I called Jack that afternoon, using the phone in my office. It's always better not to pay the outrageous phone charges. And it's not like they were paying me much, so I considered everything extra I could get as part of my pay package.
"Dana?" he asked. "You haven't called since the ball. What is it?"
"Listen, you were saying you'd like us to get back together. Clean slate, all that. Do you still want to?"
There was a pause, so long I almost thought the call got cut.
"Hello?" I said. "Did you hear me? Because I'm not hearing anything."
"Yes," I suddenly heard. "Yes, I'd like to."
That was a relief. I didn't have to find some other guy. I just had to convince this one to do what I wanted.
"Well then, I'm giving you a big forgiveness advance. Interest-free. I'll still call in the were
