The Art of Starting Over

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tand you and Olivia might have your little disagreements, but your families are v

than replied coolly, offering

t about who's a better dancer. This is about app

ved through. He thought of Olivia's stoic face, her heart locked away for another man. This wasn't regret, it was liberation. Pus

ers brushing against his skin. They were laughing, their heads close together, their body language easy and familiar. It was a picture of casual intimacy, the exact thing that had been missing from his sixty-year marriage to

waved enthusiastically.

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took Daniel by the arm and steered him toward her parked car, leaving Ethan standing alone on the sidewalk. He watched them go, Olivia fussing over Dan

group of women gossiping near a bus stop.

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to feel sorry

re you idiots talking about?!" It was Kevin Green, his best friend, his fac