“Umm, I was thinking ... sometimes I over think things, you know? And I’m sorry if I did in this case, but you did lay the blame for your situatio... on some guy named Gavin ... so I put one and one together, you know?”Becky smiled at me and I felt better than I had all day. “You’re still the sweet guy I’ve known forever, Howie.”“Thanks, Becky,” I replied softly.“You seem more mature than the other guys.”“I do?”“Well, I don’t have all that many to compare you with, but you do seem to be more. This is the story of how Erik and Bettan, minor characters in ‘Mate’, get together. Comments are welcome, including grammatical nitpicking. I do, after all, write in a foreign language and there are lots of pitfalls. I hope you will enjoy this little story. Risgrynsfisk ***** A dog tells the tale of his master falling in love. I was in love. Her smell was delightful, fresh, female, healthy and good-natured. Leader was getting impatient, but this time he just had to wait. He tried to offer me a. The dress fits as if it were part of your body. ‘Come in a few days before if it’s really bothering you and you think it will require alterations. Stop making yourself crazy.’ Before I met Jeff I would have ripped into her for saying that. We started the drive back in an uncomfortable silence. ‘Ashley, what is this about?’ ‘I don’t know, Sunny. The wedding just has to be perfect and I’m worried it won’t be.’ ‘What will happen if it isn’t perfect?’ ‘It would be horrible.’ ‘Why? What would that. I guess I’ll see you on Thursday evening in Columbus?”“Yes.”I received his blessing, as did Tasha, we said ‘goodbye’, and then got into my car for the drive back to West Monroe.January 2, 1984, Circleville, Ohio“Hi, Mike!” Mr. Malenkov said when he opened the door. “Happy New Year!”“Thanks! Happy New Year!”“Come on in. Just leave your shoes by the door, please. Katy’s in the kitchen. You can go straight in.”“Thank you.”I took my shoes off and walked through the great room and the dining room.