He said, "It was like brand new, but the people who had it didn't know how to use it, so I bought it for a quarter and brought it home. Makes great co...fee!"Laurel took in all this activity, grinned at me, looked at Rob, and said, "I could get used to this. Are you sure you guys don't need a second wife? It's accepted in some rather advanced societies even today!" Rob suddenly found a need to concentrate on the flame under the griddle, ducked a little lower than he probably needed to, in order. "What are you doing here?" I asked Matt."It's such a great day, I wanted to take you out for lunch." You could have texted me and asked." I wanted to surprise you. So, you want to go get something to eat?" Just eat?" I answered wickedly, but then cleared my head. "I'd love tojoin you, but have an important work to go over with Julie. It will be aworking lunch." Ok," Matt replied dejectedly. I felt bad for him. He had been soexcited. "Maybe get dinner after work." That sounds wonderful! Text. She was more forward than any other woman I had met, and that scared me.I went to history class the next week, sat in my usual place, and waited to see if she would appear. Tuesday she didn't come to class but on Thursday, about thirty seconds before the lecture started, Kathy slammed down into the seat next to me. She gave me a half-assed smile, bent over to put her backpack down flashing me some cleavage in the process, and settled in for the lecture. She didn't say a word, or do any of her. I called Paul and invited him to help me carry everything upstairs in exchange for beer and his story. ‘Eddy why all this interest in the upstairs.’ ‘I think it’s a bet I’ll have tenants soon. So tell me.’ ‘I think Leia’s a good bet at this point. Hey that explains two of the upstairs’ rooms.’ ‘Right. If you and Leia make a go of it, I know you don’t have room at your place for the girls, and Laura and her mother aren’t exactly smooth going either. But don’t tell any of them, I just want to be.