I started to relax and I felt a little ridiculous of my fears, (for god sake man you’re afraid of a girl). I thanked her as she handed me my scotch....She sat close to me, enveloping me with her perfume; it was a lovely scent but every now and again I’m sure I could smell her natural odour, a rich, exciting animal musk.Half way through my whisky I changed the tack of our conversation from the performance by blurting out how I almost didn’t make it to our rendezvous. I’m not sure why I said it, it. " I'm sure James took note of that and we paid our bill and left with James saying, "See you later". Back in our room I opened a cold Red Stripe from the fridge and sat down on the couch near the ocean. Michelle removed her shoes and sat down next to me and we kissed. There was silence for awhile and then she asked, "Honey, are you serious about not going out tonight?" Before I could answer her cell phone made the little sound of an incoming text. She turned away, glanced at it and set it down. ’ ‘Well, Mr. Porter, I must say that speaking to a third party isn’t a normal routine for me, but then, Annie isn’t a normal patient. I’m sure you’re now well aware of the hell that she survived, and I have been shocked and amazed at the recent signs of recovery that she has shown. She attributes almost all of it to you.’ Robert didn’t quite know how to comment on that statement so he said, ‘I don’t know that I can take that much credit for the great strides she seems to be making. A lot of it. J., call us when you get a chance. I hope you get some video time this week."Jake waved and said, "Hey Mom, Steve, its good to see all of you."Val was surprised, "Where are you guys and how did Jake's folks get there?"I answered, "Val, I was hired by S&S Enterprises and we are at Jake's parent's patio in Florida making this call. Your wife and my sister are ganging up on me, so tell them to lay off. I will talk to Steve and see what we can do about getting you some of the company's vehicles to.