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life.
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    J ack arrived at work with a spring in his step and a smile on his face. Nancy noticed immediately.
    "I thought you sounded better this morning. You look positively wonderful," she said.
    "And I am, my dear, I am on top of the world. Which conference room are we meeting in?"
    "The corner room is set up and ready. Do you need me to prep anything for you?"
    "Just the numbers report from last month. I’ve got the projects list ready on my laptop. Let me put my stuff down and we’ll go through the agenda."
    The meeting was upbeat, the team laughed at his jokes, and the boss smiled in the back of the room. Jack assigned some trips to customer sites, privately glad it was his prerogative to stay in the office if he wanted to. He loved to travel, but now suddenly he found he wanted to stay home.
    All throughout the meeting he found himself catching whiffs of her scent. It seemed to be a kind of cloud around him, keeping her close and reminding him that he was still desirable, attractive, worthy. He knew it wasn’t fair to put that kind of pressure on her after one night. She was right, he needed to get back on his feet before she would be anything other than a rebound. The idea filled him with determination to get stronger.
    Mike stayed after everyone left for lunch as Jack put away his printouts and laptop.
    "I like seeing you back, Jack. I have to admit I was getting a little worried." Mike stood up and walked over.
    "I know I’ve been all over the place lately, but I’m determined now. I’ve got a plan."
    "Let’s hear it!"
    "I got the house listed this morning and changed the locks. I had to after Sophie came by with the girls and found Julie there with me. It’s needed doing for a while anyway. I am getting an apartment in the area by this weekend and I’m going to get myself back in shape."
    Mike seemed surprised. "Wow, that all sounds great."
    "That's not all," Jack continued. "My attorney has been bugging me to finish reviewing the divorce agreements, so I’m going to get that done and really start fighting for the girls. And there are some projects here I’ve been excited about starting on and I’m going to work on them in the evenings instead of drinking myself to sleep. Mike, I feel like someone pressed the reset button on my life. Do you know what I mean?"
    "Yeah, I do. It is so great to hear you say all this. I’ve missed you."
    "I missed me, too. Sophie really took the wind out of my sails, but Julie is like a breath of fresh air. I really needed it. You ready for lunch?"
    ***
    A fter work, Jack drove home and changed clothes to work in the house. He cleaned everything, filling huge garbage bags full of things he no longer wanted to keep. While he worked on his long overdue loads of laundry, he made decisions about what he wanted to take along when he moved into his new apartment. It felt so good to look forward to things again. After he got through the bulk of what he wanted to do, he picked up his phone and sent Julie a text message.
    want to see that movie tonight?
    She texted back almost instantly. Got to do laundry. Can I do it there?
    come on over!
    Be right there! she replied and Jack did a little dance around the kitchen.
    He was standing in the open garage packing boxes when she pulled into the driveway. As he walked over to her car, he said, "I like that uniform on you." She was wearing a green collared shirt with the Bigger Bounce logo printed across her breast, khaki green shorts and brown belt.
    "Oh, stop being silly." She still blushed.
    He scooped her into a giant hug and kissed her lips for a long moment. "I missed you all day."
    "So did your wife. She called my office this afternoon."
    Jack’s heart sank. "Seriously? Fuck, what happened?"
    "My manager heard her message on our machine. After I explained a little of what’s happened she has agreed to speak to the owner about it. Looks like we may have won the second round as well, but don’t count it yet. She’s just getting