"Babette smiled. "No, but the question is still the same no matter how much you want to run away from the answer, Cherie," She sat forward. "Shall I i...vite him over?"Excuse me?My mouth dropped open in shock. "No," I gasped. "Are you crazy?" Then how are you going to meet?" she asked.Was that a trick question? Meet? Like right now? In front of the mob and their fucking mobile phones? I shook my head. "Babette, don't you dare!"My best friend shrugged. "You are just putting off the inevitable,". The three of us decided not to have any more.I was surprised, but my Mom quickly guessed what was going on with the three of us. I was even more surprised that she was cool with it. Actually she was more than cool, always treating both Linda and Susan equally. Susan's parents had died when she was twenty (car accident), and when we visited Linda's parents, just Linda and I went. They lived on the other side of the country, and whereas they did not like travelling, they never came to our. 7:30. Can't wait to meet you."It was from one of the managers I was going to meet the day after that, apparently."Ok, thank you. Oh, excuse me, do you know how far this place is?" I asked the receptionist showing her the name of the place."It's just two blocks from here. You turn right when you exit here, and you'll see it because there will be a long line outside. I bet you have a reservation. It takes weeks to have a table unless you have the right acquaintance. If you have a reservation,. “Why would you say that? You are one of the smartest young girl I know Jessie. And I have been in all the houses this side of town.”“Thank you Elmira, you are kind,” said Jessie in a panting voice, her own hand slowly going around Elmira’s waist. ”Sometimes, it’s like I know what I am supposed to do, but my whole body is telling me to do something else. And it doesn’t make any sense. And it’s like mum and dad tell me these crazy stories of who I am supposed to be and what I am supposed to do..