He caught my eye as he entered the lecture hall,tall, slim, well- dressed a bit older than me. He walked about half waydown the aisle did a 360 degree...turn and walked right to my row andsaid, "Pardon me miss can I just squeeze past you?"I smiled and moved my legs out of the way and he slipped past and satdown leaving one seat between us. As the talk went on I could see out ofthe corner of my eye that he was checking me out, I had to admit I wasenjoying it. So much so that at one point I crossed. I get a little emotional and over the top when I think myfriend has been hurt by someone. Stay."Mike joined in, "Yeah stay. Everyone was getting along fine. It is outin the open and I don't care. This is important to Ronnie and Dillion.We might never be close friends but that does not mean we can't be atthe same social function."The Gord did stay. but retreated to hanging out with Lexie. Their chatwas deep and The Gord explained to Lexie why Mike was right. The worstpart to The Gord was he did. "Where's mine?"She stuck her tongue out at him. "I didn't know you wanted any," she said. "You can make your own, or I guess you can share mine. I've got enough for both of us." But you are over there and I'm over here," he replied."Then move, dummy," she teased.Jack hesitated. Part of him didn't like where this was heading, but another part of him was hypnotized by his desire for her. The latter part won, as it always did with regards to Allison. He moved off the couch and sat next to the. Then a simple dinner and off to bed. Later, as quiet descended on the house, she snuggled gently with him on the sofa. ‘I hope you left a little energy for us’ she whispered as she stroked his cheek. ‘Two weeks worth, my love. I swear, if this trip hadn’t worked out, I was ready to give up. We don’t need the money that bad for me to ever be away from you and Kenny that long ever again.’ She smiled in the muted light, wondering how many CEO husbands would have made that statement. And she knew.