I guess I'll be getting a phone call this afternoon."Brad drove to the car dealership and Amy picked out the jaguar that she wanted. She decided on a ...etallic gray that she said would be more dignified for an executive woman. Brad insisted that she go shopping for some clothes suitable for the office and had her get a few business suites.On Saturday morning Joseph and his crew started setting up for the affair on Sunday. He had spared no expense. He had many potted plants placed around the yard. We sat on the couch and talked. He wanted to know about me, about the heaviness I was carrying, and about how I came so much. I had similar questions about him. We were similar in some ways. He was out of his last LTR and had moved to this building a few months back. He’d been working with Robert for about six months, having been introduced to him by one of the other runners. While Philip specified that this man wasn’t his ex, he left the rest of the relationship vague.I apologized in advance,. Having been a waitress for four years, she had learned to quiet her nerves and her transparently emotional face around her customers with moderate success, but still made them uncomfortable enough to end up with less tips than her colleagues. Joseph befriended her early in his time at the delicatessen, sitting with her at the bar in the back one night after closing as she sipped from her free after work drink while he was discussing Buddhism and Tai Chi and meditation and yoga when she asked. I didn't dare to try anything else, fearing it'll spoil our relationship. That went on for two years. Shortly after my 18 birthday, which was during the summer vacation, my dad got sent to china to take charge of a new business his company set up there. The whole thing was going to last for half a year. The date my dad was scheduled to leave somehow coincided with my sister's summer girl's camp. My sis would be gone for a whole month. that left me alone with my mum for a whole month. At that.