Click . Myron hung up the phone and couldn't help but smile. That Win. What a guy . He headed into the kitchen. His father was up and making breakfast. He said nothing about Jessica's upcoming nuptials. Mom, however, jumped from her chair, rushed over to him, gave him a look that suggested a terminal illness, asked if he was all right. He assured her that he was fine . I haven't seen Jessica in seven years, he said. It's no big deal . His parents both nodded in a way that suggested that they were humoring him . A few hours later he took off for the airport. He had tossed and turned, but in the end he really was all right with it. Seven years. They had been over for seven years. And while Jessica had been the one with the upper hand throughout most of their time together, Myron had been the one who'd finally put an end to it . Jessica was the past. He took out his cell phone and called Ali the present . I 'm at Miami airport, he said . How was your trip?Hearing Ali's voice filled him with warmth. It was good . But?But nothing. I want to see you . How about around two? The kids will be out, I promise . What have you got in mind? he asked . The technical term would be hold on, let me check my thesaurus 'a nooner.' Ali Wilder, you little vixen . That I am . I can't make it at two. Win is taking me to see the Knicks . How about immediately following the game? she asked . Man, I hate it when you play hard to get . I 'll take that as yes . Very much so . You okay? she asked . I 'm fine . You sound a little funny . I 'm trying to sound very funny . Then don't try so hard . There was an awkward moment. He wanted to tell her that he loved her. But it was too soon. Or maybe, with what he'd learned about Jessica, the timing was wrong. You don't want to say something like that for the first time for the wrong reason . So instead he said, They're boarding my flight . See you soon, handsome . Wait, if I get there in the evening, will it still be a 'nooner'? Wouldn't it be an 'evening-er'?That would take too long to say. I don't want to waste any time . A nd on that note . . . Stay safe, handsome . Erik Biel sat alone on the couch while his wife, Claire, chose a chair. Loren noticed that. One would think that a couple in a situation like this would sit next to each other, draw comfort from each other. The body language here suggested that both wanted to be as far away from the other as possible. It could mean a rift in the relationship.