Denver had not had a white Christmas this year. The air was crisp and we had to dodge a couple of patches of ice on our walk, but it was otherwise ple...sant. When we arrived at the lobby, I turned to see how Angie was doing. Her cheeks were pink, giving her face a cherubic look. She caught me grinning."What?" she asked."Your cheeks are rosy from the cold," I replied. "Which seems appropriate for Christmas. You look like an angel."Angie blushed and smiled."Thank you," she said.We found seats. .. that big box store at the end of town. I think they close at nine. We're not ordering it from them, but picking it out. Antonio will order it. That is, when I decide." Jessica," Theresa called to her, "something that ends by nine."I realized as soon as Jessica and I had been let off in front of the theater, that this was our first 'official' date."I wish I didn't have this crutch. At least I only have the one brace though." John, you'd have to leave then. I'm not looking forward to that." I. To which she said that she broke up with her boyfriend… And started having tears in her eyes… Kartik hugged her and said its ok… He tried to convince her that she is good enough for any guy on this planet… When they were coming back Simran asked him that did he really mean any guy on this planet would want her? To which he replied that even he was very stunned by her beauty and after getting to know her he liked her a lot… She didn’t look at him for sometime… Kartik started to think if he had. About a week later, one message came back wanting to know who had hired Confidential Investigations. This one was from the regional director. Another message came back with a request for detailed information. This one was from the top of the system's food chain, namely, the office of the Secretary of Human Services. That was all I ever got, but the latter message was enough to whet my appetite for blood.I sent off another message to the Secretary's office with a detailed listing of the charges.