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"Then you agree that our tiether has been

valuable?" he asked encouraged

"I wouldn't spend time with you otherwise," I

replied "I'm not one to waste my time"

"Of course not In fact, that's what convinced

s"

"Things? What things, Samuel?"

"Things between us I came to tell you that I've

enjoyed your company so much, I don't want it to end,

but even more important, I don't like the

interruptions"

"Interruptions?" I had to shake my head and

shts, s, pieces of afternoonI

mean all the time in between our dates," he said I still looked confused and shook , Samuel?"

"I told you I wasn't the most eloquent of