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Saw an old friend, we used to be real close

... said she couldn't go on the American Way (just kidding...)

I happened to be standing up by reception when CD came walking through the door. She works for the company that takes care of our copiers. While she's not our rep, our rep mentioned she was coming to see us so CD tagged along.

I hate to say it but she looks really good. She had just gotten a haircut, looked like she dropped about 30 pounds and -- big shocker -- she was married.

At one point I looked at her as if to say 'are we okay?' and she gave me a look that say 'yes, we're fine'. It's not really her fault why we parted company, she just reminded me too much of someone else. Is it possible that if we had stayed together that we'd be married? It boggles the mind.

We basically went out 3 or 4 times and had sex twice. This was RIGHT after DubDub and I split which really helped in the "torment the ex-girlfriend" category... that I was seeing someone and she wasn't.

CD and I had a comfortable relationship but there was just something missing and, obviously, something I couldn't overcome. She was very understanding and was seeing somebody really quickly after we decided to part company. I saw the two of them walking out of the office to lunch one day and I didn't feel weird about it. I think that let me know that what I did was right.
I heard that warm laugh of hers and it brought me right back. Oh, I'm feeling a little melancholy anyway, probably because of the holidays, that just deepened it.

Just wanted to relay that little slice of life...

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