‘Thanks.’ ‘Sure,’ Todd shrugged, ‘When do you want this to happen?’ he asked. ‘How about Saturday?’ he questioned. ‘You can pick he... up at six and have her back by eight?’ James questioned. ‘Yeah, okay,’ Todd agreed. There was a knock on the door and some guys came down into the basement. ‘What’s up?’ there was a general greeting all the way around. James recognized two guys from high school, and they greeted him with warmly. There was another guy who James didn’t recognize, and Todd. How smart is that?Stan and Bud left, both happy with the meeting. Me ... I was still wondering what the hell I'd just agreed to. Bad enough I have to learn to sing, now I have to learn a new instrument. How did this happen?I turned to Fran and saw her laughing quietly at me."What's so damn funny?" I snapped."Don't get mad at me, Ed. You're the one who doesn't know how to say no to anyone." She couldn't wipe the grin off her face. She was right, of course. I was guilty of always trying to please. This incident happened to me on one day when I went to her house around 3 pm in the afternoon as I had work in ameerpet after completing my work. On reaching her house, she welcomed me and enquired about Rajesh, but I told her that I alone had been here on some work and Rajesh is busy with his work. She asked me to take the lunch but I refused as I had already taken my lunch. I asked about her husband and she told that he went to Warangal on some work and will return tomorrow. At that time she. I put in extra time this week so that I’d be able to take tomorrow off and then only work half-days next week.”Kara came to the foyer to greet Jessica, and they kissed deeply.“I missed you, Jess!” Kara said. “I’m glad you’re here for Spring Break!”“I missed you, too!” Jessica said.I took Jessica’s bag up our room, then met the girls in the ‘Indian’ room.“One thing I have to do next week is karate,” I said. “I’ll be leading the class twice a week now. It’s part of my qualifications for black.