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      “I worked really hard to get that job, and once I got it, I realized that it wasn’t for me. I’m not good at being a supervisor. I realized I don’t like being the one telling everyone else what to do; I like to be the one doing it.”

      “Okay, could you just tell me what is going on?” I finally interrupt.

      “So, after all of the hard work and training I went through to get that promotion, I’m finally in the position to take on some exciting, new challenges.”

      “Dad,” I say, sighing in complete and utter frustration, “would you please get to the point?”

      “Well, not too long ago, an amazing opportunity just fell in my lap.”

      “What was it?” I ask anxiously.

      “So, turns out you’re not the only one in the family who’s a natural in front of the camera,” he says with a wink. “You are looking at the brand-new meteorologist for Channel 9 News in Maine.”

      “Maine?” I say, my forehead creasing. “You’re going to be a weatherman on TV in Maine?”

      “Yes I am,” he says proudly.

      “So, you’re moving?”

      “No silly,” he says, laughing, “we’re moving.”

      “We’re moving?”

      “Yup! On December thirty-first, we’re headed for Maine!”

      14

      The Cat’s Out of the Bag and Has Her Eye on Rachel

      Suddenly, everything is starting to make sense … the arguments, the long hours, the whispered conversations, and OMG … the travel guide with a lighthouse on the front. Was it from Maine? Probably!