We’re not together. That’s a dumb assumption. Why would anyone ever just assume something like that, you know?’ Brody said in the most passive-a...ggressive tirade he’d made in recent memory. Michelle clenched her jaw and glared in Brody’s direction. Stephanie’s eyes looked like saucers, as her mouth dropped open in shock. Trying to save everyone from an even more awkward situation, Michelle said, ‘It was good seeing you, Steph, but Brody and I were about to go get some frozen yogurt-‘ ‘We were?’. I almost made it out unscathed. To go down the stairs, I had to turn left after leaving my bedroom. As I made the turn, I felt something smack my forehead. The pain was somewhere between a real bad sting and a swift rap with a hammer. Instinctively, I dropped the bag from my left hand. I already had blood dripping into my left eye as I wiped my hand across my forehead. I felt more blood and a lump. By now I was getting dizzy, but I was too frightened to slow down. I negotiated the stairs mostly. As we talked we learned more about each other and she was fascinated by my job at ‘Playthings’ selling exotic lingerie and sex toys. I explained that although I love my job I’d recently come to an arrangement with my bosses to work on a part time so that I could pursue other interests Anna revealed that she was married but had no children. Her husband was an airline pilot and was often away for days at a time. She enjoyed foreign holidays especially in the Far East and was a beautician by. I noticed the surprise on her face and I said:"I think I'm coming down with something sweetie, I don't want to give it to you."She accepted that and then introduced me to the people at the table. The grease balls name was Ron and when he stood up to shake my hand I saw that I was close in my guess. I'm six foot and we were about eye level with each other. It was only important in that I wanted to know his 'reach' when I went after him.We sat down and I started to socialize with my wife's.