’I shan’t be able to look Mike and Shirley Holcombe in the face knowing what I know. They’re two of my oldest friends and as for poor Wayne.’ ...usan noticed Maria’s raised eyebrow ‘Oh alright’ she conceded, ‘Mike is a terrible football and golf bore but Shirley’s not too bad and I do see a lot of them. And there is poor Wayne, he’s almost a fixture around here.’ Maria was already fairly firmly convinced that if ‘poor Wayne’ had looked out for himself Alice might be otherwise occupied at the. She always looked well dressed in her corporate attire and shoulder length blonde hair. Today, Janice was having problems with her computer. She was unable to access her email, so she called the helpdesk. She was pleased when she heard Andy’s voice answer the phone. She had always enjoyed talking with Andy whenever he passed through reception. Andy arrived within 5 minutes to help Janice with her computer problem. The reception area faced the main front doors of the office, on. She looked so adorable, so beautiful, lying there with her lips parted in sleep. And although he knew that she wasn’t perfect he’d come to think of her as his vision of perfection. Her hips were a little too well-rounded and her navel a little too soft, but that didn’t matter to him. He was in love with her– totally, unconditionally and irrevocably. In love with her mind, body and soul. He wanted everything for her and from her. Mik neared the bed, standing over her for a second, listening to. ‘What’s the real reason?’ ‘Why does there have to be a reason?’ What was he hiding? ‘There’s always a reason.’ He was avoiding my eyes. ‘You know the reason. Tell me.’ He was as reluctant to talk about this as most guys are to tell you their deepest feelings. ‘Come on,’ I said. ‘They’re recruiting me for grad school.’ ‘You’re a first-term freshman.’ His head was down. ‘I know.’ Jen was right. Not only would I be telling everyone I knew, I’d be telling the limo driver, the mailman, our cook. If.