My schedule is more erratic than my wife’s. I was running behind and my wife had gone without me. When finally found the house I was impressed. It w...s a nice place in a good neighborhood. I knocked on the door and Sarah opened it. As she looked up at me with her bright smile and Happy attitude She said “We have been expecting you” I apologized for my tardiness and presented the housewarming gift I had brought. The next twenty minutes or so was the grand tour this room that room. She was so. "We pushed back our chairs and Areeya and Alex disappeared leaving me towork in the apartment. I was impressed with the way Areeya had takenover the discussion when Alex and I had got sidetracked. It showed aside of hers that I had never seen, maybe she was more like her fatherthan she believed.I emailed Kritsada to confirm that I would be arriving to start theproject next week and I would be using Nin as my interpreter. I alsoasked him to book hotel rooms for us both. He emailed back. “Is she coming back to McKinley?”“I don’t know. She said she hadn’t decided. Mike, can you come here? Maybe I can get her to talk to you.”“It’s too late tonight, obviously, and tomorrow I have work and church, and Thursday is a funeral. I could probably come on Thursday evening. Try to talk to her tomorrow and call me, OK? Sometime after 8:30pm?”“I will. I’ll try, Mike.”“Thanks,” I replied.We said ‘goodbye’ and I hung up.“What happened?” Jocelyn asked.“I’m not completely sure, but supposedly. ” and then “No, I’m not sure.” and finally “OK. That might be a good idea. Thanks. Bye!” and hung up.Man, I wished I could have listened on the extension. But I wasn’t going to pry. I just waited. She came back and sat down.When she didn’t say anything, I asked, “So? Do you want to tell me?”Another slight smile. “She told me that yes, she was OK with it, and asked if I had decided to do it. That’s when I told her I wasn’t sure. Birgit said, ‘Why don’t you kiss him and see what happens. You can.