I didn't mind Simon stroking my leg that was exposed by the slit of my dress as we talked. I showed Simon what I had bought at The Pleasure Seeker's P...lace; Simon even showed me some pheromone products he bought for him and his wife to use, especially on each other.He then asked me, "Would you like to see me dance?"I replied, "Ooh, I'd love to see your moves. I got my MP3 player and speakers with me, I'll get them."I went to my get my MP3 player and wireless speakers from my duffle bag, hooked. Just a mother being spoiled by her loving adult son. We dinned at a fine restaurant that mom would never have been frugal enough to enter if I was not paying – we danced to ancient tunes played by an ageing piano player and his young sexy lounge singer. Mother drank at least six glasses of fine wine – most of the bottle that I had bought. And we ate several courses of exquisitely prepared food.All according to plan.I stopped my approach as soon as I stood behind her, staring back through the. Jake of course until recently was with the date of the week. Julie told us of her class trips to film some commercials in the Napa Valley wine country and to L. A.I contributed to the conversation about my experiences as a local nerd. I had joined a science and math fraternity and got razzed when they discovered that my use of game theory was to decide when to buy and sell stocks and bonds. The joking and harassment stopped when I showed them my investment spreadsheet for the preceding six. Was she ever happy? She said she was, long ago.The mall is coming up, and I hit the button to signal the driver to stop. I thank the driver, get out of the bus and walk to the mall entrance. It's early, as I'm opening the store, so few people are around.I go to the coffee shop and order a large cappuccino from a young woman I haven't noticed before. She has short black hair, eyes as black as coal, and a cute button nose. Her uniform hides the shape of her boobs, which must be tiny as they.