" I never thought you were stupid, Nicky," I said hastily."No, I don't think you ever did," she replied. "We did both go to university, didn't we? But...perceptive? Common sense?" She laughed and her eyes twinkled."OK, go on," I prompted her, "the floor is yours."I could see she was biting back a humorous rejoinder, and I'll swear we both were thinking that the floor, like the rest of the house, was mine. She took a breath."It's Carlton, isn't it?" Yes." The dancing and him being in our room?". " Yeah," I said knowingly. "I once dated a guy who was constantly coming home with money but couldn't afford to buy anything. It's the most frustrating thing on earth!" It is! Which leads me to the rent!" She put her hand on my knee again, stroking my lower thigh and knee as she spoke. "I'm raising everyone's rent to cover the costs."My eyes widened. "Really?" It's just for the month, and I know you guys don't deserve it but it's where we are right now." I don't think we can afford for the rent. He was a very handsome man. Standing a little over six feet tall with a nice muscular build. The man was dressed in a very sleek designer suit and had a briefcase on the floor next to his right foot. What caught her attention was the fact that the man would occasionally make quick glances at her when he thought she wasn’t looking, but when she would turn and look, he would turn away. But Vandana knew he was looking. Women always know when they are being looked at. Finally, their eyes met and. On one of those she tried to chat me up, but because she was obviously very drunk, I didn’t want to take advantage of the situation (yes sir, that’s me ....)On the occasion of one very loud and happy party on a Saturday night, it was carnival time, and no, it was already almost morning, I’d had enough and wanted to go home. I’d taken my bicycle along and had locked it in my shop – and I’d lost my keys! I went back to the party to ask my co-worker for his key, but he wasn’t there anymore. What.