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She nodded her head “Are you sure you want to sell it? What about after the di—”

He cleared his throat The thought of a divorcethemarket fluctuates,” he said in a lame attempt to cover his tracks

“Oooh So true,” she said

Tracks covered He wiped the iet dressed

It was a how quickly the place he once considered ho up for sale He studied the e the parties, women, and bachelor events with his friends and fao

“Is this the last of it?” his father asked Their relationship was still a work in progress, but for once he felt was it ht direction

“Yeah, that was the last big load I have a cleaning co on Monday to give the place a fresh new look before it goes on the market Thursday”

“You did really good with this, son I’m proud of you”

His spirit soared under the rarely given praise

“Thanks, Dad”

“I orried about you for a while”

He sighed “Because I didn’t settle doith a woman?”

“No, because you were a bit lost, and then vacant I could tell so for you All the women you dated, and the hours you kept I didn’t think you were ready for a store because you had yet to discover who you wanted to be”

The words were illuht you just saw me as that irresponsible knucklehead I once was”

“No, and I’m sorry if I made you feel that way”