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A late November bite in the air was what Jessie referred to as a sweater-without-a-coat day.

Jessie had learned early on that talking about her sitter was a good way of telling a prospective date that she was a mother without the awkward “Do you want to date a single mom” conversation.

What did that make Jessie? Here she was looking for love with a pocketbook, and the cougar-lady was looking for loving using her pocketbook.

surgery-stabilized woman.

a little thick around the middle.

calorically challenged,

This wasn’t a little black dress, this was the little black dress that every woman wanted but seldom had.

“Hazel eyes spark with a little color,” she told him. She displayed an emerald green off-the-shoulder dress with sequins down the neck.

“Not that one.” It reminded him of a Christmas tree without a star.

“Have some faith. Most people care for other people’s property better than their own. We’ll deal with individual issues as they come up.”

A part-time dad who didn’t care was worse than none at all.

Jack sometimes stopped by to crash when he wanted a break from the hotel. The Morrison was a five-star luxury hotel filled with champagne and caviar. Sometimes Jack just wanted pizza, beer, and a ball game on the tube with a friend.