Tina was a business woman, she owned a fair amount of real estate in California and New York her two favorite cities, she was on her way to New York, to meet with her management company that was due to start construction on a building she had recently purchased, she was having the building renovated and made in to a dozen modern lofts, it was in the trendy area Manhattan where the demand for something younger and hip was always high. Sure she was taking a risk in developing the real estate market was so volatile right now, but research showed the area was in need of more living space, her instincts told her to go for it.  

Tina had made very good investments and though the economy was not what it once was, she was liquid and solvent enough to be able to buy up real estate at bargain prices.

She enjoyed this part of the business, the construction the designing that led to the end product, people in the business knew about her company “TK Properties Inc” her properties were known for excellent quality, and reasonable prices. She employed the contractor the designers the architects. In fact most of the people who worked for her and with her were her friends and that to Tina made all the difference she trusted them fully and knew that end product would be the best.

She sat back and rested her head on her head rest, god she hated flying, unfortunately it was part of doing business. 

Today she was tired she was going to do her best to sit back and try to take a nap, the long hours she had spent at the office these lasts weeks, and the finalized divorce proceedings were finally taking a toll on her. Now that the divorce was finally finalized she could concentrate, on her business, and other work matters.

She closed her eyes and thought about Henry they had been married for 5 years, she felt relieved; things were finally over, thinking back they had been over for a while.  She had met Henry through a mutual friend.  Henry was a real estate lawyer so when she needed advice her friend Stacy had recommended him, he was taken with her from the start, Tina found him to be a really nice man, easy to talk to they had many things in common they both loved the real estate business and shared a passion for movies, thinking back she was lonely working too many hours and he was a very welcomed distraction the sex was good nothing earth shattering but he provided a release and a human connection that at times she so desperately needed looking back she probably made a mistake in marrying him she enjoyed his company and loved him dearly but realized early on she wasn’t IN LOVE with him.