" She smiled warmly and said, "From the look on your face you know exactly what I mean!" Of course I know," Jill replied with her eyes gleaming. "Jan,...I was always a big geek. I envied the little girls who were so studiedly cuddly and cute. 'Five feet ten' and 'cuddly' are a phrase and a word that are never juxtaposed. Yet Bob makes me feel that way. As for you, you are absolutely gorgeous. I've never seen a woman look as lovely as you do now!" Have you looked in a mirror lately?" Jan asked. ’ ‘I’ll never forget you Maggie.’ Maggie smiled. They all said that didn’t they, like the replay of a CD? Gerald called her twice, sometimes three times during the next four weeks. They talked generally but each time when saying goodbye he always finished the same way: ‘I hope this strengthens our relationship.’ On the Wednesday of the fifth week Maggie accepted a courier package addressed to her from Gerald. It contained a ring and letter, ‘Please come this weekend to my 56th birthday on. Oh fuck, I'm going to come again!"Mike bolted upright in his bed. He was panting and shaking; his heart pounded. From a fitful sleep, he was suddenly awake—as awake as a person can be.He was, however, disoriented. He looked around, barely perceiving things in the near-darkness. James and Jennifer could not be seen nor heard. Slowly, Mike realized he was no longer in James' apartment. He could move—and, as he found, scream.The first night at the hotel, Mike did not sleep at all. The second. Quiet Sarah, The question is Do You want me to leave, a simple Yes and I am gone or a No and you stand 6 feet before me and ask me to stay. It was easy for me to know the answer, but Sarah was still fighting inside, I did not want to rush her, she had to have decided for herself. She moved slowly and stood before me, there was hate in her eyes, she started to speak. Stop Sarah, Yes you want me to stay or No leave that is the choiceSilence for 30 seconds then a whispered stayNot good.