"I'll be OK, Sam. I trust you," she said, giving me a soft kiss on the cheek before getting out on the sidewalk about a block from the Garden.I sat in... the car watching her walk about thirty yards further down the street and lean against a lamp post. I watched without moving my eyes from her as several vehicles stopped. The windows rolled down to have an exchange of words with Molly before driving off.Traffic was easing off as the rush hour started to wane. I was about to pick her up, thinking. Slowly, to avoid makingnoise, I eased myself out of bed. My next surprise package for Cindyawaited.This time it was two of Dave's DVDs. 'Girls Who Suck and Swallow' and'Best Facials and Moneyshots'. Cindy had one arm flung over the edge ofthe bed. I wedged the amulet between the DVDs and hung it over herforearm before I retreated to the bathroom. One half hour later by myphone's clock I flushed and came out. Cindy was sleeping in the samespot. I retrieved the DVDs and concealed them in the. "I can't believe this was the reason you worked all day yesterday." It's what I wanted to do. And no pressure, by the way, if you just want to get drunk and watch the movie, it'll still be money well spent." Oh no, I think you know what's gonna happen," I said, burning alive for him. He flushed a deep red and began shifting around. "Go ahead and straighten it out," I said with a laugh. After putting down his glass, he reached into his pants to straighten himself out. I was feeling bold and. .’ The name failed to ring a bell within my memory. ‘We met at the charity ball some days back.’ ‘Oh, yes, how are you?’ ‘Fabulous. And you?’ ‘Wonderful.’ ‘I was wondering if perhaps we might have a cocktail sometime.’ I took it as a social invitation, and might have turned him down for at that time I had no lack of potential dates and John, after all, was married. But I’d enjoyed my moment with him, and so agreed to meet him in the lobby of the Gouverneur Morris for nothing more than a glass.