"Thank you for helping me out, Mr. Jones, I really do appreciate it. Those guys just won't leave me alone. I'm glad you and Jerry showed up." Anytime ...ou need anything, Millie, just give us a call. You're one of Peggy's best friends, after all."Peggy was my older sister by about a year and a half. Millie and she always hung together. Peggy used to write me and said that Millie had a crush on me. Of course that was ten years ago when I was around fifteen or so."Millie, Peg's coming over tonight. . I was wondering if ... Would you go somewhere with me ... Thursday night?” Dexter asked.Confusion evident in her voice, Janet asked, “Where?”“I thought we’d go to a restaurant, and then to a jazz club,” Dexter answered.“I ... well ... you mean ... would it be like a date?”“I guess.”“This is kind of unexpected,” Janet said, surprised by his answer.“If you don’t want to go, I’ll understand,” Dexter said rushing his words nervously.Dexter didn’t quite understand why he was asking her to go out. I’d say what happened before proves that. I can be your friend, Nancy, but I can’t be your lover. The only way that could possibly work is if we were in a committed relationship, and I don’t think that’s possible.”“Now? Or ever?”“Now for sure. Ever is a long time, but again, I don’t want to give you false hope.”“You’ve changed a lot since I first met you.”“I hope it’s been for the better.”“It has. I’m sorry about asking you to have sex.”“Don’t apologize. I WAS tempted because I do remember how. His eyes then immediately snatched her attention. They were breathtaking. Even mid laugh, half closed and looking away, they were beautiful. Then lower, to his mouth, his smile. She automatically felt her own curl up at the sides just at the sight. So genuine. Staring so intensely it took her a while to register him meeting her gaze. She saw him stop dancing to just stand still for a while. His questioning eyes lingered on her as his mouth remained open as if about to speak. She immediately.