JC: Ed Biggers
Part 6: Doyen
Chapter 4
By
Lazlo Zalezac
Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004

It was a tired Ed that returned home from his first afternoon as 
Chairman of the Board of the Fusion Foundation. He noticed the 
strange car parked in the driveway and realized that Kim Green 
had beaten him to the house. Hitting his head with the palm of his 
hand, he realized that he hadn't let anyone know that she was 
coming. It was even worse since he had left her with the mistaken 
impression that she would be sleeping with him that night.

Entering the house, he was met by Cathy with her ever-present 
notepad containing the messages for him. She said, "Hello Ed. Just 
a few items for you. I called the University to let them know that 
you were tied up this afternoon and wouldn't make there. They 
wanted me to let you know that they are looking forward to 
discussing your return to the faculty there."

Although she didn't say it, he knew that he should have called her 
and let her know that he was going to be unable to meet with the 
department chair. He said, "Sorry, I really should have called you."

Cathy smiled knowing that there were a lot of things that he should 
have done that day, but she wasn't going to bring that up at the 
moment. She said, "We've made arrangements to interview 
individuals for the new staff positions tomorrow, but you will need 
to talk to Bob tonight."

Ed wondered why he would need to talk to Bob, but replied, 
"Okay."

Glancing down at the list, Cathy said, "I've confirmed the meeting 
with Jim to work out details for your will tomorrow morning."

Ed had forgotten that little piece of business and wondered when 
he would get a break. Frustrated, he said, "Find a time for me to go 
out in the desert."

Cathy added that item to the list with a smile. She could tell when 
things were starting to get overwhelming for him because he would 
put a halt to everything and demand that time be set aside for the 
desert. She asked, "Would four days be enough?"

"If that is all that you can arrange, then it will have to do."

"Kim Green arrived around six saying that you had invited her for 
dinner at seven. She apologized for being early. I provided a 
guestroom for her so that she could freshen up a little prior to 
dinner."

Ed frowned as he thought about it, particularly since the guestroom 
would further re-enforce the idea that he was going to sleep with 
her. He said, "You probably did the right thing."

"Pardon?" asked Cathy in surprise. 

"She has expectations that are not going to be met this evening," 
replied Ed.

"Oh." The explanation did not enlighten Cathy in any fashion since 
she didn't know what the expectations were or why they wouldn't 
be met. She looked down at the last item on the list, the one item 
that she had no clue what it was about. She said, "Walt and George 
want to talk to you."

"Okay," said Ed, "I'll talk to Walt and George in ten minutes in my 
room. After that, I'll have them send Bob to me. When I'm done 
with Bob, I'll deal with Kim. I'll take a short swim and meet her in 
the dining room at seven."

Cathy nodded and said, "I'll send Walt and George down to your 
room."

"Great," said Ed as he turned to leave. He paused and turned to 
look at Cathy. With a wink, he said, "I don't know what I'd do 
without you."

"I know," replied Cathy as she headed to her office. 

Smiling, Ed headed to his room. He hoped to have a minute of 
peace before George and Walt arrived. As he approached his room, 
he was disappointed to find that Walt and George were waiting for 
him by the door. Putting his hand on the reader, the door opened as 
he said, "Come on in, guys. I understand that you want to talk to 
me."

The pair of men followed him into the living room, feeling 
uncomfortable about being in there. They very seldom entered Ed's 
room. Looking around, it was the same as always. It was filled 
with furniture that would have been new in the fifties, but looked 
very dated in the modern world. In many ways it reflected Ed. He 
had manners that would have been considered completely normal 
in the fifties, but seemed old fashioned. Turning, Ed asked, 
"What's up?"

Walt looked to George, allowing the older man to take charge. 
George said, "We are proposing to Sarah and Cathy tonight."

"It's about time."

The response was not what they had expected, but Walt continued 
on by saying, "We are wondering about living arrangements."

"What do you want to do?"

Licking his lips, Walt said, "George and I were thinking about 
buying a house."

Surprised, Ed looked at the two men as he considered the impact 
that would have on running the household. It meant that Cathy 
would not be available at all times and that the men would have to 
have actual work shifts. Of course, hiring additional people 
wouldn't impact things too much. Shrugging his shoulders, he said, 
"That's not a bad idea. You might want to keep your rooms here 
just in case you have to be here at night."

George asked, "You aren't upset?"

"Why would I be upset?" asked Ed surprised at the question.

"Well, we get an inheritance and then move out. It doesn't look 
very good," replied George. 

"You're getting married and it's time that you started thinking 
about starting a family. I wouldn't want to do that in someone else's 
house. I wouldn't expect that you would want to do that. Now go 
and propose to your women," replied Ed making a motion like he 
was herding them out of his room. 

As the pair of men walked to the door, Walt turned to Ed and said, 
"Thank you for understanding."

Smiling, Ed replied, "I think you're going to be very happy being 
married to Cathy and Sarah. They are good women and love you. 
I'm very happy for all four of you."

The two men left, closing the door behind them. Ed pulled off his 
robe and went into the bathroom to wash his face hoping that it 
would wake him up and allow him to regain his focus. He had just 
finishing drying his face when there was a knock on his door. 
Knowing it was Bob, he went to the door and opened it saying, 
"Come on in, Bob."

Bob followed his naked boss into the living room and looked 
around at the furnishings. While his coworkers were taken aback 
by the furniture, he was taken aback by the lack of an 
entertainment system. Bob waited until he had his boss's attention 
and then said, "You are going to interview new people tomorrow."

"Yes. Of course, you and the rest of the staff are invited," said Ed. 
Ed stopped his trip to the bedroom to pick up a clean robe and 
turned to face Bob wondering what was the problem. He knew that 
Bob was fully aware that the staff would be included in the 
interviews the next day.

"That's not quite what I was wanting to talk to you about. You 
know the jewelry shop that you gave me years ago?"

Ed nodded as he remembered it very clearly. Bob had made the 
wedding rings that he and Marguerite wore. Bob was very talented 
in creating gold and silver jewelry. He answered, "Sure, I 
remember."

Bob looked down at the floor and said, "Well, while you and the 
rest of the family were living at the Druid College, I built up a 
rather significant business."

"That's great."

This wasn't as easy as Bob had hoped it would be. He hemmed as 
he tried to figure out what to say next. Finally, he blurted, "I've 
been making almost a million a year in sales."

The announcement impressed Ed, as he was not aware that Bob 
had been so successful with his part time business. As he thought 
that, he realized that Bob was hinting that he would prefer to do it 
fulltime rather than part time. He suggested, "I guess with that kind 
of business, you'd want to pursue it a little more intensely than in 
the past."

"Yes," replied Bob relieved that Ed understood. 

Ed walked over to Bob and extended a hand saying, "I wish you 
the best of luck in your efforts. As a small business owner, I know 
how tough it is to make it. If you need any help, you can count on 
me. I'm sure that Cathy or Lynn will be more than happy to help 
you with your books and taxes."

The offer was overwhelming. Bob shook Ed's hand as he said, "I 
guess I'll move my stuff in with Marguerite."

"Why?" asked Ed.

"I don't expect you to provide room and board for me if I'm not 
working for you," replied Bob. 

Chuckling, Ed said, "I'm not going to risk having a grumpy 
Marguerite trying to poison me because she's upset with you. Keep 
your room."

Bob relaxed and accepted the offer. With a smile, he said, 
"Marguerite will be happy to hear that."

"I'd like to commission you to create four wedding rings," 
remarked Ed. 

"Four wedding rings?"

"Yes. George and Walt are proposing tonight to Cathy and Sarah. I 
figure that would make a nice gift for them. Make them with four 
diamonds, with pairs of common color and cut," answered Ed. 

Bob was grateful for the commission and would do his best to 
make sure that Ed was proud of his present. He replied, "I'll get to 
work on it right away."

As Bob turned to go out the door, Ed said, "I'd still like you to 
come with us tomorrow to interview the new staff members."

"Sure, I'll be happy to do that," replied Bob. 

"Great."

Bob left the room thinking that he was going to have to do 
something for Ed, but he didn't know what he could do that would 
express his gratitude. He was whistling as he headed off to talk to 
his wife to let her know what Ed had said.

Ed glanced at the clock and saw that it was about fifteen until 
seven. He headed into his bedroom and threw on a clean robe. He 
still had to deal with Kim, but Kelly and Ling would support him 
in that. They were wonders at getting to the roots of problems. He 
would have about ten minutes to swim and work some of the 
tension out of his body before meeting Kim in the dining room. 

The swimming pool was not empty. Kelly, Ling, and Kim were 
swimming the length of the pool using slow languid strokes as they 
chatted in an amiable manner. Ed looked at Kim taking in her 
naked body. She was a very attractive woman, with a body 
sculpted by years of exercise. He asked, "Do you mind if I join you 
in the pool?"

Kelly answered, "Come on it. No splashing."

Dropping the robe on the chair, Ed stood by the side of the pool for 
a second before dropping his body into the pool.  The slight pause 
had given Kim a chance to see his cock and the sight took her 
breath away. She couldn't believe the size of it despite the fact that 
Kelly had described in great detail. 

Ed rolled over onto his back and floated in the water allowing the 
weightless feeling to relax his muscles. With a sigh, he said, "That 
feels so good."

Ling drifted past as she said, "Rough day?"

"You might say that if you are prone to understatement. First you 
guys make me the Chairman of the Board. Then I have to fill out 
paperwork all afternoon, followed by a horrible press conference. 
The real zinger was when past failures came back to haunt me this 
afternoon," replied Ed.

"A past failure?" asked Kelly surprised to hear Ed say that.

"Yes. Years ago a woman used the Fusion Foundation to hurt her 
ex-husband with the result that she left a legacy of hatred instilled 
in her child. Today, that child was in my office," answered Ed. The 
odor of chlorine tickled his nose although it wasn't strong enough 
to irritate the eyes or nose. For Ed, the smell of chlorine in the 
poolroom, the odor of spices in the kitchen, and the dryness of the 
desert air meant home. 

Kim hadn't said anything as she thought about the day Ed had. She 
hadn't realized that he might be exhausted by the day's activities. 
She said, "I didn't realize that your day was so rough. Would you 
like me to come back some other time?"

Putting his arms into the water above his head, Ed brought them 
down to his side pushing his body through the water with one 
powerful stroke. He answered, "No. Please stay for dinner. I would 
like to talk with you afterwards. It is a little cold to be up on the 
roof tonight, but I think you might enjoy a walk through the atrium 
garden."

Ling, from the other end of the pool, said, "Kinky. A little Garden 
of Eden action. Nice move."

Laughing, Kelly retorted, "Kim, you had better watch out for the 
trouser snake. It's a big one."

Kim blushed as she thought about the size of his cock. Ed groaned 
and threatened, "If I wasn't so tired, I'd swim down there and dunk 
you."

Laughing even harder, Ling called back, "I'll ask Marguerite to 
provide some apples for you to snack on."

Realizing that they weren't going to let him get away from them 
without lots of teasing, he said, "I tried that fig leaf trick and it 
doesn't work. I couldn't find one big enough to hide everything."

Kelly burst out laughing and had to stand up. It took her a minute 
to calm down as she kept imagining Ed standing in front of her 
with a little leaf stuck to the end of his cock. She glanced at the 
clock and said, "It's after seven. Marguerite said that dinner would 
be ready around seven thirty. If we are going to look pretty for 
dinner, we had better get dressed."

Floating on his back, Ed said, "You all look pretty, dressed and 
undressed, made up or natural. In fact, I can't think of an occasion 
when you didn't look pretty."

All three women froze where they were and turned to look at Ed. 
He wasn't paying any attention to them as he relaxed in the water. 
A tear came to Kelly's eye as she looked at him knowing that he 
said exactly what he meant and meant what he said. She couldn't 
imagine anyone receiving a nicer compliment. She looked over at 
Ling and saw her own face reflected back at her. 

Kim was stunned that a man would say that. She went over to the 
side of the pool and lifted herself out of it. Her movements broke 
the spell holding Kelly and Ling in the pool. They followed her out 
of the pool and went over to the stack of towels. As Kelly handed 
out the towels, she said, "I suggest that we do something special 
for Ed this week."

Wondering what her wife had in mind, Ling asked, "What?"

Glancing over at Ed floating in the water and the look of bliss on 
his face, Kelly answered, "I don't know. Let's talk about it while 
we're getting dressed."

Kim was sure that she wasn't included in the discussion and picked 
up her clothes before heading to her room to put on her make up 
and dress. She was surprised when the two wives grabbed her and 
led her away. In the water, Ed was totally unaware of the activities 
in the hall. He rolled over and started swimming the length of the 
pool in a nice even breaststroke. Reaching the end of the pool, he 
turned and swam back. There wasn't much time so he limited his 
workout to five laps. It wasn't enough to tire him out further, but 
was enough to relax his muscles.

Finished with his laps, he got out of the pool and dried off. Once 
dry, he put on his robe and headed to the dining room. He entered 
the room and looked over the place settings trying to figure out 
what was on the menu tonight. It was an impossible task and he 
knew it. 

A young woman that he didn't recognize entered the room and set 
out several small plates containing butter. She was a little thin and 
small for his taste, but attractive in a way. He watched her work 
realizing that she hadn't noticed that he was in the room. Clearing 
his throat, he said, "Hello."

Startled, the woman fumbled the last plate of butter and watched in 
horror as it landed butter side down on the tablecloth. She glanced 
up at Ed as a look of shock crossed her face as she recognized him. 
Giving forth a little scream, she ran out of the room leaving the 
plate on the table. 

Chuckling, Ed went over to the table and picked up the plate. 
Using one of the knives, he scrapped the butter off the tablecloth 
and returned it to the plate. He carried the plate and knife into the 
kitchen. The young woman was crying at the kitchen table. 
Marguerite was watching her puzzled at her behavior. Ed said, "I'm 
afraid she took one look at me and dropped this."

Marguerite smiled as she realized what must have happened. She 
said, "I've always said that you scare women."

Chuckling, Ed asked, "Are you saying that I'm uglier than usual?"

"Your usual is ugly enough. Now get out of my kitchen."

Smiling in the direction of the young lady, he said, "Don't let her 
poison me. I'm counting on you."

A hot bun hit him in the back as he left the kitchen. Marguerite 
shouted, "I'll be bringing out the dog dish for you tonight."

Ed laughed and waited for the women to arrive. He wondered if 
the young lady was the new chef that Marguerite was going to 
train. He didn't have to wonder long as Marguerite came out and 
said, "I have three candidates trying out for the position of assistant 
chef. Each one will work two days here and then I'll pick one. This 
is her first day and she's scared."

Ed patted Marguerite on the butt and said, "You just keep telling 
them how mean I am."

"Mean? How can I do that when you were so nice to Bob?" asked 
Marguerite. She had appreciated how easily Ed had taken the news 
that Bob had wanted to pursue his jewelry business rather than 
serve as a handyman. She knew that Ed would be that way, as he 
never stood between someone and their efforts to improve 
themselves. Usually, he did what he could to help.

"I didn't do anything other than wish him luck," replied Ed.

"Right," retorted Marguerite with a snort. She knew better than 
that. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. In a soft voice, 
she said, "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Ed watched her return to the kitchen swinging 
her hips in an exaggerated manner. She knew that he would watch 
her leave. 

He turned in time to see the women enter the dining room. As 
always his wives looked outstanding. Kelly was in her green robe, 
filling it out in a most pleasing fashion. Ling was dressed in a 
conservative green dress that fit like a dream. Kim was dressed in a 
nice white dress that was well tailored to her athletic form. Betsy 
followed behind walking forward three steps and then taking two 
backward steps. It was her way of burning off energy. 

He waited for them to settle in their places around the table and 
then went to his seat. There was an empty table setting and it took 
Ed a moment to realize Leroy was supposed to be there. He asked, 
"Has anyone seen Leroy?"

The deep rolling voice of Leroy emerged from the doorway as he 
entered and said, "I keep seeing him every time I pass a mirror."

Ed laughed and replied, "Must be a fearful prospect to see that face 
staring back at you."

Betsy giggled at the teasing and kicked her feet as she waited 
impatiently for the food to arrive. She watched her parents bored 
with the slow pace of conversation. 

"I've missed you too, Ed." Leroy went over to the table and took 
his normal seat. Looking around at the empty table, he said, 
"Everything looks wonderful."

Kelly said, "We were waiting for you to show up."

"Thanks. I'm starved."

Marguerite came out of the kitchen with some soup plates and 
placed them around the table. Noticing the looks she was getting 
from everyone, she said, "Ed scared the help away."

As everyone turned to look at Ed, he nodded his head in 
confirmation. Kelly asked, "What happened?"

"She didn't see me and when I got her attention, she spooked and 
ran," answered Ed.

"Bad Daddy Ed," chirped Betsy still swinging her legs.

"And here you were calling me ugly." Leroy pulled down on his 
face so that he looked like a monster. His actions caused Kim to 
laugh. Turning to her, he said, "We haven't met. I'm Leroy. 
According to Ed, I'm the black sheep of the family."

"He was born in Aries, that makes him a ram. Be careful that you 
don't go baa around him, Kim."

Kim giggled at the exchange realizing that it was two very close 
men teasing each other. She leaned against Leroy and said, "Baa."

Everyone cracked up with Betsy laughing the loudest although 
Leroy was nearly as loud. He leaned against Kim and said, "I 
might be a ram, but Ed is a wolf."

"Howl!" screamed Betsy trying to participate in the conversation. 
Her comment brought another round of laughter to the table. 

The laughter died when Marguerite brought out a tureen of soup. 
Ed tried to get a peek inside, but she held it away from him and 
took the opportunity to fill everyone else's bowl. Once he settled 
back in his seat, she ladled out a serving of soup into his bowl. 
Everyone watched Ed as he looked at it trying to figure out what 
kind of soup it was. It looked like some kind of cheese soup, but 
there were potatoes and corn floating in it. It smelled and looked 
good. He dipped a spoon into the soup and tasted it. Sitting back, 
he said, "That's good. What is it?"

"It's Cheesy Corn Chowder," answered Marguerite. 

Nodding, Ed smiled and took another taste of the soup. Looking 
up, he said, "You can make this again. I like it."

Marguerite smiled and corrected him when she said, "Mona made 
it."

"No wonder it's good," replied Ed with a wink. 

The rest of dinner was good with a wilted lettuce salad, a simple 
pot roast with carrots and potatoes, and an apple-pear pie for 
desert. Ed was pleased with the hearty meal and sat back with his 
appetite fully sated. Betsy had a special meal prepared for her that 
was a little more appropriate for someone her age. 

After seeing that everyone was done, Marguerite came out and 
poured coffee for everyone. As she was filling Kim's cup, a duel 
scream of excited female voices echoed through the room. "Yes! 
Yes! We will!"

Ed put a hand to his ear and said, "I think we just heard Cathy and 
Linda accepting the marriage proposals of Walt and George."

"Really?" Kelly asked excited by the news. "It's about time."

"Yes, really," said Ed. "George and Walt came to me when I came 
home to let me know that they were going to ask the two women to 
marry them tonight. They also let me know they were going to buy 
a house to live in when they get married."

The news that almost all of the staff was going to leave the house 
upset Ling. This was home to her and their leaving was an insult. 
She asked, "What? Isn't living here good enough for them?"

"No it is not. This is our house and our rules. They want a house 
that is theirs, one that they can live in according to their own rules. 
I don't blame them a bit," answered Ed in a very serious tone of 
voice.

"I didn't think about it like that," replied Ling rather surprised at 
Ed's defense of their choice. This had been her home since she had 
started working here and remained her home after she had married 
into the family.

Ed looked around and decided that it was about time to tell them 
the other news. He said, "Bob is pursuing his jewelry business full 
time. He wanted us to know that before we went to interview 
people tomorrow so that we could find a replacement."

Ling was about to explode when she noticed that Marguerite was 
still in the room. Kelly asked, "Did he say why?"

"Yes. He has been having a lot of success with selling his work. In 
fact, I commissioned four wedding rings as a present for the 
foursome in the other room," answered Ed.

"It's going that well?" asked Ling in surprise.

"Yes. He told me that last year he had sales on the order of a 
million dollars. I'm very proud and impressed by his 
accomplishment," said Ed. It was an impressive accomplishment if 
one thought about it. A handyman that didn't know how to read 
had been able to build up a business with over a million dollars a 
year in sales. He looked up to see Marguerite smiling at him with a 
great big grin on her face.

"That is good. I guess I'm not surprised by the news. It seems to 
me that everyone in this house seems to achieve success in some 
area or another," said Ling. It seemed like everyone succeeded in 
some way or another with the exception of her. She glanced over at 
Betsy and saw that the child was having a hard time staying in her 
chair. She said, "I better get Betsy out of here before she starts 
climbing the walls."

Betsy beat Ling out of the room before her mother had even 
finished her statement. Ling raced after her trying to keep the child 
in sight. This often repeated sight still managed to bring a smile to 
everyone. Leroy stood and said, "I better help her."

"Sure," replied Ed.

The conversation continued around the table while Ed, Kelly, and 
Kim enjoyed their coffees. Ed was enjoying it a lot until Kelly 
said, "Come along you two. It is time for us to let Marguerite clean 
up the dining room."

"Yes, that would be a good idea," echoed Kim. 

Ed wondered what was going on when Kelly took his right arm in 
hers and Kim took his left arm. Together the two women led him 
out of the room and into the back of the house. Kelly led them to 
her door and ushered them inside. Kelly helped Kim strip as he 
looked at her for the first time with the kind of eye that a man 
looks at a woman with whom he was about to make love. Her hard 
body was excited with erect nipples atop full soft breasts and a nice 
trimmed patch of pubic hair above a hot pussy. His cock reacted to 
the sight, tenting his robe in a very obvious show of interest.

Walking to stand behind Ed, Kelly pulled his robe off from him. 
This gave Kim her first clear view of his body. The hard cock drew 
her eyes and pulled the breath from her chest. Her pussy became 
hot and wet, her lower lips swelled in anticipation. Kelly 
whispered, "She needs you. I will return to take care of her when 
you have finished and left."

Ed listened, but his mind was on Kim. Stepping closer to her, he 
ran a hand over her hair feeling the silky texture as it flowed 
between his fingers. She leaned her head into his hand. He cupped 
the side of her face feeling the desire pulsing under the skin. The 
door closed behind him, but he didn't pay attention to it. His 
attention was focused on the sexy woman standing exposed and 
vulnerable in front of him. 

Stepping forward, he took her by the arm and led her to Kelly's 
bed. She settled back onto the bed with arms open and legs spread 
inviting him to mount her. He lay down beside her and began to 
caress her body. She expected aggressive actions on his part, but 
he treated her like she was a virgin and that threw her off balance.

Bending over so that his lips brushed hers, she opened her mouth 
inviting him to explore it with his tongue. Instead of meeting her 
expectations, he sucked on her lower lip teasing her. Breaking off, 
he rubbed his tongue along her upper lip, The action tickled and 
fed her excitement. She reached up to grab his head to kiss him 
harder, but he shifted his head to place a gentle kiss on her 
forehead. Frustrated, she ran her hands along his back hoping to 
pull him atop her, but he reached between their bodies to rub her 
breast. 

The sensations that Ed triggered within her caused her to react. She 
arched her back trying to increase the pressure of his hand upon 
her breast, shaking when he traced a ring around her nipple with a 
finger. 

Moving down, he ran his tongue up her throat, the underside of her 
chin, and onward to her lips. With a tenderness that shook her to 
her core, he began to kiss her lips exploring them with the patience 
of a man that had all night. She moaned in response.

Over the next hour, Ed teased her body with kisses. He covered 
every inch of her body as her breathing deepened and her body 
flushed with excitement. She screamed out her first orgasm when 
he sucked her breasts. His hand between her legs triggered her 
second orgasm with nothing more than a soft touch. Her third 
orgasm came when he licked her hot steamy pussy with his tongue. 

By that time, she fully expected him to mount her, but he surprised 
her by rolling her over to her back. He kissed the back of her neck 
and traced his way down to the small of her back with little kisses. 
Her hand snaked between her legs and brought her to a fourth 
orgasm. He pulled her up and back so that she was on her hands 
and knees. 

Lining his cock to her pussy, he teased the lips with his hard cock. 
She backed into him, impaling herself upon it. The action made her 
breasts swing in motions counter to the movement of the rest of her 
body. With slow languid strokes, he thrust into her as she pushed 
back driving his cock deep within her. By this time, she began to 
experience orgasms virtually continuously, screaming out her 
pleasure for the world to hear.

Ed soon reached the point of no return and shot into her grunting 
his pleasure. When he released her hips, Kim collapsed onto the 
bed and lay there shaking as her body attempted to deal with the 
orgasms that had shot through her. Ed fell to the bed beside her and 
traced little patterns on her body drawing out her pleasure. 

When Kim finally came around, she smiled and said, "That was 
everything and more than I ever dreamed. Thank you so much."

"It was my pleasure," replied Ed having enjoyed it as much as her.

"You can go and get Kelly now."

Ed stood and staggered out of the room. After stopping to get his 
robe, he left Kelly's apartment. Stopping by the informal living 
room, he found Kelly watching television. After taking one look at 
him, she said, "Go to bed and get some rest."
