"So, tell me a little more about you," Brock prompted as they dined on delivered pizza. Zoe had to go to work at four p.m. so only Brock sipped at a b...eer."You know the big things, I think," Zoe said. "My mom and I were really close until the last couple of years. I mean, it was always her and me against the world. My dad left us pretty well off. He didn't have life insurance but the studio where he was injured paid out a pretty hefty settlement. I was a day student at Mount Holyoke. That means. The arbor and the dais were simple, yet elegant. It was the perfect setting for the several lives that were going to be started today.We spent the rest of the morning with Terri and Tanya. I think I saw some signs of jealousy from Tanya towards Terri. I wanted to go to Tanya and tell her that she had no reason to be jealous of Terri, but she would find that out eventually.I was standing on the patio watching the three women and having mostly inappropriate fantasies, when Mel started walking. Not exactly beautiful, but pretty, and with an inherent sexual intensity. You know that resting cougar face, where it seems like she's always thinking just as dirty thoughts as you are? Probably in her early forties, young for this place. With a fair complexion that went with her blonde look. I expected her to be eastern European when I first met her, till she spoke. She danced as if just for me. Lusty eye contact, as she slid her hand down her bikini bottom, I could see the shape of her hand. It seemed Jeff had not mastered this concept. It was the second week of November. I returned to our place in the middle of the afternoon. I put down my books and went to the kitchen to make myself a snack. As I was deciding what I wanted, the phone rang. When I lifted the receiver I noticed there were thirteen messages on the answering machine. ‘Ashley, is Jeff there?’ It was Sunny. Her voice was controlled but just this side of panic. ‘No. He gets back from class around dinner time. Uh, 5:30.