" Indeed you did."Giggle. "If you want to, price some half-carat engagement rings. See how much money you saved. This summer, after I graduate, maybe ...e can take a trip." We have a few months to decide where to go. Or do you have strong opinions on that as well?" I have some ideas. I'm sure you'll find one of them is acceptable."We hit a little diner that did a good home-style meal for dinner. The jewelry store I had in mind actually had two simple gold bands in our sizes. We walked out of the. Mongo, had been paroled from the jail. This created a stir in the local police when citizens complained about an increase in general thieving and ugly men lurking in the bushes around schools. There was an oh so common pattern with this development, Ben was back and he winded up his stupid brothers.The Superintendent called in his new Inspector, fresh from London, to relocate action for this threat to the community.- I've already done that, Sir, said the Inspector.- What?- A new report came in. .. and compared them to the woman I'd dated. There was an obvious bias occurring. I guess I was worried about hurting them? So all the girls under a certain ... robustness, lets say ... I would admire from afar and then discounted as possible partners. Let be clear, I'm no ogre, but I'm a big guy and I know a lot of people, men and women find that intimidating. As I don't particularly enjoy feeling like a bull in a china shop, I'd been filtering my choices for a partner with that in mind, but. “I’ll let you know.”Several days passed until Kathie knocked at my office door.“I’ll do it,” she said simply.The next day we met at lunch and discussed how we would go about the seduction.“I’d like to stick as closely to her dream as possible”. I said. How about you ask us to sit with your k**s due to some sudden appointment. About an hour after you leave and the k**s are in bed asleep, call me on my cell phone and I’ll pretend there’s some problem at work. I’ll leave and you can come back a.