I'm lonely too," she said on the telephone. "I miss you terribly and the minute I can get some time, I'll be on that plane and over to you regardless ...hat day it is." How much longer before you put a shovel in the ground," he asked her."Tentatively, late June. I have Taylor's commitment that I'll be the site person, so that's looked after." That's a relief," Gus said with a sigh. "It's also a big feather in your cap, too. This is Dad's biggest non-housing project to date. Taylor must be pretty. Both women giggled. They'd never confided in each other before and it gave Laura a warm feeling."I'll bet Fred is a good lover," she said softly, her eyes averted."He's pretty good," Millie said. She took a deep breath. "I've been thinking about trying something new lately." She gazed meaningfully into Laura's eyes.Laura smiled uneasily. The way Millie was staring into her eyes made her uncomfortable and something more. It made her excited.Laura took a deep breath. "What do you mean?" she said.. ’ He wasn’t. He wasn’t the least bit calm. Neither was she. Being in his arms was terrifying and it wasn’t getting any easier to say what she had to say. ‘Vin. I missed you. I missed you so much.’ ‘What the hell. Amanda, you could have found me if you’d wanted.’ Her voice was harsh ‘So could you.’ ‘You ran the hell away from me.’ ‘Oh. Yeah. Right.’ They both chuckled lightly. ‘Vin, I’m sorry…I can’t…I couldn’t…’ she trailed off helplessly. ‘Tell me.’ She drew a deep breath and tried to speak. Tammy smiled as she looked at me.I was the center of the conversation. Steven was trying to coax the others in joining him. It seemed he had already got an offer from another firm. Jack surprisingly was against leaving the company he had been loyal to for so many years.I laughed at that thought. He was willing to stay even though I had become the reason most of his friends had lost their jobs."So," Tammy said, grabbing my hand. "Do you want to listen to them all night or do you want to play.