I dithered for weeks, not wanting to be the fool (remember that song “What a Fool Believes” …”she had a place in his life, he never made her t...ink twice” ouch!). Just as I was trying for the umpteenth time to gather my courage, guess what happens? She emails me. You should have seen the idiotic grin that it took days to fade. Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. The email was so innocuous, “do you remember me, by chance?” By chance, by chance she asks, oh boy ask me if I remember to breathe,. That barrier was showing a few cracks, however, because she had sensed him watching her, seeing her not just as an employee, and Tina was intrigued by the idea. Sam Charles was the most intelligent person she had ever met and was far better looking than he thought himself. He had the sharpest and driest wit she had ever seen, and an ability to keep the office in stitches for hours, along with an encyclopedic knowledge of the business and the company. He fascinated the young woman.“So, what’s he. Barbara hadn't said much other than to comment on how nice Cheryl had become.As soon as his wife was out the door John went up to their room and riffled around their dresser drawers looking for condoms. They hadn't used any for almost a year as they tried to get pregnant and all he could find was one. Damn! He wanted more than one crack at that sexy teenager and he didn't want to risk knocking her up. But if she'd let him, he'd take the chance. Maybe he wasn't reading the signals right. Maybe. It had been that way for years. Lori led and Lexie followed. It didn't bother Lexie much. It always led to fun and really that's all that mattered.On the night before she left to go home, Lexie shared a story about a boy who dumped her because he said she was a bad kisser. Lori said, "Kiss me like you kissed that boy. I'll let you know if it's you or if it was him. If you ARE a bad kisser, don't worry, I can teach you how to kiss."Lexie was annoyed. "What if I'm NOT a bad kisser?" she asked.