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"I’ here feeling sorry for yourself isn’t going to have you thinking clearly Not to mention the alcohol factor You need to jump on Dancer’s back and ride the fences Then ure out what to do Sitting in this hotel rooht of his horse back ho the fences of the property was mindless and helped to clear his head The fact his sister reht be right"

"Hon, I’ht Noer You stink"

He stu He nized Dean’s number "Hello?"

"Well, hell, at least you sound sober this tiht?" Not that Jack remembered

"You slurred, I listened"

"I’e of the counter and pulled off his socks

"Enlightening, actually I just wanted to call and make sure you were OK"

His heart was shattered in a zillion pieces He was anything but OK "I’ht Listen, while you’re sober I thought I ive you soie and I had two different ideas on what life was all about?"

"Yeah" It took Maggie du Dean for Jack to tell his friend he was better off without her

"Well, this girl, Jessie…she’s a waitress at Denny’s, Jack Not exactly the kind of woman you’ve dated before"

Jack’s jaw started to throb as his back teeth gritted together "Dean," he warned

"I h school?"

"It’s a da on the phone, Dean, or h your face" Jack clutched his phone with one hand and pounded on the counter with the other

"Whoa, OK, Jack Cals happen for a reason You said the sao"

Yeah, he had But this was Jessie they were talking about

"I’et we ever had this conversation"

"Just trying to help"