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

I looked at the sad jumble of concrete and weeds. “Good luck with that,” I said. “But why are you still smiling?” I wasn’t complaining, mind you, just asking.


“Do you remember my brother, Keith, from back in high school?”


“Keith is a VP at the local bank, which has been in business long before the O’Malley homestead was even built. I bet they’re the ones who own the property now, if what that woman back there said was true. And I bet they have the original paperwork for it, too. Maybe someone cosigned. Maybe there’s some contact info we can use.” He looked at his watch. “Bank is closing in thirty minutes.” He looked back up at me. “I bet none of the folks around this neighborhood lived here back when the O’Malleys did. We should’ve guessed that. It’s your call, but I say we hit up Keith instead.”


Just out of curiosity, I asked, “He look anything like you?”


Dave shrugged. “Mom says he’s the looker in the family.”


Chapter 28