Renée sat up and looked me square in the eyes. I still held her close, so the look was intimate. "I'm not just talking physically because I realized ...hat I was your idea of perfect a long time ago." She seemed to squirm in her seat and then asked, "What more would you want ... from me?"I wasn't sure what she meant, though ideas were flitting through my head. "I don't know... "Her look shifted from curious to distant. "I seem to recall ... a certain, dejected face... " she looked back at me.. They are now working here at the university on their masters and Ph.D. level courses on full scholarships. They are both seventeen. They have applied for several patents on their independent work on several specific algorithms that address machine learning from different types of reasoning approaches, are co-authoring a textbook with me, have presented multiple learned papers including at one prestigious international conference, and have taught parts of several courses at the university. Jack and Tom stood in the foyer, both males wonderingwhat all the fuss was about, until jack saw a small blue heel on thestair.Alexis descended the stairs gingerly. She was still cautious about theheels. The affect made her look like she wasn't even touching thefloor. Jack audibly gasped. Alexis smiled at her father. She'd neverfelt so feminine. Tom was bored. He waved and left, as Ann startedtaking pictures. The girls posed for pictures and Ann acted like afashion photographer. After. Peg and Cindy looked briefly at each other. Lisa had gotten further with a guy in two minutes than they could in an hour.“Well, my name is Bill, and I’m the luckiest guy in the bar tonight because I am now sitting with the three most beautiful women in the place.”She liked the fact that he referenced all three women, but his eyes never left her. Looking around, Lisa had to agree. She was almost 40, but she still had it. Lisa found herself wishing she was wearing that low-cut blouse. Bill was.