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went in, did her job, then went home.  The downside of that was not everyone in the office was quite as up to date on Julie's love life as they could be.   
    Just hearing Trent's name again sent a shiver down Julie's spine.  Every time she tried to take a step forward in getting over Trent, he'd somehow come up.  It never failed. 
    "Trent and I aren't dating anymore," Julie said. 
    "Oh.  Well, in that case never mind," Steve replied.  "It was still a bad ass fight though."
    "Steve, I told you.  I don't care about fights anymore," Julie said, diplomatically.
    "Alright, alright.  It's a shame you two aren't dating anymore.  After Trent's win, he's going to get a seriously fat payday for his next fight.  You'd probably never have to work again," Steve ruminated. 
    Suddenly Julie realized it was going to be a long day.  And work couldn't end soon enough. 
    ***
    Julie knew she had to get out of her funk.  It was just no way to live.  Maybe seeing an old friend would bring a smile back to her face. 
    Brianna Laster was the same age as Julie, but her life couldn't look any different.  Not only was Brianna happily married, but she already had a two year old child. 
    Some women had dreams of the corner office.  They wanted to be CEO's one day.  They wanted to start their own business.  Their goals were based around professional achievements.  Julie was built differently.  Julie cared little about getting ahead professionally.  What she wanted more than anything was to start a family.  She wanted to fall in love, get married, and have two kids.  For some people, that wouldn't be much.   But a simple, happy life was what she craved. 
    Julie wanted the family that she never had.  A two parent family.  A complete family.  A happy family.  So Julie found herself both happy for, and jealous of her friend Brianna.  Her ability to stay at home, to raise her kid, and to not have to go into a job she didn't really care about. 
    While Brianna and Julie sat in Brianna's living room talking, Brianna's son Timmy had tired himself running around and was now taking a nap.  As Julie looked at Timmy, she couldn't get over how adorable the little guy looked.  Timmy had fallen asleep in an odd position, almost as if he'd exhausted his muscles so much that they just shut down on him on the spot. 
    "He's so precious," Julie said. 
    "Sure you say that now that he's asleep, but let me just say that they don't call them the terrible two's for nothing," Brianna replied.
    "Wow.  I still can't believe you have a two year old," Julie said. 
    "Yeah, he's growing up pretty fast," Brianna insisted. 
    "It makes me wonder when I'm going to have a kid of my own," Julie said.  "I mean, I don't even have a boyfriend."
    "It'll happen for you," Brianna replied.
    Julie couldn't help but laugh at that statement.  "You haven't been on the dating scene in a while.  It's brutal out there."  
    "Look, there only needs to be one man out there as long as he's the right one," Brianna insisted. 
    "Yeah, but with my luck there will only be one man left out there.  And he'll be a hot mess," Julie joked. 
    "Well, at least you haven't lost your optimism," Brianna joked back. 
    "What can I say?   It's on vacation.  A really long vacation," Julie said. 
    "Please, don't say vacation around me.  I feel like I haven't been on a vacation in years," Brianna replied. 
    "I'll tell you what.  Why don't we trade?   I'll raise your kid and you can go to my lousy office job," Julie said. 
    "No thank you," Brianna replied, without hesitation. 
    "That's what I thought," Julie said. 
    "But look.  Don't worry.  You'll be in my shoes one day," Brianna insisted. 
    Julie sighed.  "That day can't come soon enough."
     
    Chapter Five
    Colin
     
    "Colin Robinson.  What are the odds that I'd run into you here?" Samantha Kurtz asked. 
    Colin couldn't believe his luck.  He just wanted to grab a drink, then head back home.  He didn't want