" he told his wife when he reachedthe bottom.It wasn't until the next week that Jeff gave his find any more specialattention. It was a Saturday and Ma...ia had let him sleep in as usual.He groggily made his way towards the bathroom when he passed the mirrorand he remembered the strange incident from before. He slowlyapproached the mirror and studied his reflection. The last time he hadbeen looking at it he had been thinking about Maria's eyes. He thoughtabout them now. Femininely ovular. He was. "My grandfather is busy on another job so he sent me," the young man said. "Great, as long as you can get the job done," I said in an attempt to be firm. After all, I was a woman home alone with a repairman - granted, he was a cute repairman though."Believe me, I know how to get the job done," the young man replied in what appeared to be a come-on. "Why don't you get your equipment out and get to work then," I said while heading back upstairs to the kitchen. I couldn't help but notice his firm,. “Hi Audrey, this is Ellie,” the brunette finally said, wondering why she felt so nervous; after all, it was only a phone call. “I don’t know if you remember me, but we met at the coffee shop off Washington Square a few weeks ago. You helped me with a book I was reading for class.”“Of course, I remember you, Ellie,” Audrey said, the smile on her face evident in her voice. “I had been wondering how you made out on that exam. It’s been so long that I’d figured you’d forgotten about me.”“Not at. By mopping out the kennels I’d done something they couldn’t do and now they were walking about wagging their tails. If I quit then who’d do this tomorrow, or the next day. I decided that I’d have to stay for them. “I’ve finished cleaning the kennels.” I said dropping the bucket and mop loudly behind the now sl**ping Russell. Perhaps Martin had been right, I thought, and it would be best for this kennel to be shut down. “What?” Russell spluttered as he woke up. He looked at his watch it was it.