Although he thought a lot about Lucy and what might happen on Friday, he was also curious about Tammy. So, he went back to MateDate to check his messa...es. Sure enough, Tammy had written. She wrote that she had seen the pictures and Peggy had given her a play by play account of the afternoon. She wanted to tell Tim in person how grateful she was for helping Peggy "come-of-age," as she put it. Tim responded by telling Tammy that he only had Thursday free and could they meet somewhere in the. " How is this going to fix my problem?" I asked. After being without agirlfriend for the majority of my life (the one exception being a twoweek span in high school), I had been on a mission to meet a girl andconvince her to go steady with me."This book is full of spells, Greg. I'm sure you will find one or twothat will suit your needs." the old man explained."If you know what I'm looking for, why don't you tell me?" I challengedhim."You want a girlfriend," he laughed. "In fact, you want. If my parents hadn't been worried about Kizuna, they probably would have thought I sounded odd. "I'll put her to bed and let's see how she's doing in the morning."My parents nodded. I pulled Kizuna to her feet and helped her to the bedroom. I could have sworn I felt her cringe as I touched her."Oniichan, will you keep your promise?" she asked as I closed the door behind us."If that's what you really want. But we have to wait until everyone's asleep."Kizuna nodded. She began to change into her. After a month I was able to walk and care for myself and discharged from the hospital. There, I was left in the care of Mel. Shortly after I’d returned home Mel began to speak. There was something on her mind and I’d sensed it during dinner. Then, after dinner, she’d poured us snifters of brandy and settled in a chair facing mine. She began, “I’ve got to get this off my chest before you find out anyway. I’ve just spent five weeks in an affair with Demetrie Armathos on his Greek Island. .