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Justin’s reply was “Everything is great, and hello Elizabeth.” I’m certainly glad he didn’t call me “Liz;” I acted as though I never heard him; he then told Robert that he would talk to him later. I thought to myself, “This is all I need.” He acted as though he meant what he just said, they will talk later. He probably wants to know Robert’s interest in me, which he will quickly find out, there’s none, for either of them and good riddance to both.
     
    If I had any thoughts of anything developing from this blind date, I can put it all behind me now, without the possibility or hope of any kind of relationship. Robert asked how did I know Justin, and my response was, “Through a divorce attorney in the past”, and his remark was, “Well it seems that you certainly made a big impact, because he still remembers your name.” I hoped that it would not go any further. I can’t be drawn back into such bad memories. My thoughts were to give a reason to make my exit home. I suddenly said, “For some reason, I have a slight headache, it must be the music and wine, and since it’s getting a little late, I’m going to leave.”  “It was very nice meeting you Robert and I enjoyed the evening, good night.” Robert suddenly asks if I will permit him to call me, and before I could answer, Jessica, intruded and said “I will give it to you since Liz has a headache.” I continued to walk ahead; the valet brought my car and I drove home, actually with a real headache by then.
     
    I’m glad my mom listened to me and didn’t wait up. I have that old feeling of being sick again, and it’s been so long since I’ve felt this way. I wrapped myself up in the businesses and had no time. Now, look what I’ve gotten myself in to. I will talk with Jessica in a few days to see if she saw Justin on the dance floor talking to Robert. If she did, why would she volunteer and give my phone number to him?  My feeling was, sometimes friends try to help a little too much, and screw things up.
     
    Since today is Saturday, and I have no plans to go out, unless my mother wants to go shopping.  I certainly hope that she doesn’t, I’m just not feeling into it today. I would rather keep it family day and stay inside. She and my father seem to be enjoying themselves from the loud laughter, probably watching one of their favorite shows. I have furnished their suite with everything they could possibly want or need and she knows where everything is in the kitchen. I decided to go back upstairs to my room and read a little and not think about last night; just grab a good book from the study.
     
    However, after an hour into my book, my cell rings, (I forget to turn it off) and it’s Robert; I thought he would give it at least a week or so before calling, or not at all would be better.  “Hello Robert, yes, I’m great, I didn’t expect to hear from you so soon.”  “Right now is not a good time to talk, can you call me later?” He wanted to know what my plans are for the day, which is why I ended it so abruptly.  I have a lot of thinking to do, after I finish my book, or get half way through it. I turned my phone off for the rest of the day.
     
    My parents are leaving on Sunday, but they know there are no limits on when they can visit, it’s just whenever they want. 
     
    CHAPTER 20
    A new beginning
    When my parents left, I turned my phone back on to check on them and make sure they made it home safely; everyone was fine. I had three messages from Robert, checking on me, to see if I was okay, and asked if we could have lunch or just meet and talk later during the week. I went against my thoughts and returned the call. We confirmed a date on Wednesday. We met at my favorite place, the “let your hair down” social club. He expressed his interest in me and wanted to know if we could meet occasionally, and just hangout and explained that he was not trying to put me in a bad place, only that he would like to see more of