It ain’t gonna happen. We left the coffee shop to go to O’doule’s Irish pub where we met Lily. Jillian had a pint and Lily and I had some white...wine. Once we’re settled down, Lily started asking me questions about my plans. ‘I have my heart set on teaching at a particular art school but in order to do that, I’m going to have to be able to demonstrate that I’m comfortable with all media. How can you teach what you can’t do? So, I’ve been working on a portfolio that will do that, but I’ve got a. Goodbye?”“How much is Robbie’s commission for?” Caroline asked.“Well, in California, the standard is somewhere between 6 and 8%, and potentially, up to four people are involved, the listing agent, his broker, the selling agent, and his broker. So, if the listing had an 8% listing fee and sold for one million dollars, which happens in California a lot more than you might think, then the total commission is $80k, each of those people I just mentioned get $20k. If I list one and Stan sells it,. ”He just grunted and stomped back into the house.The next week I walked down to the corner market just to get out of the house. There was an ice cream parlor next door and I looked up when someone tapped the glass. It was Brian and he was motioning me in. Should I go? Why not? It was the middle of the day, broad daylight with tons of people around. Even if it had been the middle of the night and we had been alone, I would have still went.He had his niece and nephew with him. He gave me a brief. Tall, slim, super fit but it was the Army uniform that sealed it. I saw he was at the bar and I quickly sidled up to him and struck up a conversation. Monica was engaged elsewhere so I ended up sitting down with Adrian and talking. He told me he had an early call the next morning so we exchanged phone numbers and he said he would call me. I waited and waited and just as I had given up hope he rang the following Friday. We went out the following night and thus began our relationship. I should.