Paul mentioned that he was a contractor and that if Steve ever needed any work done not to hesitate to call him.Back at the clinic Steve thought he ha...n’t had his oil changed in a while and he wasn’t thinking about his car. He phoned Maggie to see if she wanted to go out to dinner but she politely turned down his invitation as she said she had another commitment. That bothered Steve a little bit but only for a short time as he phoned Veronica who accepted his dinner invitation.Dinner and the. ...!!!!!!It just had to be the ring I'd realised in total disbelief!!How on earth could I have possibly forgotten all about it....?Without a second's hesitation I said I hadn't seen it but where did sheremember last wearing it ?She frowned her face becoming anxious and very worried saying shecouldn't remember....After we'd both looked everywhere and not finding it she'd shruggedweakly, and apologising said well it doesn't matter could you tell thecustomer that I'm not too well or something...I. " Mm, yes, " oh fuck I thought, this is wearing I get the biggest good hiding of my life." Stand up sweetheart and show John how good you look in that dress" As Helen stood up she straddled Paddy laying at her feet, I swear that dog got a good look up her dress and licked his lips. As I admired Helens stunning figure I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye, David had stood up and gone into the kitchen." Last bottle " he laughed, holding up yet another bottle of wine." Oh shut up David, ". She wasn't dumb, not by a far long shot-she was very smart, actually. She just wasn't intuitive about math, and the professor didn't help. It was a good thing I was intuitive about math, or he would've lost me.So, I was helping her. I didn't see it as anything more than that. Though I did enjoy her company. We always took breaks to de-Calculus our brains, and I enjoyed chatting with her. But that was it. I was helping her study, that was all. That we got along decently just made it.