I'll let you be free just for this afternoon."Marissa shrugged and walked away leaving Gene alone. He cheated though, he didn't go home. Instead, he w...nt to look for Giovanni and Camille. He wanted to learn more about Marissa's friends. He sat and listened to their conversation as they drank milkshakes later on that day."So do you think if I ask Marissa to be my date at the science awards ceremony she'd say yes?" Giovanni asked Camille."Y-yeah I suppose so. Do you think she'd want to go?". .. problem? I assure yah it’s a matter of some urgency.”“I’m afraid that I am already preparing to leave the office to work on a case tonight,” I replied, “What about meeting up tomorrow morning?”I was working too, despite how quiet business had become recently. The last two Tuesday nights I had been trailing an erring Colonel and his cute waitress girlfriend from a restaurant for dinner, a hotel for dancing and, after dancing, with absolute certainly, they would retire to one of the rooms the. He just looked away, and the silence fell between us. It went on for minutes, until he spoke: "I cannot refrain myself from thinking about what would have happened if I'd made sure that you'd chosen me... Perhaps the war hadn't been over, but this wouldn't have happened." Please, Lex... You've always been faithful like a dog. Once you knew you had to get engaged to some princess you did it. All for the sake of Aarenion." I only did it because of my stepmother. She threatened that if I didn't. It was then that I realised that the niche acted as a bit of a sound trap for voices in the living room."Gawd, he's gawjus, you should go for it gal," came Janet's strong accent."Don't be daft, he's married," said Lisa. "Besides I don't know if I could." What's married got to do with a getting good fucking?" exclaimed Janet. "Not like you're planning to make him leave his Mrs" I've never cheated on Mark!" said Lisa."Says the girl who was sobbin' 'er' heart out to me when you found that tart's.