Just a Few Loose Screws (open)

[Levente Cohen]

Levente hadn’t slept in two days. Not that he minded. Sometimes he actually enjoyed his manic phases. It gave him that chance to get some work done…if he could manage to stay focused.

He’d spend most of the last night working out on his garage. Luckily his closest neighbor was far enough away that he didn’t have to worry about making too much noise. Still he’d forced himself to get away from the house so that his dog, Huck, could have a few hours of peace and quiet.

Plus, he needed to pick up a few supplies.

After taking a much needed shower, he threw on some clean close and headed out the door, hoping his truck would make it into town and back.

Walking out of the home improvement store with a can of paint in hand, a bag of cement thrown over his shoulder, and a few boxes of screws tucked in his pockets; he had decided to stop for some lunch. Trouble was he couldn’t decide where to go. Standing in the middle of the sidewalk and looking around at his options, he failed to notice that he was blocking pedestrian traffic. And it didn’t help that the screws were starting to fall out of his pockets.

[Scarlett Granger]

Scarlett was enjoying an afternoon in the town as she was new to the area. No. Correction, she was new to the country. Coming from England had made Scarlett stick out like a sore thumb. Not only her accent but her painfully pale English rose skin gave her away easily. Maybe people in the town would be just to busy to even notice her. Hopefully.

As she pushed her way through the traffic of people, Scarlett noticed a man standing, blocking the way. She was about to shove past when she realised that something was falling out of his pocket. Was she mistaken? Screws. A closer look confirmed the suspicion so Scarlett made her way over like the good Samaritan she was.

"Excuse me Sir," she spoke in her posh polite voice, "But it appears that you have screws falling out of your pocket."

Scarlett bent down to pick them up and then handed them to him with a friendly smile, "Here you go. I'm new to the area and I have done you a favor so can you do me one? Where is there a good place to eat around here?"