‘Hello, Philip,’ Tim said with a smile and a proffered hand, which wasn’t what he expected. ‘Please let me treat tonight. I’m not a pauper a...d I’d appreciate it.’ ‘Sure, Tim. Thank you.’ The man had his pride and Philip admired that. ‘Tough day?’ ‘Yeah, a bit. Kinda hard to focus on work after the night I had but let’s wait until we’re seated to talk about it.’ They waited for a table, their reservation having been mishandled, and at the bar Philip ordered a Makers Mark while Tim got a beer. By. But it was never about his career or reputation. It had always been about helping others. Helping these girls. Why suddenly was he falling for one? He had been alone most of his adult life. He had never really fallen in love, never kept a long, steady relationship. Why now did he want to be with a girl? Scuse me, Angel mumbled as she squeezed into the bathroom behind him. She had finished her cigarette and returned inside to find Dante staring coldly at his reflection in the bathroom mirror.. She would have to be on top.”I got a slap and a kiss.The next school day and the following GSS rehearsal were only adequate. I think they were holding back due to the two nights in a row of performing. I gave them a light pep talk saying some of the old standards like,“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up” (Abraham Lincoln)“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” (Elbert Hubbard)And, my personal favorite, “Even if you fall on your face, you are still moving. The letter within it was simple. I was to go back to my office alone. There an old computer there, with a key card unlocking the keyboard sitting at the desk and enter a password.I didn’t want to go, I had too many questions to ask Julia, where had she been, why had she left?She came up close and whispered in my ear. “Your grandfather was quite insistent; you do this first before I would be allowed to answer your questions. Please, the sooner you do, the sooner we can do so.”I asked Adam about.