‘Crying again?’ she asked with compassion and I told her the entire story and included all the details. Amy gazed at me with sympathy and hugged m...e with tenderness as I blubbered on her shoulder. ‘Jessica, you have a lot to learn about life but…’ and she paused for dramatic effect. ‘How are your grades?’ The sudden change of tack surprised me but lightened the mood and I told her that I had brought all my grades up to a ‘B’ or better. The next day was Thanksgiving and we went to my cousin. We had a quick discussion and agreed to go ahead.Rather than all of us being in on the negotiations we let Ernie talk to the proprietor on his own. Ten minutes later we were the owner's of a café full of equipment. Ernie had negotiated well and the price was well within our budget; our only concern now was to see if our local friends would help with the dismantling and transport.Back at the Sundowner we related to Jean what had transpired, when I mentioned that we needed to talk to her friends. Okay, I'll back off.Uh-uh, Nicole said. Go for it. He's at risk, too.Nicole's right, Josh said. This is your call, Sandy. If you want to pursue a possible relationship with this man, Nicole and I will support you regardless of what happens, but I'd suggest moving slowly.I debated with myself whether to walk away from Antonio and never look back or invite him to lunch to determine if there was anything worth pursuing beyond the attraction we felt for each other.Antonio joined Liz and me, with. “I’ve told him that I can’t marry him.” “W... what’s brought all this on?” Ken asked. “I want to marry Sandra and have children with her,” Samuel said. “I... I don’t understand?” “It’s okay Ken. Sandra has turned me down. She has no intention of divorcing you.” Ken sat back on the bed. He was in a state of shock. Sandra sat next to him and put her arm around him. “I have turned him down, darling,” she said. “But what’s brought all this on?” “Samuel loves me and wants to marry me and.