" Caleb began in a panic, trying to read her to see what she was thinking."Not that, honey," JJ said drily, as she dragged him through the door.Once t...ey were in the living room, and alone, JJ grasped both of Caleb's arms and said, "This is not how I planned on spending our anniversary." It isn't how I planned on spending it, either," Caleb admitted apologetically. "I'm sorry, babe," he murmured before pulling her into a hug."So am I," JJ murmured, returning the hug. "There was something that I. It dried quickly, leaving no stain at all. I was relieved, at least until I saw Ahmed turn the corner on the stairs, grinning. He came over, looked down at my shoulder and said, Im glad that came out. Shame to ruin such a nice dress. Then he took me by the arm and said, This way. Where are we going? Youll see. We found a place. He led me down a hall, then opened a door on his right and took me into a long, narrow room whose walls were lined with wire shelving, the chrome kind. On the shelves. In Rachel’s case, she knew that her time with Derrick was coming to a close. In the early stages of their relationship, he had pursued her with due diligence and been loving and attentive. She hadn’t really been interested in dating him, not at the beginning. His attentions had been so sweet and ardent that she had finally agreed to a date. That had been two years ago. In recent months, his interest had waned. Once Derrick had made his ‘conquest’, he moved on to another pursuit. Derrick was, in. "Jennifer, sweetheart, I love you, and you love me, forever. In fact, we'realready married, and living in the fully-paid house of our dreams." I feltthe room change, and suddenly we were in a king-sized waterbed. A flash ofgold caught my eye; I could see our wedding bands, and her half-caratengagement ring, sitting on our respective nightstands."You are a financial genius, and your business investments have paid off sowell that we never have to work again." The engagement ring had grown to.