An hour later, she was sitting in the office of Gary Mercer. Mercer was the only person outside of Ingrams who knew who she was what she was doing. He... was older – past fifty-five she judged – lots of product in his hair, that could not possibly still be as dark as it was presented, and his tan was fading. He radiated the word gray. April thought he probably slept in gray pajamas. He wore a sharp suit with iron creases in it, and she idly wondered if he was a player – when he smiled he had the. "I think it's a little too big for you for right now, but it'll be a space your business can grow into comfortably."I smiled tightly. I was envisioning dollar bills flying out the window every month, whether I used the space or not. "You've got a lot more confidence in this business than I have," I said.Mr. Lehigh looked at me seriously. He took a step back, toward Mr. Sackett, and put his hands on his hips. "What does your garage at home look like, Sean?" Oh, man, it's stuffed," I said. "My. Gifford. It's nice to see you, and MS Tanaka again.Something cold would be nice." Toshi would you do the honors. Vanessa, please sit."The five had a nice long talk. Catching up on everything that hadhappened. Dinner time was close, and Masumi even asked Vanessa to stayfor dinner. Vanessa called home, and told her mother that she wasstaying at the Giffords' for dinner. Later that evening Sam walkedVanessa home, and right after they left, Miyuki asked Toshi, "I thoughtthat was over a long time. " Nope," Brock replied. "I'm going to put you in my pocket so you can't run off again." Next month," Jen promised. "It's good to see you happy again."Jen had no reservations about the greeting she offered Meredith. She gave her a big hug and kissed her cheek."Thank you for helping him through this," she whispered."I didn't help him," Meredith admitted softly. "I caused most of his unhappiness. But I'm really happy to see you." It's good to see you both," Jen said louder, after she had greeted.