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couldn’t decide whether to be upset that, with Greg gone, step two of her plan would be delayed; or pleased that, with Greg gone, she would have nothing but time to think of a step two, which still did not exist.   She spent about an hour that evening staring at the wall.  

 
     
     
     
    ╣ Chapter 5 ╠
     
     
     
     
                It rained all day on Tuesday.   This meant that the students did not get to go outside for morning recess.   They stayed in the classroom where Meredith helped them move some desks so they could play musical chairs.   They played to a Wiggles song that kept going and going in Meredith’s head long after the game was over.   It was still raining, horrible cold rain that they all wished could be snow instead, when the time came for afternoon recess.   Again the kids stayed in the classroom and this time pulled some board games off the shelves.   Checkers crashed onto a desk near the front of the room whenever someone connected four, and it could have been really annoying.   Fortunately, Meredith couldn’t hear it over the raucous game of Hungry-Hungry Hippos near the back.  
                When she got home that evening, Meredith was very thankful she had invited Jenna over for dinner.   It would be nicer to spend time with a friend than an empty house after a difficult day.   She was even more thankful that she had accepted Jenna’s offer to bring pizza.     The women agreed that a pizza should generally be topped with veggies.   Nothing with veggies could be called junk food.   When Jenna arrived with pepperoni and extra cheese, Meredith knew she was not the only one in need of some comfort food.
                “I saw him again today.”
                “Uh… him?”
                “You know.   I told you about this guy at the gym.   Shawn.”
                “Oh yeah.”   Meredith could tell already that the meeting had not gone well.   She watched her friend go straight for the pepperoni, picking three off and popping them in her mouth before starting at the point of her slice.   “So what happened with Shawn?”
                “Nothing!   I mean, he talked to me for nearly a half hour when he came in and even waved when he left, but he didn’t ask me out.”
                “Gee, that’s strange.   Maybe he actually believed you when you told him you don’t date clients.”
                “Well, he didn’t have to give up so easily.”
    “Here’s a radical idea.   If you’re sure you’re interested, why don’t you just ask him out?”   Meredith had never, in her short dating life, asked a guy out.   Yet somehow the sarcasm worked.
                “That’s not the plan.”
                “Right, the plan about waiting for someone to try harder.   Maybe he his.   Maybe by talking to you, he’s hoping to change your mind.”
                “He doesn’t have to work that hard.”
                “He doesn’t know that.”
                “Look, you said you wanted a guy to work for a ‘yes.’   You don’t really know that’s not what he’s doing so you’ll just have to convince yourself to have some patience.”
                “I suppose I’ve already waited years for someone worth my time to come along.   I can probably wait a few days for this guy.”
                Meredith raised her eyebrows.   “Days?”
                “What?   I can’t be patient and optimistic?”   Jenna grinned broadly and finished her slice.   After the pizza, they made some popcorn and decided to watch a movie.   Meredith had an extensive collection of romantic comedies so this was not an easy choice.   They settled it in the usual way, by each picking one and playing Rock, Paper, Scissors for the right to watch it.
                They chatted for a while when the