We sat together companionably for about five minuets when her phone rang. She said, "Hello."She listened and then said, "Amos, that sounds good. I wou...d love to go eat. I'll ask her. We're here at Brian's place. I moved in and she never moved out." She covered her phone. "Amos is asking me out and wanted you to come to be with Nat. Give it a chance, Sis. You might be pleasantly surprised. Nat is a good guy." I shrugged and nodded. She uncovered her phone and said, "Amos, we would love to. When. Every other day I went over to the Fletcher's to work. The days in between were mine, though if I had plans, Mrs. Fletcher would let me skip a 'work' day. I looked at the clock. By now, Vikki would be at work and Mrs. Fletcher would be puttering around the house.Try as I might I just couldn't keep Vikki out of my head. Everything she had said, the way we had kissed, the way we had touched. I couldn't stop thinking about it. It was blissful. And that's how I came to my decision as to what to do. My lipstick smeared off, I found a more appropriate shade. A nice, soft pink. Bubblicious Delight. I uncapped it, applying the paler shade on my lips. It brought out my natural color, making my lips seem a little plumper. A little cuter. The chair creaked beneath me as I applied it too fast. I winced at the pink smeared across my upper lip. I grabbed a tissue and quickly scrubbed it away. I touched up my lips, then smacked them against the tissue to get off the excess.I ran my tongue over my. More than ever, they both had an overwhelming desire to meet. Carlosfinally convinced her to fly to the US at his expense. After all, she had no more ties and he sent her a return ticket so she could be assured that if she did not feel comfortable being with him she could return to Malaysia at any time. The day finally came and Mazlina boarded a plane for the US. To say shewas nervous was and understatement, She had never flown outside her country and to top it off she was flying to meet a man.