“Are you sure? Many professionals assert that the Atlanta Symphony owes the vast majority of its recent success to your skills, and that the orchest...a wouldn’t even be on the map with the rest of the personnel it has on staff.”“That’s complete crap, excuse my French,” Mike shot back, annoyed with her insinuation. “The ASO contains the finest group of musicians that I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. They are talented, hard working, and above all, great people. I can honestly say that I. Deal?”“Deal!” said Mike, smiling. “I think we should seal this deal, with a kiss!”They kissed, deeply and tenderly, and held each other for a few minutes then headed for the Dorm, knowing that 4:30 AM is just around the corner. * * * * *Jesse and Kurt are about finished with dinner. Even though Kurt had twice the food to eat, he ate enough faster than Jesse that they both finished about the same time.“So,” Jesse spoke, “What did you want to talk about?”“I want to keep it private,. It began as a gradual lightening of the darkness in my head, an awareness of sounds and feelings, there was something warm in my hand, someone was breathing on my cheek."Why won't the light come on?"My eyes just wouldn't open, they couldn't open, the darkness itself was keeping them closed, the thing in my hand moved, it seemed to be squeezing my hand, not unpleasantly, no it was comforting somehow, I wanted to see it, but I couldn't!"Danny" the voice again,"Danny, wake up darling, come back to. ‘Might this have something to do with the woman you invited to the game the other day?’ Jeremy slowly looked up from where he was scuffing the dirt. ‘H-how did you-‘ ‘Claire,’ Ben interrupted, with a huge grin on his face. That explained everything. ‘She sat next to her at the game. You should have seen how excited Claire was when I saw her after the game, she was like a dog ready to pee herself. She loved, what was her name, Kat? Apparently you have Claire’s approval, which means she must be.