.. no, to us.The bartender came by, "Everything ok? Want anything." I did not say anything. She replied, "Fine" in a drawn out kind of way that made m... think a wink was involved.I heard a small snort from the bartender. "Mint Julip" my Kelly drawled with a touch of southern in the mix. I already knew she was a talented girl. A few moments later, I heard a glass set in front of us. There was a pause. "I'm taking care of him," she told the barkeep obviously in response to a look.'Too true. Too. It ended up being a fun night. We wanted to see a movie, but most of us weren't old enough to see American Gigolo, so we went bowling instead.When we all returned home, all of us were sober and not stoned. Since it was late, Julie, Tess, Mika, Wendy, Adam, and I walked Nikki home. Her parents were up, so what they saw was that she was with a group of friends that were just out having fun. I thought it would go a long way, for the next time we wanted her to go with us. That was, as long as her. Veronique smelled wonderful. Taylor appraised her sharp cheekbones,full lips and severe black bob and had to admit that she was envious.She was wearing black fully-fashioned stockings and Taylor thought thatshe might like to try them... once she had the clothes to match ofcourse.The driver stopped outside of the 'Millennium on LaSalle' located at 29South LaSalle Street right on the Loop; it would be walking distance towork. An impeccably dressed and attractive real estate agent met themin the. He almost DID die in the protection ofhumanity. But in the days and months that followed,while all of Earth was mourning the loss of life, anddigging itself out of the ashes... he sat in quietmeditation, wondering why he, someone who'dwanted so badly to die, had lived." He finally made the grim pilgrimage to Proxima III.He saw to the final interment of his lover's remains,and he turned to face that secret that had haunted himfor so long."I pause. The moment of truth."That's where I come into.