She's already there and I can't very well do anything about that now." I heard what was a slight gasp of surprise on her end when I had mentioned the ...ord "girlfriend".Tom! You naughty little boy you!" She said enthusiastically. "I would have never thought such a thing of you." She began. "But yes, I can see where that complicates things just a little bit." Now came the hard part." I thought to myself. And like Silvia said, trying to sell something to her that was so out of character for me was. Electrical and plumbing work are foreign to me and until yesterday, I thought I knew something about freeing stubborn windows, but now I know differently."I removed my arm from the back of Paige's chair, and picked up the ear of corn from my plate, but before I could take the first bite, Harold asked another question."How did you happen to hire contractors, Brian?"I felt Paige's knee, only this time it was not a bump or a nudge. It was skin-touching-skin. I glanced at her and saw her raise an. She might be used to dealing with the CEO but I am not. Gerald hasn’t ever met him.She places her hand lightly on my elbow and guides me back to the entrance door. “Yes, that Mr. Baldwin.” She hands me a Guest Badge that I see is marked “Fifth Floor/Executive” boldly on it. She explains that everyone must have a security badge to leave the lobby area. I then see her remove a badge attached to her waist band of her skirt, pass it before a dark screen at the elevator that flashes green. Inside. We talked about where we could meet since I told him I was really supposed to be at Madison's house. He laughed out loud, and agreed. After talking for a couple more hours, we both agreed the best place to meet would be at my bus stop. This was perfect because it was on the way to Madison's house and it was about ten minutes from my house. After talking for what seemed like forever, we both said goodnight to each other and I fell right to sleep. I couldn't wait to see him tomorrow, as I was.