When she was within a step or two of him, he stood up, smiling. ‘Get yourself some coffee, Ashley, and come in. I need to talk to you,’ he said to...her. ‘Okay. Do you need some coffee, too?’ she asked, nervously ‘No, thank you. I have some inside.’ A few minutes later, he gestured for her to sit at one end of the love seat, while he took the other. ‘I want to talk to you about Friday…’ ‘I…I’m sorry if I was too…’ ‘No, you were absolutely perfect. I have to ask you to never speak of Rosa’s. "I'll come and find you in about half an hour."Paul gave Mandy a kiss on the lips and, with a cold stare at Tom, headeddown the hall.Tom leered at Mandy. "Want to give a real man a try?" he said. He was quitetall, rather lanky, and with scraggy brown hair. He had a lopsided smile.What a wanker! Mandy thought to herself. But she also felt rather sorry forhim, even though she was also annoyed by his arrogance."You think you're more of a man than Paul, then?" she asked Tom, thinkinghe should be. I think he's safe, too. But there's something in his cover letter that Kevin might be able to use." Sould I read it? Or can to tell me?" You read the letter. I come in later and tell you what I think." OK." I went to my office and began going through the messages. Most went directly into the trash. I began thinking about Weena and how good she looked in maternity clothes. I guess I'd only recalled women in ugly tent-like things, somehow trying to veil themselves. Boy had things changed! Weena. I looked at Randy his arms were full with Susan. My thoughts went blank Thomas had put his arms around me. ‘Abigail don’t cry we just wanted to come by before taking our plane back home.’ Randy said with care in his voice. Thomas hugged me tighter my mind was swirling seeing Randy was so elated with his eyesight back. Knowing that Thomas had came around to put his arms around me was blowing my mind. I could barely keep my mind on Randy’s elation I was being hugged by Thomas. After they left I.