’ With that Jamie hurried off upstairs and dumped his bag in his bedroom before going to the bathroom. He took a quick shower and changed into some ...resh clothes. It felt good to be back in London. It wasn’t long until he’d pocketed the treasure map and was headed out to where he’d left his car parked on the street. He didn’t see Elisha on his way out but assumed she was munching on popcorn in the living room whilst starting up a movie. He drove a black Volkswagen Golf that looked like it had. She seemed like she was in a better mood now and made little jokes and talked about politics that were on the TV above the bar. She had the sweetest smile I’ve ever seen and I tried to keep her smiling all thru dinner. As we finished up dinner and I left a tip and walked up to pay I told her she better go use the restroom because its a long walk back in the middle of the night. She went to the restroom as I got us a few bottles of water and some snacks. She appeared next to me as I was paying. Thanks for that, by the way.”Nick put his head in his hands. Every time he thought Simon was making some real progress in understanding personal relationships, his friend would inevitably remind him that any such progress would be slow indeed. “Simon, you are becoming a constant reminder of just how bad things can get if I don’t exercise good judgment with women.”Simon smirked. “You know, Nick, when you say hurtful things like that to me, it really sets me back in my therapy.”“I’ll pay - as. The “nice guy.” “Not bad.” A “teddy bear.” To the other half, I apparently look like a movie star. I provoke sighs of longing, secret love letters, and doodles in diaries surrounded by dozens of hearts. Doesn’t make sense to me, either. I guess it’s like how cilantro tastes like soap to some people. I just hoped Tracy didn’t see Teddy Ruxpin when she looked at me. “Tell you what,” She said, at last. “Remember how I said my friend is gonna be busy hanging out with some guy? Well, she invited me.