"Her smile was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Her perfumefilled my nostrils with a scent of vanilla that was driving me insane.Once again, ... found myself unable to speak and Sarah found this quiteamusing. "You seem to be at a loss for words, sir," Sarah saidimploringingly. "Is everything alright?"Once again I stammered a response and she smiled so brightly that I wasstunned at her beauty. For the next ten minutes we chatted and theconversation became easier and more comfortable.. And Marcus had not addressed her once, since their return to the hospital...I'll just let you get inside, and locked up; before I leave," he told her now in that painfully polite tone."Goodnight Marcus!" Miranda said in a brittle tone, as she quickly stepped over the threshold, and turned and closed the door before he could even respond.She dropped the catch, and stood listening for the slam of his car door.Seconds later she was rewarded for her patience, and the roar of the car's engine. " Sounds good. Anything I need to know about off site?" Nothing I can pin down. Just that I've got a feeling. Melissa might be able to spot something I've missed." Okay. Keep me in the loop?" Of course."And that was it for, oh, a couple of months I suppose. Not that the time lacked interest. Not at all. In the past I'd had one girlfriend at a time. Okay, I could probably have catted around, but I never liked to do that. After my night with Charlie, though, things changed. I was a little worried. Liz wasn’t what he would call beautiful but she was attractive or interesting in her own way. He could only speculate if it was only his legal services she was seeking or was it something more? He didn’t think of himself as a stud and would be surprised if any of the women he knew would think of him that way. Then again, Arlene and Debbie did seem satisfied with him as a lover.On Tuesday he went to Arlene’s for a home cooked meal. This time is was salmon with double baked potato and Brussels.