Every once in awhile I would kiss him, or he would kiss me, but he always pulled away within a few seconds. We never moved further than kissing for at...least 3 months. My first week back at work, I got a couple more stares than usual. I didn’t have much physical evidence anymore of what happened, but word got around from the people at.. his.. party. I couldn’t bring myself to say his name after the first week of my waking up. At the end of my first month back we clambered. I neatened everything and then I did it again. I thought that somehow what I was doing could fix what I had done. In a way my boss was my master. He owned my future and he knew it. The phone on my desk rang and I answered it. My voice was calm and smooth. I Identified the company I worked for and stated my name for the caller’s benefit. I did this without thinking as I had been trained to do by my boss. “I would like to see you in my office at your nearest convenience.” The boss was on the. . “Maybe they can!”Everyone looked at him, wondering what ingenious idea he had just come up with, as he stood up and started walking around, “What if ALL collection bins teleport to the moon factory and then the conversion facilities just withdraw the amount they need from there? That configuration will keep both businesses completely independent and capable of handling any scenario!”Henry said, “Maybe we should have come up with two companies ... one for the collection business and one for. "I thought I could rattle it right off, but I seem..." and she began to cry."Mary... Mary... are you all right?"Sniffling, and then blowing her nose, Mary responded. "Yes... No... I don't know. That's why I need to see you." All right, sure... um, how about lunch at Adrian 's, it's on..." I know the place. It's on Court Street. The palm trees lead into the entrance." How does noon sound?"Mary sniffled again. "Could we meet sooner?" They open at eleven." Marilyn said as her eyes widened watching.