"You all are scotch drinkers if I remember correctly. Be right back with our drinks" She returns and hands us each a drink. I don't realize it and pra...tically down it in one swallow as she puts some music on. Its slow rhythmic and on very low I almost feel like my quickly beating heart beat could drown it out. "Dance with me Kat" She says grabbing my hand, I quickly finish my drink and put it on the table as she pulls me close and we start to dance. Without hesitation she begins kissing me. ” I hugged her again.“Jerry asked me to move in with him, is that alright, Murphy?” She asked, through her happy tears.“Do you want to?”“Hell, yes I want to, I don’t want to be away from him again, ever!”“Then pack your clothes, and move in, you’re a grown woman. I already told Jerry that I’ll be over one day this week with some help and get my fishing gear out of your way.”“Jerry will you talk to your landlord, and see if Angelina and I can have your apartment?”“I sure will, I have two more. A thrill went through me as I felt hertongue probe my mouth.After a moment she broke contact and inspected me, all trace of humournow vanished. She seemed to come to some kind of decision. ?My shed ?half an hour,? she said and stalked off. Half-stunned, I watched her gothrough the gate into her back garden. I shook myself and, checkingagain to see there was nobody around, made my way into my own house.As I did so, I reflected that I?d told her nothing less than the truth.Oh, I?d thought about. "It just shows I've got absolutely no control over when and where people might show up. The problem is, you have to address it right then or you might never see them again," Alex explained."Still, you'd think they'd be able to wait while you said goodbye to everyone," Melinda commented. "Not giving you time to say goodbye to your girlfriends was just rude." They were heading out as well," Alex replied with a heavy sigh. "They didn't count on my being there any more than I planned on meeting.