(Complete) New Year's Day is a time for resolutions. Jack Harris, still mourning the tragic death of his wife, vows to start living again. Maddie Evans dumps her boyfriend and vows no more meaningless sex.
Jack moves to The Point to live in his pa...
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The morning light streamed in as Maddie Evans turned to look at the clock. It was only seven, and she had been awake past midnight celebrating the New Year. It was another year, and Maddie needed to make some changes. Last year, truthfully the last few years, she had been in a rut. Snoring interrupted the quiet of the morning. Steve was still sound asleep beside her. She slid out of bed, careful not to disturb him as she needed some peace to start her day.
When she walked into the bathroom, her sorry reflection greeted her. How had she gained so much weight? She knew she had been packing on the pounds for a few years. Recently she'd been buying new clothes intending to mask her enlarged belly. Oversized shirts had become her norm with pants that became tighter every day. She decided the first change for the New Year would be to lose weight.
She had this resolution before, but this year she had to succeed. At only five-three, her current weight put her just below the obese range. How had that happened? She knew the responsibility was hers, but the lump in her bed hadn't helped. Even the night before, she had overeaten at dinner. She was so full she didn't want to celebrate the New Year properly. Truthfully she had grown to hate sex. She was too fat and preferred to keep her shirt on. Her boyfriend, Steve - at thirty-seven was boyfriend the right word? Steve had his share of excess weight, and each time sex ended up the same. Maddie had to climb on and climb off while he just laid there and grunted. Maddie's sex life comprised of her giving more than she ever received. That was it, she thought, a second resolution, no more unfulfilling sex, which probably meant no sex at all, ever.
That left her with one big, by big she meant a six-foot and over two hundred pound problem, named Steve. They had been dating for three years, but she had no intention of marrying him. If she had ever considered it, the looks of pity from his ex-wife were enough to confirm she'd be making a big mistake. Steve liked to complain about his ex a lot, but truthfully Maddie secretly thought he was overreacting. To achieve her two resolutions, she needed to dump Steve. She instantly had some concern about being alone at thirty-seven, but the more she considered it, she realized that alone was just what she needed.
