spoke into her headset. “Anna, you have a visitor. Your friend Walker.”
    Janet nodded, then spoke into the headset, “I'll let him know.”
    “ She'll be right up.”
    From the back offices, I could see Anna coming my way. Wearing Florida business casual. Light tan capri pants, a sleeveless white blouse, a smile on her face.
    “Walker, I've been wondering what happened to you. You were supposed to call and let me know about Serenity Cove. I was worried maybe you didn't get in, maybe you were living in the Walmart parking lot.”
    “ Anna, you know better than that. Before I'd camp at Walmart, I'd move in with you.”
    “ In your dreams. So why didn't you call?”
    “ Totally my fault. After I got checked in, the woman in the site next to mine asked me to take her to the drug store, and that took a lot longer than I expected.
    “ Then we went out and looked at her boat. Then she introduced me to her daughter.”
    Anna stopped me. “Let me get this straight. Minutes after you move into Serenity Cove, you met a woman and went out with