" Yeah," agreed Cristina."She doesn't want us around." Yeah," agreed Cristina again."What are you talking about?" I said exasperated."Courtney," answe...ed Katie."What does that have to do with you not staying?" You want us to stay? I don't think she'll feel comfortable about that. She has a good body, but she's just shy about it." She looks like us," added Cristina. "You'll like her." So shall we go?" said Katie, standing."Okay," said Cristina, also rising."You're going?" I said. I couldn't. I picked up two salmon steaks, a few scallions, a small jar of sesame seeds, a small jar of sesame oil and a head of cauliflower. She had garlic, carrots and broccoli at home."So, I take it you're not expecting to get lucky tonight," she said. "Neither of us is going to smell very good." No, I'm expecting to get very lucky."I said it slowly and with apparent sincerity. She raised her doubtful eyebrows. I got a confused look on my face."Oh, you were talking about sex. I meant I was going to be. ‘Hello?’ you answer. ‘Hi love, how are you?’ I say. ‘Hrm..I’m alright I guess, what’s up?’ ‘Well’ I start in, ‘I received a call from the landlord, and our heat is broken so I’m here at the apartment while its getting fixed. Why don’t you go shopping for a bit after work and it should be fixed around 6.’ ‘Ok I don’t mind shopping just don’t complain when it’s a bit of money’ you tease. ‘No problem love, I’ll see you at 6 or so’ and I hang up. You wait the last 2 hours of this Friday evening,. It was of her, at her easel, painting."Wow. You just did that?" Uh huh." Is that what I look like when I paint?" Yeah. You get all lost in your own little world, and your eyes sparkle, and you bite your lip. I've never seen it before. It was fantastic."She giggled. "That's one thing I envy about you. You can whip one of these things off in twenty minutes, and it looks fantastic. I've been slaving over the painting for two days. Is this for me?" she said, pointing at the drawing. He nodded. She.