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But she watches e my reaction

I merely stiffenabout I' wonderful"

"Huh," Jules grunts "It's justLucas isn't--"

"Don't want to talk about him," I say quickly as I hold en so that's why I'm here"

This throws Jules off "Intergen?"

"Yeah Short for intergenerational activities Cool, right?"

"It's horrid," Jules says with a wrinkled nose "Sounds like a phar Or, wasn't that the name of the company that manufactured the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park?"

My brows pinch together "Well, what should I call it?"

"So like Tots to Pops or so"

"Seriously?" I ask with"That sounds like a convenience store name Short for tater tots to soda pops"

Jules snickers and I can't help itI do too

"Listen," Jules says soberly as she reaches across the table to take my hand "I didn't mean to hit you with your breakup with Lucas I just want you to know that I can be objective and listen to your side of things Lord knows I've heard his side"

"He told you what happened?" I ask, aghast

Jules shakes her head "He gave Max a brief overvieho then told s were over between you two But I'm here if you want to talk If you don't, let's just talk about getting the kids and the old folks together, okay?"

I hesitate before I answer I've been dying of curiosity to kno Lucas has been doing Just because I totally freaked out on hiether doesn't mean I don't still care for hi to avoid hurting him even worse down the road Granted, the other half was to avoid ured out that I wasn't that , I just didn't want anyone to hurt

I know the Cold Fury has been doing well in the play-offs I've watched every ga out Lucas They just won the series against the Pittsburgh Titans and that went six games The conference finals start next week and it seems like another Stanley Cup is within reach

Jules looks across the table atsmile I know if I share, she'll tell me about Lucas

But do I really want to know more than Luc's hockey stats?

What if he'sother women? Let's face it, that was how both of us operated ere single

The thought of that makes my stomach pitch and I decide it's best if I just stay in the dark

With a slight shake of my head, I mutter, "I'm fine, really Let's just talk about how to move this idea forward"

Jules looks slightly disappointed but she gives me a perky, "Sure That will keep us plenty busy"

"Okay So the original way this started was there are actual day cares that are located within nursing homes Obviously, there are activities between the two For the kids this helps to reduce anxiety as well as improve self-esteem and social develop with the kids obviously cuts down on the loneliness, but also can slow physical and mental decline"

Jules nods as she fiddles with her napkin It feels good to get my mind off of the painful e ahead

"But you know I don't want to open up a day care I don't really have any desire to run one," I reiterate as I pull a yellow pad out of ht instead I'd start a company that facilitates field trips fro homes I can do outreach and collect all of the places that are willing to participate, start a database, and then handle scheduling events That would include transportation along with trained staff to help the interaction between the kids and the elderly, as well as providing the actual ether Games and arts and crafts and stuff like that"

Jules eyes sparkle with exciteht You'd be ha an actual day care because it's too much work and you wouldn't be able to expand outward You do realize you could take this far past a local level If you're really a facilitator, you could do this across the state Hell, even nationwide"

"Or franchise it," I tell her with a s on this

"This could really be a ushes

I shake et sorants"

"Would you be the director or so?" Jules asks