The Birthday List

<p>I carry a journal with me. A journal with a list.</p><p><br></p><p>Take a karate class. Go skydiving. Learn to play the ukulele. Say yes to everything for an entire day. The list goes on line by line of youthful dreams.</p><p><br></p><p>For too long that list has haunted me. But starting today I'm going to cross one item off. Today I'm opening my new restaurant in Bozeman Montana. The Maysen Jar.</p><p><br></p><p>It should have marked the first day of a new life. A fresh start. But then Cole Goodman waltzed through the door and brought with him the past. A man who shattered my heart. A man I tried to forget.</p><p><br></p><p>Maybe it's a good thing he insists on sticking around. Because the only way I'll finish the list is with Cole's help. And then I can finally say goodbye.</p>