Terms of Surrender by Leslie Kelly Page B

still go with Wednesday.
    Whatever you call it, hope it’s a great one!
    Mari
    Friday 5/13/11, 07:00 a.m.
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    It’s Friday the 13th! Do you think it’s unlucky? I never have. I’m not a big believer in luck. I much prefer the idea that you get what you want out of life because you worked hard and you deserve it. I guess I do have a bit of my father’s no-nonsense blood in my veins after all.
    But not too much.:)
    Quick question for you: How soon is too soon to start wondering why he hasn’t called yet? It’s been a while since I’ve done this dating thing.
    Thanks!
    Mari
    Oh, P.S. Thought for the day—do people still say dating? My teenage sister just says “hooking up.” Which, to me, means something else entirely. (And the thought of my teenage sister doing that really shocks me. Yikes!) So, what do you think?
    Discuss!
    Monday 5/16/11, 07:00 a.m.
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    I got the job! Yay!
    Monday 5/16/11, 07:32 a.m.
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Comment #6
    Thanks for the kudos on the job AllyBMe!
    SandyT, JLoNo, Sucrebby, Franni from Frisco…the whole point of me posting about the job, and not about him was because no, (to answer your much-repeated question) I haven’t heard from him. Yet.
    Monday 5/16/11, 08:45 a.m.
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Comment #21
    Thanks again for the congrats. But to those of you who are just determined to ask…no, I am NOT worried that he won’t call. I don’t know him well, but I know a lying scumbag when I meet one, and he’s not one.
    Monday 5/16/11, 07:20 p.m.
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Comment #48
    You guys really aren’t making me feel any better here. Am I totally crazy to be telling myself there’s a good reason I haven’t heard from him? He did say he was going out of town for a few days. And I did tell him he didn’t have to call.
    Monday 5/16/11, 07:58 p.m.
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Comment #62
    No, Joanie from KY, of course I didn’t mean it when I told him he didn’t have to call. Duh!
    And yes, Tiredmommy, he did promise he would.
    Monday 5/16/11, 08:18 p.m.
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Comment #70
    Yeah, I’m pretty sure there are phones where he was going.
    And no, I don’t suppose he could have lost my number…unless his cell phone got run over by a truck or something!
    Hey, anything’s possible, right?
    Monday 5/16/11, 10:32 p.m.
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Comment #92
    PLEASE stop trying to cheer me up about how all men are scum! I am NOT ready to concede that about this particular one. Something could have happened.
    Or…not. Shit.
    It’s been a long day. Think I’ll go drink a bottle of wine and eat a quart of Häagen-Dazs now.
    P.S. Maybe he got sick?
    Tuesday 5/17/11, 07:00 a.m.
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    I got a good night’s sleep and woke up feeling better. I’m not ready to give up hope. There was a trip involved. And we all know crazy things can happen when you travel.
    Okay, he was only traveling about a hundred miles so there’s no way he lost a passport or a plane ticket or got some rare tropical disease. But still, cars do break down.
    Well…okay, maybe not that one. (Can’t say why—I’m trying to be discreet about who he is, remember?)
    But his business could have taken longer than he expected. So I am not going to panic here. Not going to doubt my own judgment. I’m a pretty good judge of character and I’m not a pushover.
    Say it with me: There’s no reason to fear the worst!
    Tuesday 5/17/11, 8:48 p.m.
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Comment #73
    Screw that shit. I’m fearing the worst.
    Thursday 5/19/11, 07:00 a.m.
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    Not much to say today. Honestly, I’m feeling pretty down.
    I liked this guy. A lot.
    Too much, I fear.
    Monday 5/23/11, 07:00 a.m.
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    He still hasn’t called. And it’s pretty obvious now that he