Saturday morning came around and the first thing I did when I woke up was remind Tara that today was my day, and she couldn't say No to anything I wan...ed.She agreed. Then, she reminded me she was meeting one of the girls at 3PM to play tennis but, other than that, the day was mine. I agreed and we got on with the days activities. I called a few of my friends and told them Tara would be playing a match today and I needed to go watch. If they weren't doing anything, they should bring some beer. I've heard stories about you all over campus." Jill said."What sort of stories? All bad, I'll bet." Susan chuckled, trying to instill lightness into the mood, which was electric."Not at all. They say you are not only smart, but wise. And you never hear professors speak that way of an undergrad." Jill said."I've been lucky." Susan said, looking down, trying to dismiss the compliment."Perhaps. But I don't think that's all. You have a power about you. I felt it years ago." Jill said."As I felt. That seemed to be sufficient for Chris and while I would have liked it a little more often it was no big thing to me.Like every lawyer everywhere my goal was to reach a partnership. I worked long hours in an effort to reach my goal and so for the next several years I devoted most of my time to my career, but I wasn't making much progress. My billable hours were high, my work way above average, but I had an aversion to kissing ass. I wanted to make it on my own ability. Other associates worked. She was actually grateful for that email because, in saying that, it clearly implied that Mr Bennett did indeed intend to see her again. She responded by sending Gordon a pleading email asking for information on Mr Bennett's intentions, and he chuckled as he read it but decided to punished her for being pushy by imposing a new rule."Dear Brenda,"As punishment for hassling me, I am introducing a new rule. You are to be naked whenever you are in the kitchen."Your loving"Gordon."It was very much a.