It was impossibly cold in her fingertips. She brought her hand up and touched the cube lightly to her cheek and slowly traced backwards toward her ear.... She closed her eyes and moved the cube down below her ear, tracing down the cords in her neck. The ice sent shivers up and down her body as the ice kissed her neck. The heat of her body and the room made the cube melt faster, making the coldness drip down her neck, fading as it did, mixing with her sweat, making her drip all the more. She moved. "I watched his eyes light up. He listened for about a minute without speaking. Then he said, "We'll meet you at the airport. I love you... Goodbye."He hung up the phone and smiled at me. He radiated with happiness. "She's coming to New York on the first available flight. She wants to sit down with Soren and me and talk about everything face to face. She also wants to meet you."Josh, Nicole, I said, can you break away, join me in New York for a couple of days? I think it would be helpful to. Me: are you going for a job interview?Lalita: yeah I m getting bored by just sitting in home. So I thought I should do something.Me: oh. So when is the interview?Lalita: in the afternoon I will be just going after preparing lunch for us.Me: I just had one question in my mind?Lalita: what?Me: Lalita ( she said to me on the day of marriage to call her Lalita as I was having problem in calling her mom) you have mentioned dance in your hobby section do you still dance or its just in college and you. ."He stopped, cleared his throat and began again."I do apologize Madame Helen, but I am unused to quite so much ... uh, um ... conversation."His voice trailed off and his face flushed crimson.As the woman cackled with delight, her visage wrinkled even more than it had previously."Yes," she spat out between guffaws, "I do suppose I talk too much."The boy shook his head as his eyes widened."Oh no, Madame! I simply am not used to people. Nor am I used to anyone wishing to speak with me. I suppose.