" Mike and I went and got a few groceries and then went for a walk." Oh really? Where did you go?" You know. Down by the river where you like to go." ...h yeah? Was there a lot of people down there?" No, not too many. Mike and I had a nice time. It was so beautiful there, the flowers are coming out and the trees are full. Now I know why you like to go down there so much." Yes, it is nice down there, isn't it? How far did you two walk?" Not far. We found a spot and stopped to just sit in the sun. She was playing pool with a group of people, one of which was her boyfriend, eventually we made eye contact from a distance across the bar. We stared into each others eyes for what seemed to be ages, finally to be broken by her boyfriend informing her it was her shot. I, not wanting to intrude on her evening, left the situation alone the rest of the evening and continued drinking it up with my friends, leaving for the evening without so much as a word spoken between Alexis and myself.I was in. ” “Oh?” Ben asked. “Where is she?” Rudy pointed out his wife. She was leisurely poking at her food. It was apparent that the two businessmen appreciated her appearance. Rudy was proud of his wife and had wanted to show the two men that he could attract beautiful women. Otherwise, they might get the wrong impression of his reasons for pursuing this discovery. “I wanted to speak with you about a project I’ve been working on. It involves using pheromones within a fragrance.” Beth was rubbing. He stepped over to take the remote from her hand, figuring he’d just shut the TV off and let her sleep it off. As he tugged at the remote, she stirred. ‘Huh?’ she muttered. Although her speech was slurred a little, she sounded somewhat aware, not like someone roused from sleep. ‘Maya? You wanna get some sleep?’ She released the remote. Andrew took the bottle as well. Only a sip remained. He was about to ask again, or try to shake her awake, when she answered in that same here-but-not-here.