Brian's POV
Finally, I was back home. The talk with Matt did help. I didn't leave my house for a couple of days, it was just Pinkly and I. I was still drinking. I tried to not think about her, but I couldn't get her out of my head. Her light brown hair, blues eyes and her smile complete with dimples were burned into my mind. Her slender but not ridiculously skinny body consumed my thoughts also. I couldn't forget washing her back, her small beautiful breasts, her cute butt. I could still remember her touch and I wanted to feel it again. I would pick up the phone and start to call her, then my pride would say No way, she humiliated you!
Exactly one week after meeting Penny, I decided I needed to get out of the house. I still wasn't ready to go out with the guys and I knew they were busy spending time with families after being gone for almost a week. I went to a country bar that I had been to once. I figured no one would recognize me.
I got shit faced and next thing I know I'm doing the two step with some chick. She was all over me, I thought "What the hell, why not!" We went out to my car and immediately she had her tongue down my throat and her hands in my pants. I could barely see; I was so wasted. I stopped her and said, " There's just one question I have to ask you. How do you feel about slot machines?"
"Umm, is that some kind of kinky sex thing. Baby, I'll do whatever you want."
My thoughts came out of my mouth "I want you to be Penny."
She still wasn't deterred from her goal, "sweetie you can call me anything you want." I look over and she's half naked, then she started trying to pull my pants off.
"What are you doing!" I yelled at her.
"I am trying to get you to fuck me, I promise baby I'll be the best you've ever had." She was still trying to get my pants off.
First I whispered, "Get the fuck away from me." She said "What?"
"I said get the fuck out of my car and go away!" I yelled.
I remember her yelling at me and getting out of the car, but I really don't know what she said and I didn't care. I must have passed out because the next thing I know, my cell phone was ringing and I was in the back seat of my car. It was 4:00 AM. By the time I found my phone the call was gone.
On the display it said
Missed Call – Penny
Holy Shit, she called and I was passed out in my car!! Damn it!! She had left a message, I listened and didn't know whether to be happy, laugh my ass off or be worried about her.

Penny's POV
A week had passed since we met and I couldn't stop thinking about what we were doing a week ago. I tried to just sleep, but all I could think about was sleeping next to him with his strong tattooed arms around me. I finally gave up on sleep and at 3:30 am. I thought "Wine will help!" I used to be a big wine drinker, but really hadn't had much since Jay left. It was our thing and I knew it wasn't going to help. But now after 2 days with Brian, I was willing to do anything to get him out of my head. I went to the half full wine cage and grabbed a bottle of red wine. With red wine you don't have to worry about chilling it. That works! By 4:30 am the bottle was gone and I decided to blast Avenged Sevenfold through the house and open another bottle. Halfway through the second bottle I decided to switch from just the music to watching videos of Avenged Sevenfold on YouTube. By the time I finished the second bottle and opened the third, I was having trouble seeing on the little screen on my iPad. The Chromecast!! The big screen TV! So there I am watching Brian on a big TV. Then I watched an interview with each band member when the Rev passed. I heard Brian talking about his friend, his best friend. Then as I was hitting 2.5 bottles of wine, the video for So Far Away was next. Next thing I know I'm crying so loud I can't even hear the TV, but I could remember Brian's voice "Is that my So Far Away?"
I picked up my phone and called him, he didn't answer. "It's 7:00 AM, dumb ass that's 4:00 AM in California." I said out loud.
I heard the beep and just started babbling "Brian, it's me Dumb Ass. I mean Penny, but I am a dumb ass. I am sorry for leaving like that, I don't know if you remember me. I met you last week in Michigan. You kept calling me Penelope." I made absolutely no sense. "You have beautiful brown eyes and magic hands and you are" Beep. "Fucking Voice Mail!!!" and I threw my phone down.
I chugged the rest of the wine down in my glass. My phone started ringing, I yelled out loud "Brian! It's gotta be Brian! Where's my fucking phone? Brian don't hang up!" I was now crawling on the floor looking for my phone, I finally found it.
"Brian!"
"Penny, are you okay? I got your message. How much have you had to drink?"
"Two, no three or maybe two and a half bottles of wine. I'm fine" I slurred.
"Look Brian I should've tell you last week it's prolly too late now. Brian, I am have fall..."
Next thing I know, it's sometime in the afternoon and I am laying on the floor next to the coffee table. Then I sit up and there's some blood on the floor. I touched my forehead and it sent pain raging through my head and I could feel the dried blood. I must have hit my head when I tried to stand up. Suddenly my memory kicked in of trying to stand up from being on my knees talking on the phone to Brian! I was going to tell him I had fallen in love with him, did I? He probably thinks I'm a total idiot. I grabbed my phone to see if he had called again. Shit! It was dead, fucking battery!
I got up and once I didn't feel like the whole house was rocking like a boat. I went to the sofa table to plug my phone into the nearest charger, I had to see if he had called back. Before I could do that, the doorbell rang and someone was pounding on my door.

Brian's POV
After listening to Penny's crazy message, I knew I needed to call her. She was pretty drunk, she said she had drunk about 3 bottles of wine. She was in the middle of trying to tell me something then the line went dead. I tried to call her back and there was no answer. She must have passed out. Matt's voice popped into my head.
"You have three choices. You can drink yourself to death, you can go after her and try to change her mind or you can move on and try to forget her."
The first and third choices were obviously not working, it was time for option two.
I took the first flight I could get to Columbus Ohio, I had already found her address online earlier in the week. I picked up the rental car I had reserved, a Black Mustang. I remembered she said her first car was a Mustang and she loved Mustangs. I drove like a mad man, I made what was supposed to be an hour drive in 40 minutes. Then I just sat there in the car parked on the street looking at her house. I was suddenly terrified, what if she throws me out? I came this far, I can at least make sure she is ok.
I rang the doorbell, I knew she was home because her blue Ford was in the driveway. She didn't answer for what seemed like hours (but it actually was more like a minute). I started knocking on the door louder and louder. "Who the fuck is it! Stop pounding, my head hurts enough!" I heard Penny shouting from inside? She opened the door “What the hell? Who the…” she then realized it was me. "Brian?"
I looked at her, she looked like hell. You could tell she had been crying because her eyes were swollen and her nose was red. Then I saw the dried blood on her forehead. "Penny, what happened? Why have you been bleeding?"
"I hit my head on the coffee table, I'm fine. Please come on in Brian." She seemed very nervous and shaky. "It's good to see you, you didn't have to come all the way here. I'm sorry for calling you at 4:00 AM. I just ..." and she was starting to cry.
I took her in my arms and said, it's okay. "I'm here and you don't have to be sorry, you calling was the best thing ever. Even though you were pretty drunk. I was hoping that you would call, you don't know how many times I almost called you."
"You did? You don't hate me for running off?" I could see she felt bad.
"I couldn't ever hate you. I was pretty hurt and mad, in fact I drank constantly the next two days and wouldn't speak to anyone. Matt finally made me talk to him."
"You told Matt!" She looked horrified and backed out of my arms.
"You didn't tell anyone?"
"Well yeah, I told my daughter."
I mocked her "You told Chloe!"
She smacked my arm and rolled her eyes. Then it hit her "You remember my daughter's name?"
I pulled her to me and looked into her eyes. "I remember everything about you, about us."

Penny's POV
The pounding on the door was adding to my pounding headache. I starting yelling for the idiot that was doing it to stop. I open the door, ready to rip someone a new one. There he was, sunglasses, hat and everything. I couldn't even speak at first. He was at my house, I invited him in. For a moment all my fears and reservations about us disappeared. Then he said the sweetest thing about remembering everything. It was then I just froze, he's in my house! What if someone saw him?
"Don't worry Penelope, no one saw me. I was very careful." It was like he could read my mind.
"How did you do that?"
"I told you we are connected, Penelope."
"And I told you my name isn't Penelope." We both smiled at our little joke. I looked in the mirror in foyer and realized what a horrid sight I was. Half the hair in my ponytail was sticking out. My eyes looked like a prize fighter after a fight, and my nose rivaled Rudolph. "Holy shit Brian! I look hideous! I'm going to run and take a shower, do you mind?"
"No, I don't mind at all" he grinned.
"Make yourself at home, there's beer in the fridge.”

Brian's POV
She started to let down her guard, I could feel it. She told me to make myself at home and that's what I intended to do.
She started off to what I assumed was her bedroom. Then she turned around and smiled at me. “I am really glad you're here.” She said and took off quickly to the room.
I Looked around. Her house was nice, lots of purple. I heard the shower turn on and it was time to make myself at home as she said to do.
I went into her bedroom, even more purple. She wasn't kidding about being a purple fanatic. She left the bathroom door open, it was like an invitation. I undressed and quietly entered the bathroom. She had her back to the shower door and I opened it, walked in behind her and wrapped my arms around her and said "You said to make myself at home."
"What took you so long?" She said as she turned around and we kissed like we had been apart for a year, not a week. We were trying to wash each other, but we couldn't keep our lips apart. We never missed a beat as we made our way from the shower to the bed. We were both still soaking wet and hadn't even rinsed the soap off, but we didn't care. I had to have her and I had to have her now.
"I need to be inside you" I said
She pushed me over from my side onto my back. I was hard and ready, she straddled my hips and lowered herself. As I entered her she said "Is this what you wanted" and she stopped before she had lowered all the way onto me.
"Don't tease me woman!" I said. She let out a wicked laugh.
I grabbed her hips and pulled her down. "That's what I want!" I started moving her hips at first and then she took over. I was so turned on, I was caressing her breasts and even got a little rough. She must have liked it, because when I put my hands back down her hips she pulled them back up to her breasts. She started bucking wildly and I knew she was almost there. I felt her tighten around me as she shuttered and called out, "Oh my God, yes!" Just as I could feel her reaching her peak, I couldn't help but reach my own. "Yes baby! I've missed you!"
She collapsed on top of me and I wrapped my arms around her and held her tight. She looked at me with bit of sorrow in her eyes "I can't believe that a week ago, I ran away and risked never making love like that again." And then with her mouth right next to my ear she whispered "I think I fell in love with you and I was afraid."
"I love you Penny. Please don't run away again." I needed her to understand and believe me. "Do you know where I was when you called?" She shook her head. "I was passed out in the back seat of my car outside some country bar."
She looked puzzled and shocked "What? Why?"
"Listen to the whole story before you judge, okay? "
"Oh-kay" she looked concerned.
"I had pretty much locked myself up at home after I got back, just Pinkly, a stocked liquor cabinet, a refrigerator full of beer and me."
"On Thursday, I decided I needed to go out. I could only think of was us meeting a week earlier" she still looked worried, but was listening intently. " I didn't want to be around the guys and everyone asking me what was wrong with me. I went to a bar where I thought there was less chance of someone knowing who I am. I drank really heavy; I was so plastered I ended up in my car with some sleazy chick. She was trying to get my pants off and said she'd give me anything I wanted. Do you know what I said?"
"No" she looked pissed.
I said "I want Penny" Next thing I remember was telling her to get out of my fucking car. Penny, even shit faced I only want you. Then I must have passed out because the next thing I remember is my phone ringing and not being able to find it."
She smiled. "I guess we both did some stupid things to try to forget"
"Yes we did and the thing is, I don't want to forget you and I can't. I want you in my life. If you want to keep us a secret, okay as long as I get to be with you."
"How would we do that?"
"There are ways. I have money, we can go away to remote resorts, you can fly to my concerts and we can be like we were in Michigan"
"I don't know, Brian. Do you think it will work?"
"I will make it work" then I rolled us both over and took control. We made love again, took another shower. We realized neither one of us had eaten all day. It was already 10:00 PM.

Penny's POV
After an evening of making love and talking, Brian had proposed that we see each other secretly. He was confident. We were both starving so we went to the kitchen. We raided the fridge. I hadn't been to the store since a week before the concert, so there wasn't much. We ended up with scrambled eggs and bacon, we laughed about having "Brinner". The whole time I was making the food, he was following me around wrapping his arms around me from behind, kissing my neck and making jokes about a sexy woman in the kitchen. We had a great time just being together. But the whole time I was thinking about Brian's idea.
We sat down to eat and we were both suddenly very quiet. Finally, he spoke, "Well Penz, what is your answer?"
"I don't know, Bri. It will be a lot to pull off, do you really think it can work?"
He held my hand on top of the table "We will make it work, it has to work, because I am not ready to go without ever being with you again."
I couldn't deny the way I felt. "I don't want to go without being with you either. So it's a plan!" We leaned over the table and kissed.
"But, I have some additional stipulations to the plan" he said in a very serious tone.
I was really nervous now. "OH-Kay?"
"I want you to meet my family, that includes the band, they will all keep our secret. I can't keep the woman I love a secret from my family."
"Do you think they will all be ok with it?" I wasn't totally convinced, but I understood where he was coming from.
"I am sure they will, Matt already knows. In fact, he knows I am here right now." He squeezed my hand.
"Okay Mr. Haner, you drive a hard bargain. I have a counter proposal, I meet your family and you meet mine."
He flashed that gorgeous smile at me and said "You have a deal!" And we shook hands on it.
We went to the family room to watch a movie. We held hands watching the movie at first. Then he put his arm around me and pulled me closer.
"This I could get used to, just being with you." He said.
"I know, you haven't even been here a whole day and you've made me feel more at home in my own house than I have since before Jay even left." He kissed me then started kissing my neck, then lifted my tank top off kissing his way down to my breasts, tenderly sucking on each nipple. I was starting to squirm as he was rubbing me through my shorts. He detached himself from my breasts and I lifted my bottom as he pulled my shorts off. He started at my belly button and kissed down between my legs. He gently spread my legs apart and started exploring with his tongue, making sure to hit my most sensitive spot. "Brian, that feels amazing" with that he began to focus solely on my sweet spot. My body was tingling I started to shake, I was running my fingers through his hair. I wasn't ready to share with him what I knew would happen if he continued, but damn I wanted to. "Bri, please." I pushed gently on his head, he held on even tighter. I knew I had to try a different method. "Make love to me, please." I said breathlessly as I tried to keep myself back. He finally stopped and looked up at me. "I am making love to you" and he grinned.
It was time to take charge. "Stand up Haner!" He did as I commanded and I pulled down his shorts and boxers. I held his length in my hand and stroked it gently. "Hmmm" he said. I increased my speed and grip. "Hmmm Baby" he moaned louder. I kissed tip and rang my tongue around the head. "Oh God Penny! You can't do this to me!!"
Then unexpectedly, he pulled me up and turned me around to the couch, he was forceful and it turned me on even more. He put his hand on my back to guide me to bend over. I was holding myself up with my hands gripping the back of the couch. He guided the tip of his massive member inside me, grabbed my hips and entered me with the force of both our bodies crashing together. "Oh God Brian!" I said. He said "Baby you feel so good! I'm going to explode soon."
I could only reply with "Yes!" as the waves of pleasure ripped through me. Right as my knees were about to give out from the electric charges rushing through me I felt Brian cumming. "Penny!!!"
We both had to rest in each other's arms on the couch after that. We had missed most of the movie, so we restarted it.
"That was unbelievable!!" I said
"I agree and you didn't want to ever even see me again."
"Brian, that is not true. I wanted to see you again more than anything, I just didn't think we should."
"What do you think now?" He asked.
"I think that I need you in my life."
"I know I need you in my life, Penny."
We eventually feel asleep under the throw on the couch, I slept with him on that cramped couch better than I had since I got back from Michigan.
The next morning I woke up to the sound of Chloe's voice. "Mom, Momma, MOM!".
I looked up and there was Chloe. "HOLY SHIT!"

Chloe's POV
I had been calling Mom's cell phone ever since yesterday afternoon and it was going right to voicemail. It's not like Mom to set her phone directly to voicemail and she NEVER let the battery die. I was getting worried, so I went over to her house.
I noticed a sharp Black Mustang parked on the street in front of her house, but didn't think too much about it. I let myself in, I called out for her and there was no answer. I checked her bedroom, the bed was a crazy mess. The bedding was all on the floor and the sheets were even half off. Mom wasn't there and it looked like there had been a struggle. I started to Panic, I went through the house calling for her. I went in the living room, there were two empty wine bottles and an almost empty one on the table. I looked down and on the carpet was a small blood stain.
Now I was really starting to panic. Her cell phone was sitting on the sofa table where she charged it a lot, but not plugged in, it was dead. I got out my cell phone and walked toward the back of the house when I saw the light from the TV in the family room. I walked in quietly, figuring she was passed out after drinking almost three bottles of wine. As I walked around the couch, I realized Mom wasn't alone. She was laying there with a dark haired man with his tattooed arms around her. They were under the blanket Mom kept on the back of the couch and it was pretty clear that they were naked underneath. That was evident by all the clothes on the floor.
"Mom, Momma, MOM!"
Mom woke up with a start. "HOLY SHIT!"
That woke up the man with her, he said "What's wrong Penz?" Then he saw me, smiled and waved (he obviously found this funny).
"I assume this is Synyster Gates!" I couldn't believe it!
Mom introduced us like it was totally normal for me to walk in on her naked on the couch with a man.
"Chloe, this is Brian. Brian, this is My daughter Chloe."
"Nice to meet you, Chloe." He said.
"Mom, do you realize how worried I've been? I haven't been able to get hold of you for 2 days! I come here and your bed looks like someone was dragged out of it. There's empty bottles of wine in the living room and blood on the carpet! I was about to call the police!"
She and Brian both laughed.
"What the hell Mom? How did he end up here?"
"We will tell you about it as soon as we get dressed. Why don't you go to the kitchen and get something to drink" I was being treated like a child and I stormed off like a child.
I just sat at the kitchen table, finally they came into the room. I could tell that now they were uncomfortable. About time!!
"I'm sorry sweetie, I didn't want you two to meet like this." Mom said
"But I'm very glad to finally meet you. Your Mom has told me a lot about you." Brian said
"It's good to meet you too. I'm sorry I was so rude This is a little weird."
"It's cool, I understand" he said "Let's start over. "I'm Brian, you must be Chloe" he flashed a devilish, yet sincere smile. I had to smile, he was charming.
"So does someone want to tell me what's going on"

Brian's POV
Meeting Penny's daughter wasn't exactly the way I had imagined, but once we told her the story of the phone call and me flying out. She relaxed and we had a good time talking. It was good to hear all their stories. I knew Penny even better and I loved her even more. I am not sure she will feel the same when she hears all my stories.
"So Brian, how long are you staying in town?" Chloe asked.
Penny and I hadn't even had a chance to talk about it. "Well, I have over a week before I have to be back in California. I would like to stay the whole time if your Mom will let me."
Chloe and I both turned to Penny, me with my best puppy dog eyes and Chloe with a smirk on her face.
"I don't know..." Penny started, then Chloe cut her off.
"Mom!! Look at that face, how can you say no"
"Oh hell, you're right. I want nothing more than for you to stay all week." I leaned over and kissed her.

Chloe's POV
I really liked Brian, he's not at all like I thought he would be. He's just like Mom described him. I was glad they were going to spend some more time together. But I had seen enough of my Mom's love life for one day.
"Hmm hmm, you two need to get a room."
They laughed. In unison they said "Sorry Kiddo"
And with that, I knew it was time for me to leave. "Well, I have class in 20 minutes. I'll let you two crazy kids alone. It was nice to meet you Brian."
"It was great meeting you too." And he got up and walked with me to the door. "I had the feeling you wanted to say something to me."
"I do" I looked him straight in the eyes and said "Please don't hurt my Mom."
"That is the last thing in the world that I plan or want to do. I know it sounds crazy because I've known her barely over a week, I love her." The look on his face convinced me that he meant it.

Penny's POV
I took the week off of work and it was incredible. We made love, took walks after dark, took drives in the Mustang, had lunches and candlelit dinners on my patio and talked about anything and everything.
One day we were sitting outside and Brian was telling me about his house. "I can't wait until you come there. We can have meals outside surrounded by a flower garden."
"Lots of purple flowers?" I had to ask.
"Of course, I will have even more planted for you Princess Penelope" I just gave him a look.
"I'm surprised this whole backyard isn't filled with purple flowers"
"Well, I would love for it to, but I don't have a green thumb. I'm like a plant assassin."
He laughed hard and when he was done he said
"Maybe we will get someone a little less lethal to do it for you." He winked at me.
I just shook my head. "I don't think 'we' need to do that."
"We'll see, Penelope."

Matt's POV
Brian calls me at 5:00 AM on Friday morning and tells me he's flying to Ohio. I said What the Fuck? He really wasn't making much sense, but he seemed to be in a huge hurry." Can you take care of Pinkly?"
"Of course man. But why are you going to Ohio?"
"Penny needs me, I have to go check on her" he said frantically.
"Did she call you?"
"Yes and I couldn't find my phone in the back seat of my car, she left me a message and she was drunk. I called her back and she was just gone in the middle of a sentence. Now she doesn't answer, I gotta go."
"Okay, We'll take care of Pinkly. Don't forget we have an appearance scheduled in less than two weeks."
"Don't worry, I'll be there" he said "That's my flight, Bye"
That was a week ago and I still haven't heard from him, other than a text that said he was ok and would be back for the interview. So I'm guessing he's still in Ohio and things must be going well. I'm still worried, he was really torn up by this woman after two days, what is going to happen after a week together?
I hope she doesn't jerk him around again.

Brian's POV
I had to fly back on Sunday, for the interview on Monday. Saying goodbye to Penny was the last thing I wanted.
"Please come to the airport with me."
"Brian, you know why I shouldn't." She said
We were still in bed and I didn't want to get up, as long as I never got out of this bed I would never have to leave. I had my arms around her and she was holding me as tight as she could. She had her head on my shoulder, I felt a droplet hit my skin. "Penz are you crying?"
"No" she said very low. Then I felt more droplets.
"Are you sure you're not crying?" This time she just shook her head. I kissed her forehead and lifted her chin up so I could see her face. "It's okay, no one is running away this time, right?" She smiled a little and nodded her head.
I knew that I had to get up and get ready or I wasn't going to make it to the airport. "Take a shower with me?" That made her smile and she said "Yes."
It was one of our "long showers" afterward she helped me pack. We were joking and laughing, I think we were both trying not to think about me leaving.
We went to the front door and she wrapped her arms around my neck. "You don't know how much I'm going to miss you!" I could hear her voice start to crack.
I wrapped my arms around her and said "I'm going to miss you too. You know you could come with me."
"I have to get back to work, even though my job is pretty flexible and I work from home most of the time I just can't take two weeks off in a row without prior notice."

Penny's POV
I don't think saying goodbye is ever going to be easy. I watched as he put his suitcase into the Mustang and got in. He looked at me and smiled before he drove off. I saw the car get smaller in the distance. Time to get back to the real world, fairy tale over.
Just as I closed the front door, my phone rang.
"It's not the end Penelope, it's just the beginning."
"How the hell do you do that?"
"I told you, we're connected. I love you Penz"
"I love you Bri".
A few minutes later the phone rang again. I didn't even bother to look at the caller ID.
"What now, Junior?"
"Junior, who's Junior?" it was Jay. We talked every so often, I think he worried about me.
"Hey Jay. Junior is a new joke Chloe and I have, you know she's my junior." That was about the lamest lie ever.
"Strange, but you two do have an odd mother-daughter relationship." Luckily he didn't hear my sigh of relief that he bought it.
"What's new with you" I asked, trying to change the subject.
"Nothing new with me, but I saw Bianca at the store today and she said you were off all week?"
Bianca is my best friend at work, she and Jay used to work together too.
"Yea, I took a week off."
"Did you go out of town?" He asked
"Nope, I was home the whole time."
"Are you okay, you're not sick or anything?"
"Don't worry Jay, I am good. As a matter of fact, I am great."
"Just wanted to make sure you're ok."
"Thanks Jay, bye."
The house seemed so empty now, like when Jay left but worse. Brian was here a week and my home is now empty without him. I was all the sudden terrified that he would never return, that my greatest fear would be realized. I opened myself up and there was no turning back now.

Brian's POV
During the flight home, I thought about Penny and how much my life had changed in two weeks. She touched a part of me like no woman ever had. I just hope she doesn't try to shut me out again.
I called her as soon as the plane landed.
She answered. "Hey there Junior."
"When am I going to see you again Penelope?" Please don't say never.
"I don't know, when do you have time Guitar God?"
"I have to work with Matt and Zacky this week on material for the new album. With the announcement of Arin leaving, we are being bombarded with questions too."
"Who's the new drummer?"
"Brooks Wackerman, but we aren't going to announce it for a few months."
"I am so privileged, I know Avenged Sevenfold secret information. What to do, what to do?" She teased.
"Yes, but if you tell anyone you have to tell them about us." I countered.
"You got me there, Haner."
"Babe, I gotta get my luggage and head home" I said. "I'm going to call you later and we are going to continue the discussion of when we are going to see each other again." I commanded.
"Yes Sir! Mr. Gates Sir!"
"I fucking love you."
"I fucking love you too. Later Junior"
"Bye Princess Penelope."
Later we decided that I would fly to Ohio again in two weeks. Penny couldn't take the whole week off work, but she could work from home.
But before I arrived, I had to send her a present.

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