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PENNY JACKSON KNEW that it was probably wrong

to be so excited to see her ex-husband come crawling back, but she was willing to live with the character flaw.

"You know he's going to want to hire you," her friend Naomi said.

"Oh, yeah. The sweet smell of validation." Penny leaned back in her chair and considered the possibilities. "I want him to beg. Not in a vicious, I hate your guts way, but more as a..."

"Show of support for divorced women everywhere?" Naomi asked.

Penny laughed. "Exactly. I suppose that makes me petty and small."

"Maybe, but you're looking especially fabulous today, if that helps."

"A little." Penny smoothed the front of her loose sweater and glanced at the clock. "We're meeting for lunch downtown. A neutral location — no memories, good or bad."

"Stay away from the good ones," Naomi warned her.

"You always were a sucker where Cal was concerned."

"That was so three years ago. I'm completely over him. I've moved on."

"Right." Naomi didn't look convinced. "Don't think about how great he looks in his clothes, or out of them. Instead remember how h ... read full excerpt from: Delicious ebook