Don't worry, I'll let him offafter a few days. But by then, he'll be so worried about getting inserious trouble, he won't dare breathe a word of this ...to anyone."Gloria gave me a close, careful look, but said nothing.Over the next few months, Gloria and I kept seeing each other as Springturned to Summer. I grew more and more attracted to her, and (I thought)she to me. Sometimes she would see Dana working around my office, in hismakeup and short dresses, and occasionally she would ask me when. She doesn't even like me. Not to say anything about the fact that I have no clue as to how to seduce a woman Becky's age." You won't have to go after her; she is going to come after you." Are you crazy Dave? You taking mind altering drugs? No fucking way will that ever happen." If I know Becky as well as I think I do yes it will."I just sat there shaking my head as he went on."Becky is a sexaholic. That is pretty much all she wants to do. All I have to do is give her the idea that I'm. "What are you, some sort of psychic? How in the world did you know Iloved the ballet?" I asked him.A slight smile came across his face as he said, "Oh nothing at all likethat. The first time we met, you were wearing a necklace with a littlesilver ballet slipper. And I couldn't help notice you moved with thegrace of one that took ballet. How many years did you take ballet?" Oh I never took ballet. My parents would not allow it." Oh. But anyway, would you like to go to see the ballet with me. So buying it was a gamble, and five dollars is a lot of moneyfor a student. But I fancied my lock-breaking skills, and there was asmall chance that something valuable was inside, or that the chest itselfwas valuable once the lock was picked. I thought it was worth it. So Ihanded over the five dollars and took it home.I took it home, and my faith in my lock-breaking skills was not misplaced.I had it open in about half an hour.At first I was a little disappointed. The box didn't look nearly as.