What were the odds I would find someone like her in real life? “London is a big place. People cross every day and never meet.“I’m glad we did. F...om your opinion of Richard Evans, I assume you don’t have a wife or girlfriend you’ve escaped from this evening? Or are you the biggest player in London?”“Damn, I’ve been rumbled,” I joked. “The answer is no on either count. My fiancé Holly left three years ago. The vacancy remains unfilled.”“I’m sorry, it sounds painful.” Catherine wanted to know, but. Thedresser was white with pink hearts at the corners. The floor had plush,rose colored carpeting and slightly pink wallpaper with thin whitelines and sprays of daisies. Through a doorway, was an adjoiningbathroom, with pink tiles, toilet, tub, wallpaper and towels. I wastaken entirely by surprise. No daydream I had had in which I pretendedthat I was Martin's girlfriend included such a setting. Everything Isaw around me tempted me with its siren song and I could feel myselfblushing with. Later, Dad." He hung up and gave the phone back to Joan. Then he opened the door for us and turned to the manager. "You can expect to be served by five o'clock this afternoon."The manager's shoulders slumped and he hung his head. Johnny climbed in next to me and we drove out of the parking lot."Are you really going to sue him?" I asked."No, we're going to sue him, all of us." Isn't that a bit extreme?" I asked."No way!" Joan stated firmly. "He was totally out of line." Absolutely!" Justine. " Don't threaten us," Dan 2.0 said, laughing.The truth is, we had a lot of irons in the fire. The purely academic pressure changed when they passed out the degrees to Cindy and me, but now, honestly, we're working, really working, on the masters' theses. I know that we've had the discussions of credentialing and education and knowledge, and what the three of them mean. Jason's a great example of a guy who has the knowledge but lacks the credentialing. Some of his clients are stupid ill-informed.