“Clockmaster…” i whispered, keeping up my facade as the loyal apprentice. Seeing me, a coy smile played on his lips, and he suddenly stopped pla...ing. Placing the blue violin and matching bow in the open case, he suddenly out of thin air produced a rose, presenting it to me. A few women squealed and i stared flabbergasted at it for a moment before taking it gently. I sniffed it. Its perfume brought me back to the days in my mother’s garden, among her many flowers and bushes. “A gift for my. Heather said “The cat has got your tongue, spill the beans lady?”Pam said smiling “Lets have a coffee and I tell you”We sat down in the cafe and ordered. Pam started. “Mum when you get the shopping, drop me home and I’ll put it all away and you can have fun with Fred and Heather. Please Mum?”Lorraine looked, replied “I’ll consider it when I hear your story young lady?” looking puzzled.Pam continued “When I came out of the toilet, I saw Steven, a nice nerdy class room friend. When he saw me he. They skidded across the smooth surface then plopped down onto the floor. As Jennifer was watching her underwear slide away from her she became aware of an envelope on the table that she hadn’t seen earlier. It had been there all the time but it wasn’t until those little red bunnies whizzed by that it got noticed.She opened the envelope and discovered it was a note from Sophie. Sophie would be out of town for a few days with Rhea on some urgent family business and should be back Saturday morning. "We're not getting married or anything. Come on!" He's supposed to love me!" she pouted and that was the real issue. Jenny had a total crush on the boy."He does love you," I told her. "We just had sex, that's all. It wasn't like we were making love or whatever." What's the difference?" she asked and that kinda stumped me. I mean, I knew what the difference was, I could feel it in my heart, but how to explain it?"Look," I said. "I don't even like him that much. I don't want to be his girlfriend..