Then my secondreaction was shock when she burst into tears because I didn't recognizeher any more, and never remembered my best friend."Mrs. Matsumoto...continued, "I kept talking with him and wanting to be withhim. No doubt my looks kept him with me, and we did things together --movies, walks through campus, walks in parks, lunches, dinners, etc. Ikept counting the days until I would change back. The other girls didchange back, but I didn't!"I returned to Bikini Beach and humbled myself to. " I looked back down at the books on the floor, hoping she'd understand what I was taking about."Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were afraid of phones."There was a bit of lightness in my mystery blonde's voice that made think she was teasing me, I looked back up with what I'm sure would have been a witty response on the tip of my tongue, but when I saw the deep cleavage only inches away from my eyes, my mouth just hung open."Sorry, I scared you, I'll help you clean up the mess."My sexy. ‘Are they together?’ ‘On and off for five years now. Those two are like night and day, vinegar and oil.’ I have to laugh at that. The irony of things! ‘How long have you been working here?’ His eyes wander at the ceiling, like he’s thinking back, ‘April ’97.’ ‘Do you like working here?’ ‘Oh it’s fun, better than the last job I had! But this isn’t the only job I have. I work at Casey’s, the bar and grill downtown. I’m assistant manager.’ ‘Wow, good for you!’ ‘By the way, your hair is off the. Annie must have hurried, because she was at his door in what seemed like just a few seconds. Robert managed to say, "Hi Annie," before she was in his arms and her lips were on his.When their kiss ended, and they had exchanged more traditional verbal greetings, Robert picked up her suitcase and started carrying it down the hall towards the bedrooms.He didn't want to appear that he was taking Annie for granted, and when he got to his bedroom door he stopped. "Did you..."That was as far as he got.