I got turned onto the book by the guy I was more or less living with at the time, and I told him I thought it would be really cool. So one night, just...for fun, he painted a version of Phadre's marque on my back, in poster paint. Well, that was cool, but a marque has to be personalized. He's sort of an artist, and I had some ideas, and over a period of time we worked it out. He did my back in poster paint several times before he got it where we both liked it. I still wasn't sure about it, so he. I went with her to get her luggage. She had a decent-sized carry-on and not one but two suitcases. At first I thought what can she have in there, she’s only here for four days. Then I remembered her telling me she still had a lot of tools from her working days, and I realized she had probably brought along extra goodies for me. Wow. She was serious about this. I carried her bags to the Mustang like a gentleman, then got in, pulled the top down, and started driving. ‘Nice car,’ she said. ‘A. So deep into relaxation. Nothing can prevent it.Nothing will prevent it. Nothing will prevent you fromsinking deeper and deeper into total relaxation, Beth.” There was a faint ringing in my ears. I felt dreamy,drowsy, kind of like I had in the cab, but more so. Hereyes hovered in front of me, dark, deep, driftinggently in the air before me. I stood silent, unmoving,staring back at her as she spoke. “Deeper and deeper. Total relaxation. Allow it tohappen. You want it to happen. You. ” I knitted my eyebrows and swung both arms in front of me in a hell no motion.“You sure? When I talked to one of the guys this morning, he told me you were watching for a while before you said anything. In fact, I believe his exact words were, ‘Dude was totally watching us make out.’ ”I had no defense because she was right. Work ran out and I left there earlier than scheduled – earlier than those kids figured too. Opening a cold brew and seeing my neighbours’ daughter in a heavy make-out.