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suggesting the three of them go out together or that Jordan entertain Kyle at their townhouse. Jordan quickly nixed those ideas always saying Kyle wasn’t good in mixed company. He continued to use the excuse that Kyle’s social skills were lacking and he didn’t want to expose Sarah to his crude behavior.
    Sarah knew that for the sake of their marriage, she and Jordan needed some quality time together—without Kyle in the picture! She would have to think of something.
     
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    She was at work, but was more focused on her Kyle problem than on her advertising accounts. She glanced at the clock on the wall. It was twenty minutes to two. She had some time to kill before going into a meeting. She dug her cell phone out of her purse and made a call to Ruth.
    “Hi, Ruth. It’s Sarah.”
    Sarah could hear Ruth’s toddler and preschooler squealing in the background. Ruth was a homemaker, a mother, an interior decorator by profession, and the social organizer for their group of friends. She was a wizard at multi-tasking and usually had two or three hobbies or projects she was juggling in her spare time. She had no problem switching her attention from one job to another at the drop of a hat and was the most organized person Sarah knew. She made it all look easy and was at her best when things were at their most chaotic.
    They had been friends since high school and Sarah always found Ruth to be a great sounding board. Best of all Ruth always had a plan . Regardless of the problem, you could always count on her to come up with some idea to fix it. It might not always be the best plan, but at least it was something.
    “Hi, Sarah. What’s up?” Ruth asked. She then turned to her kids and told them to quiet down while she was on the phone.
    “Oh, I was just thinking maybe we could get the group together this weekend and do something. Jordan has been working and traveling a lot. I thought it would be nice to do something fun with friends. Have any ideas?”
    “Let’s see. I heard there was a new theater venue opening up. It will be featuring off-Broadway type productions and plays by up-and-coming writers. We can get discount tickets through Eric’s employer. I don’t know what play is on right now, but it would be fun to see the new theater, and it would be cheap! Want me to make some calls? See who is interested in going and arrange tickets?”
    “That sounds like fun, sure.”
    “We could do dessert at my house again after the play. I have a new recipe that I’m dying to try out on everyone. Eric and I can’t do dinner before the play, though. We have a family birthday party to go to—one of our little nieces.”
    “O.K., let’s plan on Saturday night then—the play and then dessert at your house. I’m just looking forward to doing something with Jordan. He’s been so involved with work lately and when he’s not working he’s been hanging out with an old buddy that just relocated to Chicago. We haven’t had much time together.”
    “Old buddy? Who is that?” Ruth asked.
    “Some guy he used to work with in California. His name is Kyle Mason. I guess they were really good friends. Jordan talks to him on the phone every day and when they aren’t on the phone together they are going out to play pool or have a beer. It was O.K. at first, but truthfully, it is getting a little old now. I wish Kyle would get a life and leave Jordan alone. We’re still newlyweds and we need some time to ourselves.”
    “You need to have a talk with Jordan. Tell him how you feel.”
    “I plan to. I think I’ll arrange a nice dinner at a restaurant before the theater on Saturday. That will give us some time alone together.”
    “Sounds romantic, but you better get on Jordan’s calendar as soon as possible— before he books up all his time with Kyle .” Ruth said Kyle’s name with an exaggerated tone that made them both laugh.
    “O.K., Ruth, I have to go to a meeting. Thanks for planning everything. Let me know the