You’re right. You are so right. I only want to be with Jake. Sorry Andrew.”She stepped up to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I put my arms aro...nd and gave her a real kiss. I don’t know when I’ve ever felt so relieved. I just received a last-minute reprieve from the governor. Jake and I looked at each other. He had a bemused expression on his face. He kind of shrugged his shoulders and half-smiled. He didn’t look a bit disappointed to me.The two couples parted company and went to their. " They shared a tentative handshakeand went through the standard introductory small talk. Suranya was on thephone but when she was finished, Mel took Nima into Suranya's office fora further introduction. Purnima was ready for a quick chat, only to betaken aback when bombarded with a long list of what was OK and what wasnot. Any sense that this would be a less than averagely formal workingrelationship was soon blasted out of the water. After Suranya paused forbreath, Nima went back to Mel's. She’s a little girl and should run home to her mommy and daddy.”Tapping the torque on her arm, Betsy said, “I’m a servant of the Two-Sided One.”“Oh,” the banker said with a face like he bite into a lemon.“So is my brother, William Redman Carter,” Betsy said.“Oh.”“So is my father, Ed Biggers.”“I hate to say this, but I’m not impressed. You talk about the Two-Sided One as if I’m supposed to be frightened. I’m not. Your Gods and Goddesses don’t impress me.”Chuck grimaced. There was no way he’d. “Shh. Arthur, look at me.” I focused on her eyes. They were a pretty blue. I could make that color in paint. Maybe I should do that. I should paint her. “You don’t have to put it in words for me. Is that where your art comes from?” I nodded. “Then you shouldn’t even try to put it in words. Maybe sometime you could show me. If you’d like to.”I had a date with Annette on Saturday night. We went to a concert and danced. She danced. I kind of shuffled my feet and bobbed my head from side to side. I.