Guy stepped through the aisles gathering goods, collecting no notice from the other customers. He did take note of a certain conversation that held th... undivided attention of all those present, the shop owner at the center carrying the dialogue from precipice to precipice atop his high, agitated voice. ‘…and what do you think’s gonna happen then?’ There were a few murmurs, and the shop owner answered himself. ‘Tax and land disputes. Some high-handed folk come in tellin us we gonna have. I hope you enjoy the food. It was enjoyable to have met your acquaintance this evening, Miss?" "My name is Melanie" I smiled back. Then my phone buzzed. It was my husband again. "Add on another 30 minutes" he wrote. I sent him a smile emoji back. I asked the pizza man to have a seat. He did so quickly. "I'm not going to let you leave without a reward". I moved closer to him. "Especially after you drove all this way." I moved closer. My tits were in his chest. He stumbled back and landed in the. When he was replaced on Tru-Pulse, he signed on as a full-time contractor. He also moved twelve hundred miles away.Gordy did not date at all. Before the attempted payoff by the Gilsons, Marielle had substantially overcome his wariness of romantic involvement. The painful breakup with her not only reversed the progress but deepened his mistrust of romance.Marielle had no more interest in romance than did Gordy. The revelation of Gordy's tragic past gave her a rational reason for his turning away. Alex, taking the hint, quickly guided his friends out of harms way and back to their seats, apologizing along the way. Whenever he ran into Kevin over the years, though, they would come to laugh about it as a treasured memory.The excitement of the past encounter left behind them, they were free to enjoy the rest of the night. The concert was all Alex expected and more, with Pearl Jam playing most of his favorites. At the end Alex again apologized, for something like the 90th time of the night.