That happened sooner than I anticipated."Lisa grabbed at a nearby tissue box and began cleaning herself up. "That's okay. It happens." That was awesom.... But you never- ... you know..." he said sheepishly."What?" she asked, hoping she didn't miss a spot."Well, with your mouth." He looked embarrassed."Yeah, well it's a little late now though." Oh, okay," he sounded dejected, "I guess that's it then."Lisa felt a little sorry for him. She knew he was the kind of guy who would always have problems. Quirky, daring Juliette was almost shy in the rush of congratulation following the performance. I let her be for awhile, but when I joined her, Juliette integrated me into a group of strangers with a grace that couldn’t have been imagined from the brash woman who toyed with me on the DC subway. We went drinking with the other actors, theatre folks and fellow hangers-on, and I kept learning more about Juliette. She was well-educated, articulate, funny and charming in a group. I would have been. "I glanced furtively at her. "I've never really had a friend before. I'dhate to see you leave."Jen's eyes sparkled. "You're sweet. I suspect you'll be here anotherfive years catching up before they consider letting you integrate intosociety. Maybe if you do well on your training we could leave together?There's not much to see here, but let me show you around." I started topick up on the way Jen had shifted her conversation around me. She'dcalled me gorgeous and sweet. The people in the board. "Alex wrote the address down on a piece of paper and slipped into the bathroom while she made her call. He was just finishing when she came in."No dice, she wants me there," she said dejectedly and somewhat tearfully."Well, jump in the shower and be quick. I can have us to the hotel in about 20 minutes and you can tell her you were not going to walk out on your breakfast. I will be right back." Where are you going?" she asked as he pulled his pants on and plucked a t-shirt from a drawer."To get.