The attention and the feelings of being onsuch display were undeniably wonderful. Eric sat down next to me, and awaiter came and filled our glasses wi...h champagne. Nervously I took a sipof mine hoping it would calm me down a little. Again seeing the pinklipstick smudge on my glass made me blush beet red. I had to keepreassuring myself that this was really happening and it was real and nota dream. Maureen and I looked at each other and shared a knowing smile. Iwas just so happy, and she could. It’s just that you are going to be in Göteborg in a couple of weeks. Maybe you want a girlfriend there instead.”“It’s only a few hours by train, so it wouldn’t be too crazy for me to come to Helsingborg for a weekend or you to come to Göteborg. If you want to try.”“I do,” she said. “But what happens next Summer? When you go home?”“That’s almost a year away. Let’s not worry about that now, OK? You never know what might happen in the future. Birgit’s death taught me that. All we can do is take. ." Startled, she jumped at the sound of her man's voice. She was so caught up in her thoughts she had missed the sound of the door in the other room opening. "I'm coming!" She called back as she took another deep breath and headed for the living room."Where is every... " The question died on his lips as he saw her coming down the hall. Her painted mouth was turned up on one side creating a dirty little smirk that matched the heat that was coming from those dark-edged eyes, shining like. After the move was complete, they had a small house party – beer, shots, hookah and Spanish music. My friend and his girl were a little nervous about their new neighbor and worried the noise would piss them off the very first night being there. My friend and I went over and knocked at the neighbor’s door. An older white guy answered, he looked to be in his 50’s and had white hair and a short white beard. My friend introduced himself and told him he and his girl just moved in next door and were.