. the usual stuff. How about you?" I went to a few parties, got a little drunk... nothing big. What're you doing tonight?"I almost swallowed my tongue.... She was going for it, asking me out. I had put it off too long, and now Lorelei was asking me for a date. I felt a little embarrassed."Nothing," I said. "Why, you want to go out?" That'd be great," she said. "I don't have class tomorrow--I still haven't seen your apartment. You're living with that guy... Rich?" Yeah," I said warily. She wanted. You sure had planned to have one. You havn’t even turned 30 yet, and your beloved husband Dave is a few years older. You both want careers and no one wants to bother with housework. Why not ordering a “Happy Maid”?So you ordered one.The "Happy Maid" is a mixture of a brand name and a concept: The housemaid who does everything for you, always similing. There's only one company who trains those women and matches them with families. The "Happy Maid" brand is huge, the company is stock listed and. The rain and the thunder fitted her mood perfectly. When she arrived home she would unleash the fury of her own storm. If he was even there. Stood up on Valentine’s Day. By her husband, no less. ‘Sorry darling,’ his message read, ‘I’m stuck at work and running late. I’ll be with you soon.’ It was hours since she’d received that message and there was still no sign of him. How long had it been since the last time they had had a romantic evening together? She couldn’t remember, it was that long. .........................What now indeed? After a few minutes silence I looked at Anne and told her that Jane must never find out about this. It never happened and must not be repeated. Anne laughed. "Look Mark it's not as bad as you think. In fact if you're game and now that I know you want me I think we can turn this into a great situation for the three of us. Interested?" I think intrigued is more apt. Tell me more" I responded.Anne snuggled up to me and told me how Jane and her had been.