"Josh put his hand on my shoulder then retreated back into his room, andI stood there alone in my living room. Suddenly a wave of guilt filledme up. M... wish didn't do that, did it?. That'd be crazy right? Did sheget wind of my complaints? Did I force her or pressure her to change?* * *NicoleI returned to my apartment after a quick bite to eat and a stop at mymailbox. I looked through the mail I got. Cell phone bill, coupon forthe salon I go to, and a Victoria's Secret catalog.Out of the corner. 'No wonder, I thought, when partners weren't allowed,and the tickets were non-transferrable.'What about you, Harold? You didn't say whether youwon the holiday.' I had been annoyed at Jason'sinterjection, and wanted to make certain Harolddidn't feel left out.'Oh, I heard that Hunters Lodge was the prize in thesurvey, so I made certain I was asked to complete it,and I guess I got lucky. I've wanted to come here forages. It's beautiful countryside, and there are someexcellent walks in this. On Friday, the final day of training, Bernie told Jayden that she would come out and ride with him the following Wednesday. She asked him to set up a full day with four or five confirmed appointments and they would make some cold-calls too. They were going to close some sales.----Jayden had five set appointments. They went 0-for-2 in the morning but closed two out of three in the afternoon, and managed to set up several appointments for the coming days. Jayden would let Bernie kick things off. ’ It would not be long now, just a matter of a few short weeks before she would join me here at Tanglewood. We had carefully picked it out of several estates found for us by our Broker. We liked the seclusion, the quiet of the country, and the grace of the home. We had been told that the house had been built by a local physician to share his golden years with his bride of 40 years. You could touch the wood and almost feel the happiness of the home. She and I both felt it and fell in love with.