? he says. ?But just to be sure, I think we should try on the first one again.? he says and picks it up holding onto it. She looks at him and he can...almost see the fight happening behind her eyes, till finally she loses, reaching around behind her and undoing the zip at the back of the dress, pulling it down and letting it fall off. She stands there, completely naked for a second before bending down and picking up the dress. He takes it from her and put is back on the rack turning and. I dunno how long it'll take." You'll be out before noon. No bureaucrat's going to cut into his lunch." Right." Got your questions and your papers straight?" I think so. Maddy helped me write 'em down." He sighed. "The most important thing is gettin' my pension put into the bank in Alice Springs every month. Then, whether the US gives a hoot ifn I get hitched here. Then I need to know what to do about taxes. They're due on April 15 in the States. That's pretty much it." You got your passport?. With a satisfying ‘clank’ I heard the locking bolts retract. The heavy door swung open, pivoting easily on large, well-oiled hinges. I pawed through the folders in the safe, my fingers flying as I thumbed through the multitude of index tabs. There were all the familiar names I recognized, other members of the staff. But I was interested in only one. Then I found it -- the elusive Romano File! I pulled the contents from the sheaf. A mere four pages was all there was, but it was the. But to answer your question directly, no,” I said. She nodded.“Okay, thank you for being honest with me. I guess that’s why you’ve been so reticent to move back to Phoenix,” she said.“Partly, I suppose,” I said.“Partly?”“Yes,” I said. “The problem with my daughter, and Nathan and his gift giving, and memories of Henrietta: It’s a lot of things.”“Honey, you and I are one now. We, the both of us, need to focus on each other. I’ve got some bad memories too. And, now I, we’ve, got this disease that.