You take out being a failure of a woman on me, but you will not do that anymore. Do you understand?" Claire stared at disbelief, and told her to apolo...ize immediately. Brooke laughed, walked out, and said she needs to take the rest of the day off. Claire stayed at her desk frustrated, and holding back the tears from the outburst from Brooke.Claire left work on time that day, and was excited to meet Ben. Claire spent two hours getting ready. At eight pm Claire heard her doorbell ring. She was so. “I’m always happy to help.”“Steve’s an excellent cook, too, I hear,” Kara said. “Maybe we should let him cook for us sometime?”I felt she was rubbing salt into a wound and squeezed her hand, hoping that she’d get the point.“That would be fun,” Mrs. Blanchard said.I could see by the look in her husband’s eyes that he most definitely did not agree with that sentiment. I wondered if he could cook at all. I’d have to ask Kara, but I suspect he never learned if he grew up in a household that was. . liked me? But that ..." Doesn't make a lot of sense? Well, some boys have trouble figuring outhow to get a girl to notice him. So they'll try anything that at leastgets your attention. Of course, it could mean he's a bit of a jerk,too. Sometimes, it's hard to tell." So what should I do?" Try being extra nice to him, and see what he does."I thought about how Mark had acted when I had complimented him on hisskirt."Okay, Dad. Thanks."After supper, I went back upstairs and rubbed the lamp."That. An important client was in town and wanted to meet with a Vice President. The note said that Mr. Quigley could meet with him if needed. Robert was reaching for the phone to call Quigley, when a thought occurred to him..... If he could get rid of George, he'd get the chance to be alone with the lovely Linda on his boat. Robert promptly rang up George's extension number. "George, I'm sorry but I need you to work tomorrow." He then explained the situation with the client. "That's ok, Robert".