. I.... Stop it.... fuckp.!" Melanie pulled my hand away. "I don't mix business with pleasure, I'm sorry Sam... Truly.” She dropped a crisp hundred ...n the counter and walked out the bar after giving me a longing stare. I watched her pull her skirt back down as she left. I guessed it was time to move on to the rest of the team and come back to Melanie later. Over the next couple weeks I finagled my way into the pants and skirts of everyone else in the office, the security guards, and even the. ’ Again the carefree smile, just two people enjoying a dance. ‘I know, but I couldn’t stop loving you, Gary. God knows I tried! I couldn’t help wanting you and praying that some day you’d notice me!’ And so the bizarre dance went. Somewhere in the song were the lyrics: There’s a glow in my heart I never felt before, There’s a girl by my side, That I adore Julie blinked away tears, murmuring, ‘Why did it have to be this song?’ To onlookers I was just politely dancing with one of the. In fact, I think it may be just barely older than me," I replied.Tif just nodded and said, "May be."Just then, Kat walked in, moping."Hey, Kat. What's wrong?" I asked, holding out an arm, inviting her to sit next to the fireplace with Laura and me."Oh... it's my parents. They're still visiting relatives in Finland, and won't be back for another couple of weeks. This is the first Christmas they haven't been around," she said, a bit depressed.I struggled to keep from grinning, and barely. " Honey, no, it was funny." Sweetie, no it was not. We messed up two people's big day for a laugh.Think about it. If I was dressed in the same gown as you would it befunny?"That question made Beth actually think about if Steve had not called offhis plans. That got her blood pressure higher than the audience at aBob Marley concert. "That fucker, I am so going to get him!"Terry just wanted to let the sleeping hound lie. There was an uneasytruce between he and Steve, and Terry did not want to.