The recoil was surprisingly sharp, and the slick wood grip made the gun shift in his hand slightly. He put the sights back onto the target, and fired ...our more times. When he put the empty revolver down on the tray in front of him, Claire reached past him and hit the switch that reeled the target back in towards the booth."Not bad," she proclaimed. "All five in the center ring, and two in the orange even. You sure you haven't done this before?" A long time ago," Will said. "Our dad taught us to. She had been filling in during my absence. After the usual kiss and pleasantries, I decided to broach what might be a touchy subject.--"Kim, I have a hypothetical question for you.--She looked at me quizzically. "Go ahead." What would you think if I hired my ex-wife to work at the store?" Oh. That's a surprise. Are you asking me if you think it would change our relationship?" No ... I'm asking you if you would be upset with her working there. She used to work on the counter when I first joined. Initially I was just passing time. He seemed like a nice guy and I was glad I could provide some information to him. After we exhausted all the details of the housing project I thought that was going to be the end of it. However our talk took a different direction when he told me the reason for his interest in real estate."My wife and I are going our separate ways after twelve years of marriage. Things started going south about six months ago during a major reno on our house." Matt went on to. Just like that, I was a former professional athlete." That's terrible!" Liz said. "But that doesn't mean you failed. Look at you now. You picked yourself up, went back to college and made a new life. You're still a success and anyone that isn't proud of you can go to hell. I'm proud of you."I scoffed at the notion."I couldn't have done it!" Liz said. "Do you know what my backup plan was?" No," I admitted."Me, either," Liz declared. "If I failed at this I would have probably wound up living with.