He looked in the mirror and made sure his hair was neat and then went to her apartment. He carried the thongs in one hand and lightly tapped her door ...ith the other. Sean noted with minor annoyance that his palms were slightly sweaty and he was developing a major case of butterflies in his stomach. The door opened and there she stood. ‘Hi, you left these behind down in the laundry room,’ he stammered. Her perfume was intoxicating and he could smell it fully now without the overpowering smells. I'm pretty sure she won't mind if I stay with you. Especially when I explain why," Jimmy said as he stood to leave. I told him to leave the dirty dishes and I'd take care of them."That's very kind to let Jimmy stay with you, Michael. I don't know how we're ever going to repay you for all you've done," Robert began. "Ever since we met, our lives have all seemed to change for the better. I can't tell you how wonderful it feels not to have to worry about the kids finding out about Cindy and. "Warren sighed. "Well, you know Sophia's pregnant." Yeah, but, I thought you were going to shoot for Nationals. If you take the whole year off, it could damage your standing," Curtis pointed out."Oh, Curtis, if we take next year off, that would be it for us, for eligible competition. We'd just go to school. Or, we could go to Stars on Ice--we've already had an offer."Curtis didn't say anything for a minute. "Wait a minute... you're thinking retirement? I thought you had already decided to stay. . kidnapped from your hotel?”He made a theatrical wave. “Oh, that. Seems the kidnappers weren’t terribly clever. They were cornered fairly quickly. It appears they suffered from mild cases of epilepsy. It wasn’t difficult taking them into custody.”“How ... how’s that possible?”“Which, the capture or the kidnapping?” Eric paused, waving his hand to erase his previous question. “Never mind, the important issue isn’t their incompetence, but the abduction itself. It seems a certain member of this.