More than fair. A toast then?"Laurie's right eyebrow rose almost to bangs of her attractive brown bobcut, "Now you are pushing it. This whole thing ha... worn me out. Let's justget home. I have a lot to think about."++++++++Bethesda Harris strolled into the coffee shop to find Monica Paulsonalready there sipping a large drink. A medium vanilla latte was situateddirectly across from her, foamed with whip cream and still steaming.Interesting, Bethesda thought, my preferred flavor. Monica Paulson. We talkedcasually for a bit, and when I said I was ready to sign the contract,he immediately stepped out and returned with one of the principals Irecognized from their website.We signed the contracts in a round robin fashion, and they were allnotarized by a public notary from the staff. I was given my copy anda second copy for my attorney, as I had requested. Only then did theyprovide the name of the advertising firm that was interested inhiring me. An appointment was then arranged with the ad. “I’ll be in my room if you need me.”They ate in silence.Bren spoke. “Why are you here?”“I missed you. I’m sorry I punched you.”He shrugged. “It’s ok. It hurt less than being shot. No harm was done.” He smiled. “I missed you, too.”After a few more minutes of silence, Donna spoke. “Why are you so quiet?”“I guess, I’m afraid of scaring you again. I don’t want you to leave.”“I was scared. Once, I got over the shock I thought it out. You’ve never been mean to me and you’ve always respected me. When. I could see them even before I parked! My heart was beating with excitement in my chest as I turned off the engine and got out of the car. The air was still slightly cool, but by no means cold, and I started walking down the numerous winding dirt paths, and scanning ahead to see if there was anyone else doing the same (there was a number of fishermen back at the parking spot, so I had no idea if anyone was 'cruising!' I was hoping that at least one person was, though! I was ready for a nice big.