That night I drove home from work still wishing I could have kept my mouth shut. I was lost. At home I sat in my den staring at the wall. I couldn’t...think. I didn’t want anything. The phone rang. I answered on the third ring. It was Julia. ‘I’m sorry about last night.’ ‘Don’t worry about it. I should have…’ ‘No. You don’t understand. You said exactly what I was thinking too. I just…’ ‘Really?’ ‘I didn’t know what to say. It scared me, so I ran. Meet me at Luigi’s. Please.’ ‘Okay. Luigi’s. Say,. Sex, when connected by your minds, is totally mind blowing. You have been warned."Pam said, "We have waited too long already. Whatever happens happens. I love Frank. Nothing can minimize that."Two bright pinpoints of light appeared in the room and then a warmer, more golden light joined them. Stargazer said, "Starcheer has joined us wanting to partner with a human pairing."Lisa said, "Frank, Pam, greet Starcheer."Frank said, "Starcheer, I am Frank. This lady with me is Pam. We will be mating as. One more day to go! And then it was Friday morning and I was euphoric. She's coming home today! And finally, after the longest eighty hours of my life, it was Friday evening, and Kelly was standing in front of me. Carl had brought her home but he did not come in. She seemed very tired. We kissed hello but she appeared to be pre-occupied. I made us both a drink and we sat down in the kitchen.She gave every appearance of being Italian, her deep tan emphasising her Latin features. So I spoke to. His eyes are droopy, and he always looks like a fat-lipped basset hound. He wears a dark suit, a departure from his usual khaki-and-white-unbuttoned-shirt setup."Dressing like a big boy now," I murmur in Phil's direction, and he shakes his head with a grin.Nick walks briskly to the little raised platform at the front of the room, and sticks one hand into his pocket as he steps up onto his stage. His enormous gaudy gold watch is dangling from his wrist in a very obvious fashion. All that's.