They had gone out together, her friend was newly engaged to a businessman down there, with a friend of her fiancé’s. The four of them were having a...good time, with dinner and dancing at a club in Joplin. The friend tried his best to worm his way into the beautiful Sally’s heart, but to no avail. After it seemed like he was about to make a fool of himself, Sally’s friend had her fiancé take him aside and ask him to tone it down a bit. Asking if Sally wanted to explain it, her friend told Sally. The bluest eyes I've ever seen on a guy. Even 10-12 steps away, I could see he was trembling a bit. The expression on his face was that of mixed terror and anticipation. It was clear he could have been approached an unscrupulous guy (say 'predator'). I decided to approach him. Slowly, I walked toward him, smiled, and greeted him."Hi. My name is ______! Forgive me, but you seem a bit nervous. Have you ever been in a place like this before?" He paused, then said, "No, but I turned 18 today, and. Merle said he spit up when you said it to him. Wish I'd been there to see that."We had started the conversation with false cordiality, but when I got off the phone with him, I was feeling better about things. I really did hope he sent me some samples, because, from what he'd described to me, I could almost taste the new product. I was always a sucker for honey too. My next problem would be going to Nancy's father and trying to figure out if Earle was trying to stick it to me with his offering. Smoking, being overweight, not exercising, and then overexerting yourself is a bad combo. Did you hear from Kara?”“Yes. Her flight was delayed about twenty minutes, but she’s at the apartment and she and Cherise are going out to dinner.”Jessica smirked, “The one who had the hots for you?”“Kara failed to mention that,” I chuckled. “We need to stop by the Chinese place. My daughters occupied my entire afternoon.”“We watched two Muppet movies!” Stephie declared. “And cuddled.”“I’m glad you had.