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sealed,” she looks over at me.  “You seem to really like him for only knowing him for one day.”
    “There is something about him.  It’s hard to describe.  He is so down to earth and just a genuinely nice guy.  It’s hard to find someone like him, especially considering his occupation.”
    “It’s amazing what happens to those who wait,” she smiles at me.  “Well time for this lady to get to bed.  Have a good night dear.”
    “Thank you, you have a good night too,” I turn and go back into the house.  I go around the house and make sure that all the doors and windows are locked and go up to my room.  I look at the TV and there is the jail break again.  I watch it and see what happened and they say that the guy who broke out was a thief.  I relax a little more knowing that he probably wasn’t armed and most likely wouldn’t have harmed me.  It felt good to have the upper hand over him though.  Maybe I miss being in the field and doing stuff like that?  I do, but it is not ideal for my kids or me for that matter.  I put my pajamas on and crawl into bed.  My entire body is sore, I'm not sure if it is from the excitement of the night or the entire day of moving.  I smile at the thought of Jake’s kiss and touch my cheek.  I lay on my side and the picture of Jarrod and I catches my eye.  “I miss you, probably more today than I have in a really long time.  Lizzy just about tore my heart out when she told me she missed you.” I feel tears forming in my eyes.  “I hope and pray that the decisions I make are good ones, and that you are happy with everything that I do.  You know how much I like having your approval,” I smile at the thought.  No matter what I did I always had to make sure he was ok with it, and he would say he was whether he really agreed with it or not.  I grab my phone and send Annie a text;
     
    As much fun as I had with Jake tonight, I can’t help but feel guilty for being happy right now.  I made a promise to love Jarrod forever and I feel like if I move on I am breaking that promise to him.
     
    I'm sure it won’t take long for her to answer me.  I flip through the channels and see that there are some football highlights on.  I pause, I should probably get interested in it again so I can keep up with what is going on.  They show a picture of Jake and start talking about his second year starting and how they think he will help the team grow.  I am listening to what they are saying about how he is growing as a player when my phone pings for a new text.
     
    Jo, you will always love Jarrod.  Everyone knows that. But you know as well as I do that Jarrod would want you to be happy.  Whether it is with Jake or someone else you deserve to love and to be loved again!  No one would look at it badly or hold it against you for wanting that again.  You know you deserve it…probably more than most people especially after the hell you have gone through the last couple years.  Now go to sleep and stop worrying about what people will think and just enjoy what you did tonight…which I want details of tomorrow at breakfast!
     
    I can’t help but laugh, but she is right.  I do think Jarrod would want me to be happy again and would want me to move on if I found someone that was worthy of having my girls and I in their life.  Well we will see if that is Jake or if he is just the first of more.  Hopefully not many more if that is the case.  I don’t know that I can handle this dating thing for very long.  I am laying there watching more sports highlights and trying to keep my eyes open when my phone pings again.
     
    I made it hom e 
    Well that’s good.  Uneventful ride?
     
    Yeah, compared to the night I had with you, nothing excitin g 
     
    HAHA!! Good I'm glad.  Oh yeah just an FYI, my neighbor thinks that you are a “very handsome young man”
    OH YEAH! Is she cute?!?!
    In the grandma standpoint…yeah adorable!
    Oh…some competition for you??
    If you