I knocked again at what seemed to me to be two years waiting and saw thepeep hole on her door go dark as she look out. After another maddeningperiod ... heard her start playing with the chain, then the bolt andfinally the door opened and she stood there with an appraising eye onme.I moved to push past her, but she stopped me with an upturned hand. Thepanic in my eyes had to be plain because she got a wicked smile on herbeautiful face. The upturned hand became a single finger making atwirling. The night went on and I continued to watch TV as the clock moved towards midnight. I heard a taxi pull up outside, but it was a Friday night and this wasn’t unusual in a well populated street. Surprisingly however my doorbell went soon after.I answered with curiosity, and sure enough a clearly drunk Jane was standing on my doorstep smiling, dressed extremely slutty which didn’t really suit her well spoken and quiet demeanour. I ushered Jane inside as it was about minus 5 outside, winters can be. Later, after cream cheese puffs and tangerine beef had been consumed in bed, Janine handed Alex a fortune cookie. He opened it and it read: On the day of your child’s birth you will receive an interesting gift. ‘What! This can’t be a coincidence!’ Janine had on such a pretense of innocence she practically had a halo. ‘What’s that dear?’ ‘Another running gag?’ Alex wanted to know. ‘No…it’s more of a ‘recurring theme.’ I have a few special gifts for you, to give out on special occasions like. So we went to find a nice restaurant and talk some more. We got together a few more times before I was to head to St. Louis. What started off as a chance meeting in the library, had become a nice friendship. We went to dinner and to the movies, and I showed her where I worked. I was a perfect gentleman during our dates - I was getting ready to go to St. Louis and I wasn't exactly sure how long I would be gone. I didn't want to start something and leave this beautiful creature hanging! Finally.