Tom stepped out of the shower, feeling a hundred times better. The flight to Dallas had taken a lot out of him. The conference tomorrow would also be demanding. At least, he thought, he wasn’t presenting. Nevertheless, all the people, all the networking, all the false smiles, and faked camaraderie were getting to be too much for him. Tom put on the plush hotel bathrobe and looked at his face in the mirror. He decided to f...