" Fine," Gil replied, dropping down beside her on the davenport and reaching for her slender, soft, hand. "I still don't know how you did it, Baby, bu... I'm not complaining. If Darrel told you he'd endorse my note, then he will... and you can't imagine what a happy man that makes me."Jan returned his grateful smile, then glanced affectionately at her daughter who was wearing a smug and warm expression of her own. She sat on the arm of her brother's chair and petted the massive wolf who lay. I, for one, like to be spontaneous and see where this will take us.”“Well, would you like a tour of the house?” Allison countered.Hazel smiled and said, “Sure! That would be great.”Allison started by going to the patio door in the dining room. They went outside, and she said, “This is my outside room, I have a nice hot tub over there. I’ve got tables and chairs out here, with a small private yard for the dogs.”“Do you use the hot tub a lot?” Hazel inquired.“Yes, I use it every night. You are. ’ Her boss hightailed it out of her office. She nearly jumped out of her chair when the phone rang as soon as her boss left her office. She sat staring at the phone. She finally picked it up on the 5th ring. ‘Uuummm, Hello, this is Suzy.’ she stammered nervously. ‘Hey Suzy, this is Lisa. My goodness girl, you are hard to reach. I’ve been trying to get you for the last couple of days. Is everything alright?’ Suzy breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her best friend’s voice on the other. My teasing wasn’t making any points with this woman. I could see the color change in her face, she was becoming flush. She stepped forward and looked straight into my eyes. ‘Would you mind speeding it up a little, I haven’t got all goddamned day to waste,’ She hissed through clenched teeth. That made me smile just a little to myself, I was getting under her skin. Her patience reached the breaking point and she decided that she’d had enough of my insolence. With the deft touch of a surgeon, duh,.