{"product_id":"9781462812189","title":"A Small Flirtation","description":"\u003cp\u003e     TJ, Guy and I gathered around the table on the terrace.  The two of them just looked at me.  I began by bursting into tears.  They were dumbfounded.  It was such an uncharacteristic thing for me to do.  So much for being composed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     “While you pull yourself together, dear one,” Guy said, “you might begin by facing the reality of your daily life head-on this time. OK?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     “I don’t know!” I blurted.  “What I do know is I’m jealous of the time Paul spends with her, Kathy—his wife!”  That remark came from my very soul. “I know it’s crazy, but it’s the God’s honest truth. I am also disgusted with me. At the same time, I feel taken for granted, and it’s demeaning. It’s all too idiotic. I hate being in this position!” I was furious. My inability to control my tears only made me more angry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     I jumped up from the table and started pacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “It’s no good to berate yourself at this point, Jenny. You took some chances, risked little and had a lot of fun. The only problem is the two of you blundered right smack into the Law of Unintended Consequences.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     “The what?” TJ looked quizzical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Law of Unintended Consequences,” Guy repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     “Meaning? Oh, I get it—we fell in love.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Jenny Matthews [single] and Paul Crowley [married] met by chance at O’Hare airport in Chicago. They were both travelling home to San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A SMALL FLIRTATION is the poignant love story of two people each torn by life who had reached a point of seeming contentment.  Buoyed by professional successes and personal friendships both strong and enduring, they had made peace with their lives. That is, until they met.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143771635952,"sku":"9781462812189","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462812189_p0.jpg?v=1763677701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462812189","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}