I had no idea what was going to go down tonight.I said "ok I’ll come around your place and pick you up".She gave me her address and her number and w... parted our ways.When I came back my friend asked me "so what are you guys going to do? Did you guys plan to have real good sex? With all that ass I bet you guys would....."I told him that we were only going to go out tonight and he got a disappointed look on his face. It was around 8:00 when I called her to say I was coming. I rolled up at her. I was just happy to be there for you.” She replied with genuine feel. “All the same. I’d like you to accept this, purely as a gift of thanks.” And with that I produced a long, slender gift-wrapped box. Emma carefully unwrapped the gift, opened it and let out a gasp of surprise. I had purchased or rather commissioned a diamond studded, pleated white gold necklace. The gift proved to be well chosen for Emma had nothing adorning her milky white neck and I took the precaution of preparing for the. You shouldn’t be going through this on your own. I’m coming over to your place right now. HOW the fuck could they do this to us? You and I need to talk about what we’re gonna do. Shall I stop off at a liquor store on my way?”That at least raised a chuckle.“Are we going to share a bottle, or will you need a whole one of your own?”Neither of us are great drinkers; we both enjoy a beer or a glass of wine, but we don’t ever drink to get blitzed, don’t see the point of losing control. Not before. No matter what I drew it never looked like what I was trying to draw; it always looked like something Salvador Dali might have done. When class was over Maria put on her robe and walked over to me. She looked at my drawing, looked at me and then back to the drawing, "I see that you have captured the essence of the real me."Then she smiled, "Buy you a cup of coffee at the union?"I said yes and she told me she would meet me there. Sarah was in the hallway waiting when I came out, "So that's it..