She looked like an old fashionedminiature at that moment, her black curly hair piled up on the top of her head like aGibson girl, her cornflower blue ...yes gazing into the distance, totally lost in thought.She sipped her second drink a little more slowly, feeling her nipples hardeningagainst the fuzzy material of her bathrobe. Marilyn always felt embarrassed whenher body spoke to her this way, it was almost as if it was telling her that it was hungryto be touched and caressed ... yet, what could. By this time I was relaxed we had drank some wine and felt confident inmy appearance, it was very strange it was like somebody would havelifted a curse, it's great to escape your life once in a while to bewho you are even though everybody thinks you are someone else, I was inthat trance when Robert asked me if I wanted to dance, I told him Ididn't know how and he eased me saying that he was a terrible dancer,but would show me everything he knew about it.We called it a night around 12. I felt. Marielle seemed to need Gretchen to tell her the same truths. She also seemed to need to repeat her counter arguments.Even after Gordy left, the Gilsons continued their 'blind' ownership. Medi-Vanced had come to represent the estrangement of their daughter. When sales of Tru-Pulse took off, the market seemed receptive to an IPO. Through their broker, they agreed to sell enough to Randall so he held the majority of the shares. Randall needed massive financing, but the meteoric rise of the stock. Like any young couple, we hadour arguments and break ups. But we always managed to getback together. I'll never forget the first time we brokeup. I had forgotten our one year anniversary of goingsteady. It never occurred to me that it was so important toher. Well she blew a gasket, and told me that since ourrelationship was obviously not that important to me, Ishould get the hell out.After about a week, I decided to go bar hopping hoping tofind someone else. I was doing pretty good for.