"The shopping expedition was a success, Roy drove the store's van and we did the rounds. The company that made the freezers was very interested in how...we were setting up our self serve market and asked if he could come out and take a look at it. Roy explained that the foundations had only been poured the day before but if he left it for a few weeks the shell would be up and he could get a better idea of what we were about, he could also see the architect's concept drawings and plans. A time was. ”Not hard enough obviously.“This again?”I’m going to bring it up over and over if I have to. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for your lack of reading skills.“I read perfectly fine, I’ll have you know,” Penelope bites back.Explain why we’re lost then.“Because I simply don’t know where we’re at.”And the signs don’t help?“I can’t read those, they’re in Elvish.”I thought Elvish was the base of language in our world.“Where did you hear that?”I read it.“How?”I can read.“When do you have time to. It wasn't going to be revenge on her part, not at all. It was just a case of actually having someone desire her for what she was — an older woman. She should have realized that once she accepted his invitation to his condo that she had accepted the fact that they would have sex. Still when he first kissed her it was with so much passion and warmth, that same passion and warmth that had long been missing from her marriage that she found Jeb hard to resist. Oh she could and probably should have. “Oh, Matt, I can’t. I’m sorry. I have to work until three.”“Can I come see you, then?”Her demeanor brightened. “Yeah, I’d love that! You can meet my dad, too.”My heart skipped a beat.“He’s cool,” she added. “I think he’ll like you.”“All right. Do you have a lunch break?”“Yeah. Come by around eleven-thirty.”“I’ll be there, and I’ll bring food.”“Mm, that would be great!”We kissed a final time before she slipped into her house. I spent a few minutes enjoying the view from cloud nine, and then.