Her mum left and we heard her walk back down the stairs.“Wow that was close!” I remarked“Yeah but totally worth it, shame it’s...Saturday tomorrow I want to do that again!”.Chloe got fully dressed and we settled down for the film which was soon interrupted by my mother picking me up.The following week was going to be amazing or so I thought, Monday morning came around and I was as sick as a dog.It took two weeks before I was at school again and therefore back with. Daddy always said, "Never trust the man who wears both belt and suspenders ... he has left nothing to chance."He had watched us bicycle up to Palmer Johnson. He saw us rattle the office door and peer through the glass. He saw Grace point to the sign that gave the hours of operation and he for sure saw me look to the sky and make gestures.He had watched Grace and me with our noses up against the chain link fence ... pointing and discussing features we liked and ones we didn't like and for some. I’ll be right with you.’ Four minutes later, Bruce found her standing next to the bed, with her blouse and slacks neatly fold on the table. Neither the room or the bed was fancy, but she was. Damn fancy. ‘I am Bruce Churchill.’ ‘Cindy. That’s all you need to know.’ Indeed, it was.’ ‘Cindy, you are a most attractive woman,’ Bruce said truthfully. ‘Thank you. You should be married to some one. Are you?’ ‘No. Still looking for the right one.’ ‘If I was not married, you would have found her,’ she. I had thought of something that would get our minds off of the transition, and into looking ahead together."Did you bring your class schedule with you?" I asked her."It's in my purse." Let's get dressed, then bring it out."We compared our schedules, and found that we'd have plenty of opportunities during the week to meet up at the dining hall to eat together. That cheered her up quite a bit, and me also. It was actually a relief to be talking about the future, rather than dwelling on the.