Chapter 24: The Trip And The Table.

It's been two weeks since after what would have been my wedding, and I decided to go on a furniture-shopping expedition. Max had moved out completely, and I didn't like how empty my apartment looked. So I dragged Jon with me.

We took the subway uptown to Bliz and walked over to Pick and Hard on Paddington Avenue. As we pushed open the glass doors, a sudden wave of sadness overcame me. I remembered my last visit to this store, when Max and I registered for wedding gifts. I shared this memory with Jon.

"Hmm. The good ol' days," he said, following me to the second floor.

As we moved, I admired a circular raspberry table with medium tapered legs. And, it's exactly what I wanted, but I never imagined finding it so easily.

I swept my hand across the smooth surface. "This is perfectly splendid. You like it? What do you think? Picture it with upholstered chairs. Something in dark red or scarlet?"

"Yeah. Sounds good," Jon said. He's not paying attention because he was staring at something be