Perhaps, Barbara mused, Armstrong would benefit from a trip down theelevator. She sharply cut off that train of thought and did her best to put on an ...xpression of patient waiting."Hmm." Armstrong peered over the top of her reading glasses at Barbara."How long have you been working on this?" Several years," Barbara replied. "It's just one aspect of the researchI've been conducting; I anticipate being able to publish more articles in the weeks to come." Really." Armstrong dropped the print-out. She agreed to come in and clean my house before going to work in the pub. As time went by we introduced a benefits side to our friendship. Life was O.K. I had a good job, more time to enjoy life and I was making friends but always there was that hole in my life; a hole that should have been filled by my family, and that special someone.David and Phoebe kept me abreast of what was happening down in Kent. It came as no surprise to learn that Ion had disappeared. Romania had been accepted as a. It was only 10AM, so I had time to find a lunch companion."Lucas, what are you and Gwen doing for lunch," I asked."We don't have any real solid plans, why?" he asked."I want to take both of you to lunch." I said."Let me check with Gwen to be absolutely sure," he said. I waited a couple of minutes. "Okay where do you want to eat?" How about Steve's?" I asked."Wow, what's the occasion? You hate that kind of place." Lucas asked."Oh nothing really, I just felt like celebrate being alive." I. I just want to be a part of it. I just want you to be in my life."She looked at me shocked."Look." I said. "When that guy begged to eat your spermy cunt, you didn't believe him either, but now you're into that. Just trust that I am telling you the truth. I want to see get fucked as much as you want, because I want you to be happy and for some reason unknown to me, fucking tons of men makes you happy. Besides it makes me happy too. In fact you are holding that happiness in your hand."She looked.