Cord, scanner."I finished setting up the reality distortion meter and ran it over thewoman. "Class Five. You two are going to have to come down to the...tation with us." But we can't do that," insisted the woman. "Percival and I were goingto the movies, and dinner, and then we were going to have naked fun!"She was a Class Five all right.The man's shoulders slumped. "We have to go with the officers, May-Lynn. Clarkes have the authority to pull in anyone showing realitydistortion." Percival was. .. go and change your clothes. It's dirty now."And so I did. I'm not sure why, I seem to listen to her very well ever since we met again. I remember her being the little girl who would listen to me when we played around when we were k**s. Could it be her entrancing eyes? Or her huge breasts? I guess it's both.While I was changing, I heard a beep on my phone. Thinking it was one of my buddies sending me a birthday wish, I opened the message to find this photo staring back at. “Look, I know he loves you Carol. He turned me down and as much as admitted it. It’s only a matter of time.”“Tom and Anne didn’t come either,” Susan added. “It’s unlike them, and neither Tom nor John were at the Griffin last night. I think I’ll phone Tom.”She took out her mobile.“Anne, it’s Susan, we’re at the party, and Carol was expecting John and both of you. Problem?”...“Oh. So John got the invite?”...“How long?”...“OK, thanks Anne. Bye.”“There’s been some kind of panic at John’s company.. " Thank you. You know just as soon as Nola went to live with you my prospects improved all the way around." I guess you can say mine have as well. We will have to get together and celebrate our good fortune."I called Peggy and told her the good news, both mine and Nola's. "Is this going to change your lifestyle? Oh damn, you're not going to want me around any longer, are you?" Umm, how about all of us going out to dinner tonight? Fred is invited. Nola will want to tell him all about it. Peggy,.