One Hundred Failed Dates, Goodbye Jaxon

1.

In the five years we have been married, Jaxon Sterling has stood me up ninety-nine times for the sake of his childhood sweetheart.

After this most recent disappointment, I discovered two plane tickets to France sitting on his office desk.

His voice was icy when he caught me looking at them.

"I was going to surprise you for our anniversary, but since you have already seen them, I will see you at the airport."

I packed my bags early and waited at the terminal from dawn until the middle of