Yes. Yes I am." Good. Me too."I knew she wasn't talking about me since she was looking out at Canberra's city lights. I couldn't compete with that,...nor did I want to. However, Cat outshone the city by a fair ways in my eyes."Cat?" Yes?" May I . . . " Yes?" May I . . . kiss you?"Cat turned her head to face me. She remained silent for a time before answering, "Jim I don't think that would be a good idea right now. It's not that I don't want to kiss you. I just think it's a bit early. “Sit, Jacques, for just a moment. This morning, I was selfish. I dreamed about doing that to you and I am afraid I rushed things. I should have stuck to my plans, but I have decided I want you to think about how that felt. I want you to remember how that felt as we move back on track.”Not having a clue what her plan was and why we were not on, or back on, track, I did what men have done through the ages when not knowing what to say. I nodded.She smiled brilliantly, held out her hands and. .. and wear glasses; can’t see my finger a foot away from my nose without ‘em. Little, weak, blind, stuttering genius. Girls won’t talk to me, or when they do, it’s to set me up for a fall. Gods! I get so mad.I sniveled and snuffed away the blood and wiped the tears with the back of my hand ... and that set them all to laughing ... again. I wish I had a gun ... and knew how to shoot ... and could see well enough to aim. Fuck! Who am I kidding? I looked down at my shirt just as the school nurse. Nearly all of my work is now outside assignments, often at the client’s premises, so I sell the place. I move into the house at Seaside, and I use it as my base of operations.About eight weeks after Randy’s court hearing I open up Seaside for the first time. About an hour later a woman walks in, and says, “I thought this business was closed for a year!”I say, “The previous photographer is away for several months and I’m in need of a new studio, so I’m making use of this one until Randy comes.