He considered ... and rejected ... removing his ring.As he slept the night that he completed the process, he dreamed of her. She was smiling in approv...l, blew him a kiss and turned and walked away. He woke in the morning with his face stiff with dried tears.As he sipped his morning coffee, the phone rang."Robinson Plumbing and Heating," he answered it absently."Oh ... Hello. My name's Amanda Conway. My friend Jenni Peters gave me your number. I've got a sort of collection of minor problems .... The brat seemed to like it. I decided it liked piano mostly to irritate me. Ms. Shadowgard let us out a couple minutes early. I could have just gone straight to Biology.But Brian was my Program Partner. It really didn't matter that he was trying to pull some scam on me. I should wait for him. Not because I want to see him. I don't. I didn't care to see him at all. But, as my partner — my program partner — I should wait for him. His classroom door was open and I could hear someone speaking in. Do you remember when I wore that black satin teddyfor the first time?"I nodded my head again."Well, Steve, your hands were all over it, caressing my body throughthe satin and that was the point when I realised that you had a seriouslingerie fetish. So, I decided to see how serious your fetish was. Iset little traps for you ? do you remember that pair of pure silkstockings that went missing, presumed 'eaten' by the washing machine?"Yet again, all I could do was nod my head."I left them for you. “Norrra,” he said, purring the “r” as usual. “You spotted me.” I turned my attention back to the ocean, holding back a smile. “You creep,” I teased. “Why were you watching me this time?” I hazarded a glance his way, and my smirk broke out on my face. “Surely I’m not entertaining you?” Levi smiled lazily back. “I wanted to talk to you,” he said simply. “Then why didn’t you?” I asked, perplexed. He shrugged. “You looked so professional. I didn’t want to break your concentration.” I waved my.