'You're amazed that I'm not storming out of here aren't you.'He nodded.'Well I'm not and I'll tell you why.'She stopped and looked down at the crumbs ...n her plate obviously collecting her thoughts.'I've told you a little of my marriage and how I took a lot of trouble to make sure Freddy only wanted me and it worked. We were inseparable lovers and he never had eyes for anyone else and neither did I. I was happy, very happy.'She paused and arranged the crumbs with her finger.'Then one night just. " He smiled and chuckled. "Considering the big projects I work on all day, it would be a nice change of pace to do something small like that." Would you have trouble obtaining the wood?" We have some at the construction site for trimming and finishing work. I could easily lift some from the waste pile. It would go to recycling anyway."Melissa smiled. "Wonderful, Mr. Radson. I was worried you wouldn't be able to find it." It is unusual, yes, but I can swing it. Mind you, I won't be able to work. Several of the girls in class commented as I walked to my desk staring at the vase. “Those are gorgeous,” one girl said. “You are so lucky,” another said. “Why can’t my boyfriend do that for me,” yet another said with a sigh. All I could think was ‘I’m going to kill him and what the hell was he thinking?’ I was pissed as I approached my desk and reached for the card. I blinked a few times and read the note five or six times before it sunk in. ‘See you later. J,’ was all that it said. Was this. Vicky hoped she would stay with Celeste for the rest of her traineeship; she could see a rewarding friendship blooming with the older woman … just so long as she was careful to never get caught describing the beautiful thirty-year-old as “the older woman.” “So Celeste,” Spike steered the conversation back to what was clearly most interesting to him. “What’s the dream?” “What do you mean?” she asked, sipping her drink and watching him with amused eyes over the rim of her glass. “Where to from.