Let’s have dinner here next week, enjoy the evening and then we can spend a romantic evening together, just the two of us.’ Any time I could spend... alone with Jasmine was fine by me. She pulled my face to hers and kissed me, then said ‘Suit and tie, mister. I want my man looking his best when we celebrate our engagement together.’ I nodded and hugged her as tight as I could. Not for an instant did I ever doubt she was the right one for me. I was almost grateful that Tracey and Cory had done what. "Well, Ms. Miller, you are required to sign out of the class." "Well, can I go?" "Yes, take the bathroom pass at the end of the chalkboard." Glen grabbed the pass and headed for the bathroom. When he reached it, herealized that he was in over his head. He hovered over the toilet seatand tried to force himself to go. It took a few minutes, but he was ableto figure out the mechanics. After washing up, he returned to class. "Ms. Miller, why were you gone so long?" The teacher asked. "I had. "Who was at the door, Mom?" asked Patty.She smiled softly but didn't answer as she turned to the kitchen pantry."I'll just put some more hot chocolate on. Patty, could you go upstairs and help our new guest find some dry clothes?"Bobby abruptly stood up. "Collette's here?" he asked urgently."Yes, she is," Mrs. Robertson replied, gesturing for him to sit back down, "but she's not ready to see you yet, Bobby. If anything, she looks even wetter than you did when you got here. Here, have some more. They were taking twenty five bars. They were bringing back one thousand coins on this trip; our first shipment.The bank had minted ten thousand so far. All of them were sold to investors and brokerage houses except the ones for us.Andy was coming over in fifteen minutes with the latest on Mexico and the Strait of Hormuz.I listened while the girls talked about everything. The rental houses in Florida were filled and many booked out for weeks. The ski lodge in Colorado was suffering from too much.