There was one magazineon the coffee table, a National Geographic from last year. I thought about looking at it but Mia came back before I picked it up... She sat at the other end of the couch, turned towards me, tucked one leg under her body and smiled at me. ‘You didn’t even loosen your tie. I asked you to get comfortable.’ My hands loosened my tie. ‘I wish I had one of those digital cameras right now. I’d like to show you the expression on your face.’ ‘Why? Do I look sick or something?’ ‘No. I. She had left three or four buttons undone so you could see a little cleavage. With her tan those green eyes and blonde hair she looked ready to eat. I jumped out of the Jacuzzi and I don’t have to tell you what I put on.It was about seven-thirty and we were on the fifteenth floor. We got down to the dining area right on time. We walked in and the band started playing our song. (“What I did for love,” from A Chorus Line) She looked over and saw the cake and started crying.“Oh John you should not. Then the embarrassing story telling began. I should say it was both titillating and embarrassing to hear your most private moments discussed. Especially taboo moments. Thank god I was not there in the room, it only helped a little though. Lisa skipped over how she knew I had been watching her, for obvious reasons, as they were sitting right in front of the peep hole. But did not leave out too much detail of several of our first encounters, kind of blending into one event. To my surprise. .. , I went down to the River, Just to watch the fish swim by, When I got to the River, so lonesome I wanted to cry, Well, I jumped in that River, But, the doggone river was dry...When the School Paper came out that month, for once, they got something right—they called his performance electrifying!I have to admit, like everyone else, I was dumbfounded. Who knew? After he finished that first old Hank William's number, the audience would not stop applauding.After a bit, his hands on his hips, now.