Grace made no answer for a moment and then allowing her head to lie over on my shoulder, passed a hand behind my back and seized that of Anna and laug...ed nervously and said in a low voice, ‘Well, you know, Anna, that this is quite-quite irregular for me to go out like this- and Charlie-that is my fellow’-(this to me)-‘he is terribly jealous of me and doesn’t allow me to go with anyone-if he should ever know of it, it might ruin our marriage-and I am simply crazy about him and I must watch. Dad has been very ill. Ernie knows Jeff sleeps days and would never wake him unless it were important. ‘Listen , Jeff, Dad’s real sick! I talked to the doctor and he ain’t gonna make it long. If you want to see him one more time, you’d better move up your flight and get out here right away.’ (Jeff has already purchased tickets to visit mom and dad in about four weeks time, now useless.) Hanging up the phone and heading to the kitchen for a cup of joe, his mind whirling and spinning from sudden. A'moth left us a bombshell of a wedding present. It showed up in Emilio's shop, the Sunday before the wedding, inside his safe room. It was extremely well wrapped, with an anonymous card wishing us the best. The present sent shock waves around the art world, a completely unknown work from Claude Monet, 40" by 40" square, universally judged authentic and arguably his best work. Carlotta and I had a long talk, and we decided to put in up for auction. Emilio thought it might bring $25M to $30M,. .I am about 40 minutes from you.Mili says: We can meet half way somewhere and you can follow me here? Or you can just come around.Alex says: How about we meet first for a coffee and chat before I draw you?Mili says: Only if you want to.Alex says: I know a tavern that would be open still.Mili says: You are a true gentlemen, so inistent on meeting me elsewhere first. :)Alex says: Okay, I will get ready and meet you there.With that, Alex drove to the tavern and met Mili for the first time after.