Jack is thirty-five and single once again. He is not, as he as quick to point out, going through a midlife crisis. Still, it would be nice to have a partner.<br><br>So he sets out on an adventure to find the one-time love of his life, Bing, a man he hasn't set eyes on in more than fifteen years, a man who has seemingly vanished off the face of the planet. With the help of his family and friends -- plus the family dog and, of all people, his high school bully -- he goes searching for Bing, only to unearth an ages-old mystery that puts them all in grave danger.<br><br>In this hysterically funny tale of romance and self-discovery, the question remains right up to the surprise ending: can we return to our past in order to create better our future?

Midlife Crisis

We were up bright and early the next morning, Dad driving, Ma by his side, me in the backseat with Chompers, who didn’t even feel the need to watch the passing scenery or stick his head out the window, which at his stubby height wasn’t an easy thing to accomplish to begin with.


“I think you have it better than all of us,” I said to him as I stroked his back.


Dad shook his head. “At least you still have both your balls.”


I cringed just a bit. “Way to look on the bright side, Dad.” Though he did have a point. “Where are we going to look for this Jess or Bess Adams, by the way?”


Ma turned around to face me. “It’s Sunday,” she said. “We’ll ask at church. People are more apt to talk with us there, anyway.”


“Which church?” I asked. “Methodist, Baptist, Catholic?”


She shrugged. “Adams.” She rolled the name around her mouth. “Sounds Catholic.”


Chapter 16