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Mike is enjoying his after birthday messages when the power goes out. His neighbor from the unit behind, taps on his back door. “You lost power too? How about the ladies?” “They’re fine. Anyone else in the complex without power?” “I dunno, you’re the first one I’ve asked. Did you…

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Mike has a phone conversation with his mother that throws him into a panic. She mentions vising again, meaning she plans to return. He’s sure that she’s coming to visit with the intention of dropping some sort of horrendous bomb on him, like she’s dying. Or she’s planning to move…

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Molly seems to have forgiven Mike for his bad boy behavior. She even agrees to go shopping with him to stock up on food and other items he’ll need for his visitors. “Or maybe I made some assumptions that you didn’t deserve. I’m sorry. I never led that kind of…

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After his conversation with Chester, Mike goes over to see Jessamyn, only to find Molly sitting there too. She and Jesse feel compelled to lecture him about his behavior. Finally fed up, he loses his temper. “Okay!” I’d had it. “Enough! I’m sorry, okay? I was drunk, horny, happy for…

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To his surprise, his mother’s friend, Chester, calls to get directions to his home. He’s planning a road trip with Mike’s mom, which seems ambitious and a little crazy to Mike. He gives Chester directions and warns him that traveling with his mother will be a challenge. Mike tells Chester…

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Over dinner, Mike confesses that he didn’t know who Mystery Date was. He tries to recall details, but he can’t even remember her eye color. He knows she had brown hair because he found long strands in his bed. Other than that, he’s clueless. “What are you thinking about? You…

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Jesse, his neighbor, has invited him to dinner. Closer to him than his own mother, Mike knows he can tell her anything. She knows he’s had a woman over, even though she’s blind, by sniffing the scent of Deidre’s perfume. “Well, it was only kissing. She’s almost ten years younger.…

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Mike would dearly love to take what Deidre has to give, but he considers it too dishonorable. His reasons are many and some of them are bound to make Deirdre angry with him for a very long time. “What’s wrong?” “I can’t do this, D.” She shoved herself up, glaring…

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Mike’s conversation with Deidre takes a turn for the worse when she asks him to make love to her for the first time. He tells her he doesn’t deserve it. She should give that gift to a better man than he. “You’re not a loser, Mike. You think you are,…