TommyWhen I went to get the drinks, I thought it was a prime chance for Laura to have a bit more of a chat with Kazumi. Also, to let them calm down a ...ittle as the joking had taken a turn that I was a little surprised at. I got some cookies and then the drinks and finally a tray to carry if all. This gave them a few extra minutes and I know Laura would tell me straight if she wanted me out of the way. Seeing them sat on the floor when I walked in was no surprise. Seeing them hugging suggested. Sometimes it seemed we went when we didn't really need anything. Pa and I usually went over to the Backus Drug Store and sit and sip a Coke. (In those days we called them "dopes" because at one time there were small amounts of cocaine put in them.Years earlier, about 1903, putting cocaine in soft drinks became illegal so the bottlers switched to "safer" caffeine. But the nickname "dope" lingered on. Pa would get himself a "dime dope" and me a nickel one, about half the size of his. We would sit. .According to Ramesh Dilip was delibratly transferred by Regional manager coz he was getting jealous of dilip and Isha’s affair which i think is a silly thing..As the time passed i got a surprised promotion and promoted to computer incharge of the organisation. Now i was sitting in a private cabin with upper management in same office. Suddenly i see the change in the behaviour of almost all towards me due to my prestigious and valued position. Even Isha too gave me surprise by calling me “SIR”.. Thirty maybe, probably not, freckled rather than tanned from her work out in the sun, that unruly mop of dark hair tumbling over her shoulders, a good ten stone well arranged on some heavy bones, she was an altogether attractive and desirable woman, especially for anyone close to my size who tended to have problems with bedding delicate females who had trouble breathing under him while he tried to pleasure them on their backs."We likely to give scandal?" I asked.She chuckled. "You stick around.