We both said no, almost instantly. Claudia seemed to study our hands and then smiled and voluntarily introduced us. She went on to express interest th...t her two favorite patrons had never met after so many months eating at Jack’s. We said hello and thanked Claudia. Her name was Sheri and I am Mike. I paused eating until her order arrived, and then noticing, she said that it was kind of me to wait, but that my dinner was cold now. I smiled and told her that I enjoyed the special best when it was. Yes, I will send them to their god. Oh yes, there it is, the most excellent Cafe De L’Amour. Inside are dozens of souls seeking a destiny. I quickly run my fingers through my hair and enter. My soft footsteps make no sound amidst conversation and light jazz. Ah, there she is: a slender. red-haired woman of absolute Graeco-Roman perfection. Pity, she sits alone, impatiently pouring over a novel: A Man’s Search For Meaning! Yes, she is the one. As she lifts her eyes and glances casually across. By the time he was back, Gerry and his driver had gone. Surprisingly, Helen wasn’t hungry and neither was I, it was pretty early. I told the kid to eat the burgers himself. Sixteen-year-old boys are nothing but one voracious appetite. Helen looked a little troubled. When I asked her the problem she admitted feeling guilty about the way we had treated her husband. She brightened up though when I reminded her of the way he had been acting. And lord knows they could afford it. I also suspected he. And Bink told us the same thing. Wild horses couldn’t drag us apart.”Okay, it’s a tight fit but now both of them are mostly on top of me. This isn’t sex, this is intimacy. Bink gazed at me solemnly. “I’m happy we all pile up like we do, but you ‘n’ Mandy are MY thing. And it’s a forever thing.”“Well, that just tells me that what I thought we’d settled before hasn’t changed.”“It hasn’t,” Mandy said. “And if we’re all here...”“Practically speaking, though,” I said, “supposed I come down the hall.