If he'ssitting with you guys, then he'll be okay too."Mom nodded. "I think that he'd like that. I always did like him. Youcould do worse, you know."I ...blushed immediately. Paul was a friend, and I'd never thought of him asanything else! I didn't know why Mom would jump to that type ofconclusion!"Mom!" I finally found my voice. "He's just a friend!"She smiled back at me. Then I realized that she likely had made thestatement to see how I would react. I had proven that I was interested inboys that. Igwanda!" she called at the same instant.He snorted a quick laugh. "You have the advantage of me, madam," he said. "I don't—" Amanda Meiersdottir, Colonel," she interrupted. "Sociologist." Ah," he said with a slight bow. "Sociologist extraordinaire, I believe." Sociologist," she said firmly, but returned a mock curtsy. "I followed you to see if I might buy you a drink." By which you mean, to resume our brief discourse early in the session and interrogate me for further information," he. We arrived and went straight to the Marriott Hotel. There we checked in and I was a little surprised to see we had separate rooms. We took the elevator up and found our rooms were next door to each other. when I opened the door and went in, I saw there was a double door between the two rooms, then I heard the click, as Sid unlocked the doors from his side. I stood there a few moments then unlocked the doors from my side. Now whoever wanted to, could enter the others room.About an hour later Sid. “Good job Sam” I said as we put the ladder back.I asked her if she had to rush off and when she said “No” I suggested another glass of lemonade.We retreated back to the lounge, she sat back on the sofa and I sat in the chair opposite. She thanked me for holding her on the ladder and apologised for pushing back so hard on me as she thought I couldn’t breathe, I told her it was fine as I just wanted to make sure she was safe, could she really be that naive? She had become very relaxed and told me.