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going to get moving and out of bed for the day. I told him I was heading out this evening to a happy hour and he seemed pleased that I wasn’t sitting in all the time.
    “Don’t let any guys hit on you, tell them you are TAKEN!!!” he ordered.
    “I’ll be fine, I’m a big girl, and older and wiser. I know all about the ways of men in bars.” We laughed and then I told him yet another time that I loved him so. “You have my heart,” were his closing words.
    It takes me so long to get ready to go out, I really must learn how to just throw on an outfit rather than pace and try on so many choices. This evening I took out a rather short black skirt that was very fitted and a red sleeveless blouse that had a long “V” opening in the back and I placed my cuff bracelet that Rand had given to me on my wrist and thoughts of him entered my mind and I sat on the edge of my bed wondering what he was doing at this very moment. As my doorbell rang, I knew that Jillian had arrived as we said we would head to the city together. She had to finish up with a client close to where I lived with Rand now so it would be easy for her to get me on the way.
    “Are you still primping? Come on girl!” She said as I let her in and she hugged me tightly.
    “I will be ready in one minute, just let me grab shoes.” As I ran up the steps I glanced at the pile of clothes I left scattered about from all my earlier wardrobe choices that did not make the cut. I made a mental note that I would clean them up later.
    As we drove to the bar in the city, Jillian looked out the window a lot and chatted with me but was surely trying to tell me something and didn’t seem to have gotten to it yet. I knew her so well over all these years and even seated next to her with her straight beautiful reddish hair flowing in the summer night’s air I could feel that there was something stirring within her. “Is everything okay, you seem a bit preoccupied?” I asked.
    “Just a lot on my mind lately but we’ll talk about it later. By the way have you seen the band playing with Killjoy? I saw some of the fan made videos. Killjoy is awesome. Are you worried about them playing with Killjoy?” she asked.
    “No, I spoke with Rand and if he is happy then I am happy, he said Raeford was still pissed though. It’s only temporary he need not worry.”
    “But Madison, Killjoy is so awesome,” she said again and then stopped herself.
    We were pulling into the bar parking lot, so I didn’t respond anything more except, “I am glad they have someone awesome to cameo with them. I am thrilled for them”.
    In the bar, happy hour was in full swing and it was packed. I hadn’t come into the city since meeting Thomas for lunch a while ago. I am more a homebody as of late with writing and missing Rand. As we pushed through, Jillian was quick to score two of the last open bar stools. I sat down and it was only seconds, actually seconds, when a very handsome guy approached me. I was waiting to see what type of line he would land on me.
    “Hey, I’m Connor can I get you a drink?” In the background the guys yelled back his name is Cabe but I didn’t ask why.
    He immediately opened up to me about not wanting to come to the bar, that it wasn’t his scene but being the new guy on the job with the firm he finally agreed to come for a short time. Little did he know this too was not my type setting, I was more comfortable in pajamas at home.
    “Well Connor thank you for the drink offer but my friend Jillian was already on that task.” He seemed pleasant enough, not your typical guy out to hit on the girl with lame lines. He was actually polite in his tone and just wanting to make simple conversation.
    “So what’s your name?” I replied to him my name is Madison and with that another gentleman spun around that was next to him and said, “My Madison?” It was none other than Thomas, my ex-husband.
    “Well small world. I didn’t expect to see you here,” I smiled and