Debbie and I went back into the bar and headed straight to the dance floor. She shook her booty sexily at me several times giving me a preview for later that night. We joined her friends and my pal Gregg, who was still with Kathy. No one said a word about our fifteen-minute absence out to the parking lot. After another hour of drinks and dancing, I suggested to Debbie that we should leave soon. “OK, let me tell the girls....

I met the ladies at the lobby bar for another mojito, and then we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the Italian restaurant. We enjoyed three bottles of wine with our meals, so we were feeling a tad buzzed. As we walked back to the lobby, two of the ladies said they were going back upstairs, leaving just Serena and Yolanda to have a “final final” cocktail with me. As we sat in the lobby lounge area with our mojitos and talked...

After my divorce, I had a ton of cash from my ex buying me out of our house and I proclaimed 2018 as my “Travel Year.” I visited friends in Hawaii during the spring, went to NYC and Boston in August, and a birthday trip to Tulum, Mexico in October. I had been to Tulum three times previously with my ex and a group of friends, plus to several resorts near Playa Del Carmen. I booked ten days at a “glamping” spot I had been t...

I woke up just before my 8:00 am alarm. I was surprised I had slept that late. The only thing on my agenda was the ten am brunch with everyone except Marina, Molly, Jovita, Laura, and the four bridesmaids. The girls were spending the day at the resort spa for massages, brunch, mani-pedi’s, facials, and then hair and makeup before the four o’clock wedding. All of the wedding party was staying at the resort along with most...

And just when I thought December would be a slow period at work, I received a call from my Western Regional Manager, by bosses’ boss. “I heard you’ve been poking around for a transfer. Would you be interested in the San Jose territory?” I was dumbfounded. Had I just hit the jackpot? But I played it cool in talking with Mr. Ellis. I asked all the right questions. I learned that the old Rep had put in his notice and was mov...

The weeks from the Columbus Day weekend to Thanksgiving flew by with Marina and I seeing each other every other week in Palo Alto and Seattle. During this time, we both put out soft feelers about jobs in San Diego and I also investigated the peninsula. My company did not have any openings, but I did reach out to a headhunter who had contacted me a few months earlier. The week before Thanksgiving Marina did talk to her bos...

In talking with Marina, I knew her parent’s routine. They ate dinner like clockwork at 6:00 pm, so I needed to either call them before dinner or after. I decided that it would be best to call early. Promptly at 5:40 pm I called the Flores. When Molly answered I made some small talk before I asked if she could get her husband on the second phone. After Jorge was on the phone, I again made small talk before launching into m...

The Wedding Weekend: Weeks Three and Four Marina and I had our “off weekend” the following weekend but continued to talk to each other every single night at eight o’clock. We spoke about long-distance dating, me getting back to California, and us eventually moving to San Diego. Deep down I had been avoiding one subject with Marina. My hometown of Lodi. Jenny and I would inherit a large wine grape growing business in the f...

Chapter 7: Week 2 – Seattle After a great weekend in Palo Alto with Marina, I wanted to make sure her weekend visiting me in Seattle was something special. I knew Rina was landing at Sea-Tac just after 6:00 pm on Friday. I had plans for a casual dinner on Friday after we arrived back at my condo downtown. I wanted to do something fun and active on Saturday before going to a romantic dinner on Saturday night. In our brief...

Back Home - Week 1 I woke up on Tuesday morning a bit tired after the busy weekend in San Diego. Thankfully this day was planned to be a work-from-home day making calls to doctors and doing some August reports, but now I had some other important calls to make for my surprise. As I was making coffee my phone rang, “Hello.” “Good morning handsome!” I heard Rina’s voice. “I know we have plans to talk tonight but I just wante...