As he gets closer, she sees his eyes. There it is again and instantly recognizes it. That twinkle. It is that twinkle which takes her breath away. The... light up and shine every time they look at her. It makes her feel so special, as if there isn’t anyone else in the room. ‘I can get lost in those eyes very easily’. As he comes over to greet her with a kiss on the cheek. The lunch lasted forever and both Clara and Darcy picked up from where they left off months earlier. It seemed like time. Congratulate your husband and his weather person. They know their stuff." He went on to talk about details in Larry's landfall referring to Tracey's forecast. She went on to other guests later and we turned down the volume. I liked being able to look up at her.We still had all our connections but had a ham radio operator in the EOC ready. He and other hams in the county EOC's had already tested their connections. We listened to calls and watched emails come through. Mobile was suddenly cut off.. "Well, technically, theyear's not over yet," he replied, his bow tie smiling at me. I smiled inreturn at his statement thinking to myself, 'What a pompous ass,' andreturned to my seat. The next ten minutes passed quickly and Mr. Benson announced to thedistress of many. "Put your pens down and pass your papers forward." Thebell rang and we made our way for the exit. There was a buzz about theroom concerning the dance. Had I been that far off the radar, I wondered? A week ago I wouldn't have even. I advised the PA we’d contact his Doctor and raced to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions on his chart. Twenty minutes later, we swung into an all-you-can-eat buffet I frequented to replace the cholesterol imbalance three days worth of bland food had created. Ann had a chocolate shake and excused herself when she saw a popular health food store a few doors down. I gave her the keys to access the cash stash if she required it. A short while later Ann returned with a contended smile and.