All in all, everyone had a fun time, and the time passed so quickly that they were surprised to look at the clock and realize that it was nearly bedti...e.Jeff glanced at Rachael, who gave him a wink to let him know that she was thinking the same thing that he was."Well, I've had a long day, and I'm getting tired," she said. "I think I'll turn in. Coming, Jeff?" She stood up and held out her hand to him.Jeff couldn't help grinning as he rose to his feet and took her hand. He glanced over at Brit,. I sat down, I'm a people watcher when I have the opportunity. There were quite a few teenagers present, probably returning from a school trip. Some of the girls were kinda cute. The boys were acting like dorks as usual. I probably was the same when I was their age, not that I'm an old man at eighteen.There were some pretty hot looking older women there also. One in particular caught my attention, nice legs with a short skirt. I'm six three, I felt she was too short for me, maybe five foot at. It was Jamie’s only chance. The man who opened the door to the spacious pent house apartment had to be seventy years old but was still handsome and well kept in that classic American good looks way. He looked like he could have stepped out of one of those Ralph Lauren ads where they show those big disgustingly beautiful families lounging in their perfect cape cod surroundings. Yeah. I still hated him. But I had to be nice and get him warmed up before I hit him with the big bomb. I still didn’t. "On a related note," she continued, "we have devised a strategy to help keep you all straight that does not depend on the colors of your garments; please select the badge with your residence code and affix it to your shirt. We tried to select the proper balance between readability at a conversational distance and an object so large as to be ridiculous."Steve looked over the badges, and selected 'SM03-Eta', noting that there were three other badges, and therefore most likely four other Steves.