.”I was cut short by Mary, “You are not saying no to me, mister! Pack your bags! I will make the necessary arrangement and by the end of this week... you will be here with me.”Normally, I make my own decision but today, I was in no mood to do anything. Mary’s assertiveness somehow came as comfort and surprisingly, I felt relieved.“Yes, I will begin packing my bags.”As I was about to end the call, Mary said, “Steve, I love you more than anything. Don’t you dare forget that.”As I put my phone away,. Just wear a suit and tie. I shall introduce you as a controller from the Medical Board, USofA. Look threatening. A grey eminence. Walk around, touch things, show contempt. Make funny, meaningless noises, be a proper nuisance. Alfred will be the foreign expert. Also threatening but in a more subtle way. He will hint at dubious qualifications from questionable universities, simplistic perceptions coupled to outdated treatment methods and so on. We should be able to put the fear of God into that. Okay?" Sounds great. I'll see you then. Thanks, Mary."Well, maybe I'll get the chance to get to know her better and even start dating her, I thought.So, at eight o'clock, Mary answered the door and led me into the rec room where there were four other girls. I knew them all from school, there was Lisa, Sandra, Ruth and Michelle. We all had some soft drinks and talked about this and that, then Mary said, "Let's go to my room," and we all followed her upstairs.I had wondered about being the only. When Germaine and Tana came in, my mouth dropped open, to the laughter of Lucy and Germaine. Gone was the pale blue accountant with the slight highlight. I could only mutter, “Jessica Rabbit”. Tana did a very fine job in making that caricature real.Her hair was now a cascade of flaming red, to the middle of her back. She wore a silky, bright red, Spandex mini, deeply cut and laced in the front, exposing a very deep, but apparently shapely, cleavage. Side slits and a biased hem revealed gartered.