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wasn’t forgetting anything.
    This would be her first trip since her divorce.
    She had been so busy working and going to school that there hadn’t been much time for anything else. She deserved this trip, she told herself, even though she kept thinking that she could have spent the money on new carpeting for her house. But at thirty-nine, she needed this. In the last six months the only excitement she’d had in her life was when she had time to watch television.
    She was short, ten pounds overweight, and disgusted with her life. She vowed that after she had passed the bar, she was going to make a major change in her life. She just wasn’t sure yet what it was going to be.
    What about Jordan?
    Nadine shook her head and reached for her purse. She wasn’t ready to think about that, at least not until she got back from Jamaica. However, despite her intentions, she felt a tightness in her chest just thinking about the two of them lying in each other’s arms. Of all the men she’d encountered in her lifetime, why did she have to fall in love with Jordan?
    It was impossible for the two of them to be together. Her friends and family would never understand. They would judge her and talk about her behind her back. She shook her head. No, Columbia was too small. Rumors could destroy a person. She had seen it happen before. Nope. Their relationship was over. She would have to find a way to move on. She hoped five days of baking in the hot sun would be a good start. With Renee running around bitching and talking shit, she didn’t have to worry about being bored. Nope. The trip was the perfect time for her to move on with her life. She was confident that by the time she left that island, Jordan was going to be the furthest thing from her mind.
    With renewed determination Nadine swung her purse strap over her shoulder and moved toward the door. Yep. If she had to screw every man on the island she was determined to get Jordan out of her system once and for all.

Chapter 5
    LISA
    M ichael Miller hugged his wife a second time before they pulled apart. “You sure you’re up to this?” he asked.
    Lisa looked up at him, touched by his warm heart and genuine concern. He was a wonderful man. She couldn’t have picked a better husband. “I’m fine,” she reassured him. “Really I am. I have my medicines.”
    He didn’t look convinced. “I just wish you could have done this here.”
    â€œI know. But you know as well as I do, Renee is going to go off and be ready to kick my ass, so I might as well break the news to her where she has nowhere else to go with our friends around.”
    He nodded, knowingly. They had been going over this same scenario for several months and no matter how or where it was done, he knew no way was going to be easy.
    â€œI love you,” he told her.
    â€œI know. I love you too.” Her eyes clouded with tears and if he didn’t leave soon she was going to be a nervous wreck. “Be good.”
    â€œYou know I will.”
    Yes, she had trained him well. He was a good husband and provider. What was he going to do if she didn’t pull through the surgery? She hated the thought of him being alone. Her one disappointment was that she had never given him a child. If there was still a chance that she could conceive, she would. But now it was too late.
    Biting her bottom lip, she gave him one final hug and moved away. She then stood on the steps of the Waffle House as he pulled out of the lot and waved.
    Glancing through the window she found Kayla and Renee already inside. They waved and she waved back. Wiping her eyes, she moved toward the door.
    It had been her idea for the trip to Jamaica. What had started out as just her and Renee later included Kayla and Nadine. They had known one another for years. She loved them all. They were her family. Which was why she thought a trip was the best way to break the news. Her life was about to