I heated maple syrup in the microwave using a cream pitcher my wife always used. ‘I think we’re about ready. Come on over.’ She walked over bu... kept the island counter between us. I respected that and put the platter with the food on the counter, along with her plate and utensils. I busied myself with the next batch while she filled her plate and sat at the table. At least she had a good appetite. After a couple of minutes, she said, ‘These are very good. What do you do to make them taste so. I think. "But I thought you said that the only part ofmy diet I needed to change was those vitamins?" Pink, sugary, slightlygooey pills. I took two a day, one in the morning and one in the evening.They weren't exactly over the counter supplements, so Bill got them for mefrom one of his friends. Shady as it was, I'd seen his results and so I'dbeen taking them religiously."Yeah, those are good. And if you're willing to wait a few years, youshould see some results, but I thought you were. I was meeting Nick. I pulled Nick's favorite blouse-an emerald green silk number--from the closet, and grabbed my new black jeans. As I got dressed, I found myself wishing Nick were more like Kevin... I showed up at Bentleys at ten to seven. Of course Nick wasn't there yet. I walked up to the bar, ordered a Heineken, and waited for Nick to show up.Around 7:30, Nick stumbled in with his buddies Erik and Tom. They looked at me like I was a piece of meat, their eyes paying special attention to my. Poor Betty, she really was an adorable little blonde. But not rich, and not radiant, not quite a ten, and not untouchable. Men lusted after Veronica. They befriended Betty. And now Archie had plans to make Veronica his - once and for all. Actually, he was pretty surprised Reggie (Archie's rival and an all around jerk) hadn't tried anything with her in the past. As he ambled down the seemingly endless lane that made up the Lodge Estate driveway, Archie started imagining how Veronica would.