I am quite friendly with Ejaz and had, once, casually mentioned to him that if he ever needed a female model, there was someone I knew. That day, both...of us sipping tea, Ejaz suddenly dropped a surprise. He asked me if I was still in contact with that female model I mentioned once. I immediately said I was. Then, with a twinkle in his eye, he asked me if she was a bold girl. “What do you mean?” I asked “Well” he smiled and said, “Is she bold enough to become a lingerie model?”My heart almost. He didn’t know what else to do.Mirriam was waiting for them. She stopped them both in the utility room. The twins were hovering in the kitchen. When Mirriam heard the story she threw up her hands.“Does Millie know where you are?” she asked.“No,” said Paula.“I’d better call her.”“No!” said Paula. She didn’t quite yell. “I’m twenty-one. They treat me like I’m still a kid. I have money. I can pay and I can go where I want.”“She called the police, child,” sighed Mirriam.“Don’t you go calling me. I quickly turned away and tried not to make eye contact again for the remainder of the bus ride. When my stop came, I got off and, embarrassed, kept my head down and walked down the road and then around the corner. There the sidewalk leads down a short alleyway that is hidden from the streets view. I usually don’t walk down the alley but decided to do that today because it is a shortcut to my work. Once I got about halfway to down the alley, I felt two arms grab me and push me into the wall.. Helena started to wonder whether he was the person she had to meet at six the following evening. She firmly parked the thought.Ewan noticed her, nodded and smiled but decided to let the waiter direct him to another table. To her surprise, it was Helena that asked him to join her.As two complete strangers, not more than six hours ago waiting in the same queue for a plane, they had a pretty good time at the Art Deco. The conversation flowed easily, the laughter was not pre-meditated and on more.