It would be going a full month before the Pennsylvania location would be able to start.Midwest Bank was now financing all of J&J’s construction need.... Jeanna tweaked the numbers until the deal was just too good for Jake to turn down.Marcy - with the help of Robert Alderman, the former IRS tax specialist that Frank recommended that we hire - convinced Jake to lease all the new equipment versus buying it and taking depreciation. When Robert showed Jake on paper how much of a reduction in owed. Leaving the usual note on her pillow, she took her book bag down with her.They greeted each other verbally, Bill walked her to the car and opened the door. When he got in, she leaned over for a kiss. She broke it soon, though.“We’re going to a better place for that, aren’t we? Watch out; I just applied lipstick.”“You did taste different.” He started the car.“Sorry.”“Don’t be. It wasn’t a bad taste, only a different one.” Upstairs, he opened the door to his apartment, then he handed her a ring. "Thank you for not laughing at me." "Well," Jason smiled, "once a day doesn't sound like that much." He paused for a moment, "Have you done it today already?" Rebecca wrinkled her nose and closed her eyes. "Yes. You?" "No," Jason said, "not yet." "Boy, I'd love to see that." Rebecca said, then clapped her hand over her mouth and squealed through her fingers, "Oh shit." "Really? You'd want to watch?" Rebecca still had her hand over her mouth. She nodded. "It wouldn't freak you out?" . " Yeah, Freud would have a field day with these people." Tracy opened her eyes wide, pretending to be aroused by what she saw: "Oh, Jimmy! Your Christmas decorations are so ... BIG!"When she turned to face me, Tracy's bright blonde hair caught the colors of the blinking lights: green, red, gold..."You are so beautiful," I sighed.Tracy placed her cute wool mittens on either side of my head--holding me steady as she brought her lips to mine."But, there's no mistletoe," I joked."We don't need.