Her hand again squeezed his softly. Tom took another deep breath. What the hell? What harm was there in a friendly good night kiss? He bent and did ju...t that, totally unprepared for what happened next. When their lips met, fire and feelings flashed through him with an urgency unlike anything he had felt in a long, long time. Alison pressed against him, moaning softly into his mouth. Her arms encircled him, pulling him against her. What happened after that was now history. A few minutes later,. After saying ‘Good morning’ to Dad, I got on the phone; purchasing all the rigmarole we needed for our new receptionist.After that, I went over to Dad and sat down.“Yes, Stuart?”“I want to thank you for acceding, to my remarks about Sari coming to work part-time. Joy was not initially ‘on board’ with that concept. But, your quick reply to her was very helpful,” I said.“Any other secrets I need to know about, Son?” dad said looking up from his writing something down.“No, Sir – nothing else .... Clearly this was a wonderful reunion of old friends.When things quieted down, I served Dom Pérignon to welcome them to New York.At that point Liz opened her purse and pulled out an envelope. Seeing what her friend had done, Tina did the same thing. Liz said, “Mr. Wilkerson gave us each a letter as we were leaving, but he also gave us strict instructions only to open them here in New York in your presence.” Looking at me she asked, “So may we?”The instant I saw the letters, I knew exactly what. " Tom looked to see the concerned and hopeful expression on her face. He frowned as he thought about what she could want him to do, and decided that she hadn't asked for much, and unless it was something that he just couldn't do, he would try. He nodded his head and was surprised when she pushed him down and told him to stay still.He was surprised when she called Sara. He started to cover himself, but she stopped him. He had to assume that she knew what she was doing, and relaxed. Sara arrived.