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“What about Lamb Associates?”

“Sas for a while,” I said “Besides, they have Wi-Fi I’ll be able to check in once in a while I’ teeks”

“It all sounds a the locals are fine with it”

“Oh, I’m sure they can’t wait for the tourists to come back,” I said “Soabout it is that it probably won’t be too crowded People will probably still be social distancing”

“Wait, what kind of plane e be going on?” she said, wrinkling her brow

“Don’t worry I’onna charter a private plane for the trip,” I said “It’ll be more expensive, but a heck of a lot safer It’ll just be me, you, and the crew”

“Oh, my God, Jules!” she said, excited “That sounds so expensive!”

“Nothing’s too good for you, ood is all that money if you don’t spend it once in a while, huh?”

“This is all like a dream” She smiled in satisfaction “If I had ht of soood”

“Honestly, I agree,” I said “Before you, I felt like I was just going through the motions with other people I never really connected with anyone on a spiritual level, like I did with you Sure, there was close physical intimacy, but even that can be faked”

“Yeah,” she said “And I think, people tend to do that because they desperately want things to work out And, even when they don’t, they just keep trying and ignoring the red flags I know that I did that”

“Fro in on you and Shawn, that seems obvious to me”

“It really wasn’t for o down that road, it’s so hard to get off It’s so hard to gain any perspective If Shawn had just stopped drinking, I would’ve stayed with him Probably would’ve married him, and had his kids”

“Well, I’lad I could throw some cold water on that parade!”

“Thank you, yes! You protectinghim away really helped clearthe person I alanted to be Not just this unrealized nobody that wished things You and I… We do things”

“Great things,” I said

“Other couples, I look at theether out of convenience? Is that what relationships are really about?”

“Not you and I, though We have so more”