" she said as she went over to pick up her tossed purse from the floor. "I'll bring up the Champagne, Miss Vorderman." said the barman running off to... set it up. As Carol stumbled out the bar I ran over to her and held her up and walked her to the stairs. "What room are you, Carol?" I asked. She handed me her key and she said "I'm sure you can find it!" Following the directions of the corridors and the key number we finally found her room, once we were inside she seemed to find her feet and. ‘Do I know you?’ he asked quietly. She nodded with a slight Mona Lisa smile. ‘I’m sorry, I can’t remember your name. I’ve been drunk for 24 hours and I’m afraid my memory is a bit patchy.’ He combed his hand through his hair, he felt like an ass. ‘So, um, are you ok? Can I do something to help you?’ She stepped toward him and like a magnet he walked towards her. She stopped a few feet away and extended her left hand, palm down, he reached for it and brought her knuckles to his lips like in the. I asked what Max was doing all of this time and she replied that he was mostly silent, not saying much. "So what time did the party end?" I don't remember exactly. I got home about a quarter-to-ten. I read your note and knew the kids would be in bed. You should have stayed. It was interesting." No, I couldn't. I don't know you anymore. It seems as if the person I married has left me." Dirk, I love you, but you better loosen up or I may be the one to really leave. Oh, I don't mean that, but I. If you could arrange with fellow students to get class notes for your other classes, it would be helpful. Suggest to them that it probably won't be a one-time request." Lenore nodded firmly, surprising herself, and it hadn't gone unnoticed. "Yes, Candidate, you know Commander Fales well also."Surprised at the amused expression on the Commander's face, Lenore allowed herself to return the man's smile, and she felt a sense of... camaraderie, a shared viewpoint. Lenore suddenly felt she could.