Didn't even get to take a shower." No problem," I said. "No need to dress up for me." I looked around the room, which had crown moldings at the top of...the walls, a fireplace, and a sliding glass door on the back wall leading out to a 3rd-floor balcony. Behind me, a pass-through window led through to a large, sparkling-clean kitchen. A half-open door on my left appeared to lead into a bedroom; another led into a half bathroom."This place is great," I said. "I thought all you grad students were. ‘You’re welcome.’ She told him. When their food arrived the conversation quickly changed to food. ‘Pepperoni pizza is the best.’ Cassidy told him and took a bite of the delicious spaghetti on her plate. ‘Nope, meat lovers deserve that honor. I mean what’s better than a pizza piled high with a lot of meat? It’s God’s food!’ ‘You are wrong!’ Cassidy laughed. ‘I am never wrong!’ Rand told her and smiled his signature heart stopping smile. ‘Everyone is wrong sometimes.’ Cassidy told him. ‘Not. When they saw the racks of dresses Leslie, Keith, Peter and Tim rushed over to them, each pulled a dress off the rack and, holding the garments against their bodies, they minced around the room giggling and laughing hysterically."Put them back, boys!" Barbara's voice had a hard edge that made the Group obey her immediately. They stood still, waiting quietly until she told them what to do.While the four of them were excited about dressing up, Andy and Paul hung back unenthusiastically. For them. I emptied out thehamper and put in a load of wash. While the machine was "cooking", Idonned my dirty clothes and made my way to Belle's Bakery. I'd beenspending money lately like they were going to stop printing it soon. Thestore was relatively empty this early in the day. Belle herself waited onme and as I gave her my order, she stared at me curiously.I could tell that she didn't recognize me, but the tone of my voice andmy standard order of a small cheesecake and some donuts put her mind.