"It is precisely because I consider her my friend that I am here. If someone else was in the White House, this meeting or any meeting like it would no... be taking place." Okay. I want you to know that I appreciate the risks you are taking to be here, and I know that Kathy does as well. Kathy and I consider you and Jorge to be friends, but like many such relationships, our friendship has been a little strained lately because of some misunderstandings. Kathy and I hope that we can clear up the. First, her anticipation of a night of romantic bliss appears to have blinded her to the fact that I was haltingly walking along with all the grace commonly associated with bit performers in some sort of Zombie Apocalypse video. Secondly, it was appropriate that one of us was thinking, and solving such problems as “right at this corner, left, or straight, in order to return to my dorm room?” Thirdly, her running narration of Featured! Attractions! provided something for me to attend to, other. ?"My girlfriend of the last year and a half was barely out of the city limits, and her friend was offering her phone number to me."Absolutely," I said, not wanting to hurt her feelings, not that I intended to call her right away.Two weeks went by before it hit me. This was the first September in twelve years that I was not in school. Did I miss it? I didn't miss the commute, but I missed having lunch with our group at the Perryville table. I didn't miss homework, but I had a thirst for. She wouldn't tell me what she was smiling about, that was okay. "Who called?" It was Jeri. She was curious if you and I wanted to get together tonight." Her smile shifted from whatever had made her actually happy a moment ago to the mischievousness that she wore more often. Jeri wanted us, or maybe me, but she had included Renée in the idea. Maybe she had been like Nadia? I might find out, but it wasn't the right time for long discussions of her sexual preferences and why."Let her know she's.