They spoke for some time in the car. Just as Pallavi opened the door and was about to step out, she kissed Rahul on the cheeks.Pallavi: I had a great ...ime, thank you. Good night Rahul.Rahul: Good night.Pallavi: Call me later, we will meet again.One week, three dates, a few kisses on the lips, thousands of messages, and a few midnight phones calls later. On the fourth date at a fancy restaurant again in Koramangala, very close to Rahul’s home, both subconsciously planned that this would be the. "I do try, you know." And you do very well. I'd bet those kids at SciTech love you." Maybe not love. But I'm their 'bug guy, ' it seems." Here, you play with Sarah. Or tell her one of your stories. She'll get something. I didn't believe it when you said Patrick was getting something out of the tales. But it must have been true. I'm going to call your parents."I tried to remember the first story I'd told to Patrick, but couldn't. So I decided on an Amerindian one:In the beginning, Old Man Coyote. "Enough," I shouted back at her and everyone else. "I don't want to hear it. I've got an idea what has happened here and I'm not impressed. Rebecca has given you these patches thinking that she was helping you, but she hasn't. Our 'benefactors' created them with Tilly in mind. They probably made them to meet her needs and hers alone. They were never intended for general use, but you've all been using them and because Tilly's reaction to my absences was so severe, you're all receiving mega-doses. "What a beautiful ring. Congratulations to you and some very lucky fellow," he said."You can congratulate Andrew in person when he brings lunch today," she said. "He's helped me brainstorm some of our new initiatives. I couldn't have done it without his encouragement and support. Practically like free consulting." She laughed, smiled, and moistened her lips.Rick laughed, then put his business face back on. "Yes, I've been looking forward to evaluating your human resource innovations. Sick.