I would have a full week at home. It had been months since I had seen Jesse and I was excited about seeing her again. I wouldn't be able to take all o...f my stuff but I got some boxes and filled up the back of the truck and took off on a warm evening heading west.As I got near the rest area where I found Jessica that fateful night I felt a strong impulse to pull in. I don't know what I was expecting so I poured a cup of coffee from my ever-full thermos and sat on the hood, remembering that too. She was nicely made up (just enough, not troweled-on or anything), and her hair was newly done and colored. We went out for coffee, and stayed for dinner, and almost closed the place after they moved us to the bar so they could turn over the table. I heard about her family (‘They’re all screaming nutcakes, but we really like one another. You’re much more likely to see us on ‘Comedy Central’ than on ‘Cops’.’), I heard about the trivia team (‘Do you believe those guys? To them, I’m just one of. ”“I suppose you could think that,” she said, and then offered a coquettish shrug.“In my dreams.”“Oh, please,” she said, and rolled her eyes again. Then she polished off the last of her drink and sat the cup down on his desk. She stood up, as no matter how attractive the pose was, sitting on the corner of his desk wasn’t exactly comfortable.“And what if I told you I was serious? What would you do then?”The desire Rae saw in his eyes made her heart skip a beat. She drew in a deep, shuddering. "I sucked in a big breath. "It's not that simple now Alecia." Istuttered and fumbled with the words. "I have sort of moved on. As muchas I love her I have found someone else."I could hear her heavy breathing. "Oh I see, no guesses who that is.Siobhan I suppose?" Uh huh," I muttered."Oh well you have lifted a weight off Maddy's chest. She was feeling soguilty about leaving her. That doesn't diminish your responsibilitiesbabes. Lauren needs you."We ended that conversation less like adversaries.