" They made an odd couple in more thanone way. Big, wealthy, almost-famous, Doctor Mann and tiny, poor,unknown Barbie the grade school dropout. He did...n't want to think aboutit; some of those things were part of her charm, too. Harold Mann neverthought too deeply about his own motives; he trusted himself andconsidered introspection to be dangerous to the self-confidence heneeded as a surgeon."You're trying to spoil me, aren't cha?" She lifted a brow, stillsmiling."I'd like to," he said. "You. Taylor gestured for the man to continue. He pulled open the door, preceding Taylor into the room.“Narushitel,” the bartender screamed as soon as he was through the door, jumping to one side.Taylor stepped through the door, speed being his only hope for still surprising anyone armed on the other side. One man was standing next to the door, the bartender having made his dive across where the man had been standing.Coming through the door with the gun in his right hand already moving to take aim at. Trying to remember how it started was a blur but if memory serves me right it was at a Christmas party at work where it started.We all had been drinking for a few hours and I had seen her off in some corner smoking a cig. and went up to her and asked if i could bum one from her. Back then I was a always flirting with the women even if i knew they were married or taken it dikdn't matter i was trying to get into any pair of draws i could find.So I started hitting on her and telling her how I. Now, it was his son.Richard wasn't sure he could take it, but he could see she needed to unburden herself. He could also see she needed to vent more sexual steam. With slight reluctance, he said, "I won't hold anything you tell me against you, Alice. Go ahead. Tell me what happened." No, first tell me that you forgive me in advance, and that you'll never bring it up to me again. Also, promise me that you won't act hurt or pissed off afterward like you did when I told you how I screwed the pool.