I put on a diamond necklace, tennis bracelet, and earrings. Now just a little perfume. Back to the mirror again one last time. Perfect. Well, as it tu...rns out, I wasn’t ready any too early because as I walked from my bedroom toward the kitchen, the doorbell rang. I passed a window on the way to the door and saw Eric’s automobile in the driveway. I hurried across the room the best I could in those heels, and pausing for just a second with my hand on the doorknob, I opened the door. “Hi. When you showed concern how dangerous that is, I've considered making an appointment at The Face Place Salon to have my eyebrows properly done like yours.*****When I turned 18 it was the happiest time. My graduation gown was the closest thing to a skirt or dress I wore since I outgrew your clothes. That is why I had picked that first time to tell you abut my inner feelings. Neither of us could of expected that the series of books you bought the subject on aids and such would drive me to the. And call me if I can help with anything, Okay?”“You bet. See you in a couple of weeks.”Merlin gathered up a few personal things from his office and stuffed them into his briefcase before tapping on Steffany Thomas’ door.His knock was answered with terse, “Enter at your peril!”He peeked around the door and asked, “Bad time?”The attractive head of marketing looked up and laughed, “Oh, hi Merlin! Sorry, I thought you were the idiot salesman I’m expecting. He botched a big sale to a big hospital. But a mature man waits.?Nora had finally called Benny, and they'd gone on what was their second date... a quick movie and then coffee with ice cream. She was even more beautiful than before, explaining that she'd gone out of town to the?Bahamas with her friend Roger. "We're like, friends with benefits, you know." but she'd thought of Benny often.?Benny was absolutely compelled by her. Nora was about a decade younger than he was, twenty-six or so, but, despite her youth, she read the New Yorker.