She looked away to recollect herself. When she turned back to smile at him, her smile was a watery one. Her eyes were sparkly and glittering from unsh...ed tears. ‘Hey, I am running late. The books are calling me and I should be going.’ She mumbled, flashing a smile at Will as bright as she could fake and dashed out the door. And within seconds, Will was left alone by Sue, for the third time. Of the day. ….. Will was positively mortified by his lack of tact. What he would give to turn back the. And even better, situated as we were, unless either Kay or I turned in that direction, there was no reason for her to even suspect that she could be seen. As such, after a few more moments, she became bold enough to present herself more clearly where she too could have more of an unobstructed look without being seen. Or so she thought!I was really tempted to say something, not to Linda of course, but to Kay. But I knew in doing that, it would alert Linda that I was aware of her presence, and to. Marriage agreed with her and she actually looked younger today than the day that he had met John. Sliding into the chair as she set a Coke on the bar, Ed said, “You look great.”“Thank you. What brought that on?” asked Shirley.Puzzled, Ed didn’t know why he had noticed her appearance. Tentatively, he answered, “I don’t know. I just came in and was struck by your beauty.”Shirley smiled at Ed and said, “You’re good for a woman’s self image.”Rather than respond in any kind of coherent fashion, Ed. If my possessive and assertive husband didn't like something that was happening he would find a reason to come to our table and stop it. Or, he knows my cell phone was on, he could call."No regrets about being here?" Rudy asked.I took his hand and asked, "Wasn't that kiss an answer?"Our salads arrived, and we went through the motions of eating a little.Rudy's right hand went under the table, nominally to adjust his napkin, but I felt it on the outside of my leg. It was, I am sure, still another.