I tried not to overdo the tacking.In between the sailing lessons, we talked about our interests. I'm an engineer, but I could talk enough literature, ...rt, and nature to make polite conversation. Sue was taking bio-chemistry to build up credits as she applied to med school. Sexiest nerd I ever met.On the dock, I could see a line waiting for their introductory ride. 'Ah, crap, ' I think to myself. 'Time to do my duty, with another bunch of newbies.' By the time we returned to the dock, she was. ‘You think she’d make an effort on my birthday,’ I thought. And then, when my last class was over I had to wait for my mom to pick me up. I was really starting to feel bad. ‘My birthday and she’s not on time,’ I thought. A car pulled up and honked. I looked up. It took me a couple of seconds to realize it was Corey’s car and that Corey was driving. I ran over to it and opened the door, ‘Corey, what are you doing here?’ ‘Picking you up. Your mom said you needed a ride.’ I got in. ‘Don’t you have. I wont be here when you get home, my told me. Alright, I said, without question, partly because this wasnt unusual (dad was a businessman who traveled a lot) and partly because that meant I had a chance to party. (my mom left when I was young, meaning I would have the place to myself.) When do you get back? Probably around Monday. It could be longer. Ill call you if it will be. Okay. Well, I better get going. School starts in 20. With that I picked up my bag and took off. I walked to school. ”“Yes, yes, all very well Mr Laws, but would one have to come into the shop to go upstairs to the flat. I mean, we are all rather comfortable in Bayswater, so we may stay there and want to rent out the apartment above to the suitable family of, say, a professional gentleman.”“I believe you are in luck, that particular shop No 75 does have a modern outdoor staircase made in forged anodized steel, leading to a front door of the flat on the first floor. I understand that the previous to last owner.