Jack sat back on the couch, watching golf. He loved the game, and even watching it always relaxed him, kind of like Miles and wine. In the kitchen, Christine was making lunch. God, he loved her. That was the best thing he had taken out of his trip to wine country. When he had to go back to that married slut's house to retrieve his wedding rings, he realized that he was truly in love for the first time in his life, and he hated how he had nearly thrown it all away. Before the trip he had told himself that he was going to remain faithful once he got married, but now he really meant it.
The phone rang, but Jack was too absorbed in the game to answer it. A few seconds later, Christine came into the room and said, "It's Miles."
Jack took the phone. "Hey, buddy!" he said. "What's up?" Miles answered, "I'm in a bit of a bad place right now, and I just need to hear a friendly voice." "Okay, whatever you need. So, what's going on?" There was a pause before Miles spoke. "I'm out here in wine country again, and I thought I'd check on Maya…"
"Whoa, hold on!" Jack interrupted. "You actually think you still have a chance with her?" "I don't know, maybe." Jack chuckled. "Listen, I thought she hated both our guts. Just give it up and look for somebody else." He winced as Miles exploded. "Yeah, and whose fault was that, huh? It's bad enough you almost ruined your own relationship, why'd you have to screw up mine too?" Jack could tell that Miles was starting to cry. He continued, "Look, this is not what I called for, so if you're gonna be like this, I'm hanging up!"
Jack replied, "No, no, wait! Look, I'm sorry, okay? I didn't realize the kind of shape you were in." He meant it, too. His interference with Miles and Maya's romance was one of the biggest regrets of his life, and he hated to think he was causing his friend that kind of pain again. "So did you see her yet?" Miles took a deep breath. "I went to her house, but she wasn't there. She moved, and I don't know where to. You know, she called me the day after the wedding. I just never had the guts to try again until now. And I'm too late." Jack cringed at the sound of Miles stifling his sobs.
Then, he had an idea. "Listen, man, why don't you try the Hitching Post? That bartender seemed to be on pretty good terms with her, maybe she said something to him about where she was going." Miles stopped crying. "You really think that could work?" he said. "Hey, it beats just wondering forever. Look, you're going to regret this the rest of your life if you don't do everything you can to find her, I know you will. If I lost Christine I'd feel the same way. Now go on, do it already!" Miles thanked him and hung up. Jack sat back, glad to have done his part to help the relationship out.