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Early that evening, Frank called. He wanted to know if I wanted to have dinner with him at a local restaurant. I wasn’t in the mood to go out, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to establish some friendships. “Sure, I’ll join you for dinner. Where would you like to meet?” He gave me the address of a restaurant a few miles from my house. I agreed to be there in a half hour. I put the address into my GPS, took a quick shower and got dressed. It turned out to be only a ten minute ride. When I entered the restaurant, Frank was already there. He waved me over to his table.
Frank began to apologize for Meg getting into my personal life at the party. “There was no harm done. Actually, I would like to find some lady who I could date from time to time. I miss having female company.”
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