Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.

Title: Howard's Lousy Team. Sentence 1: Howard wanted to watch the football game on tv. Sentence 2: His wife wanted him to go to the grocery store with her. Sentence 3: Howard refused to go. Sentence 4: Howard's team got beat badly. Choices: a. Howard wished that he had gone to the store with his wife. b. He felt relieved that things had worked out the way they had.
a