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and put his hands behind his head.
    “I charged him triple the normal rate.”
    Liz gawked at him for several minutes, mouth wide open.
    “Are you kidding?”
    “Not even in the slightest.”
    “How did they respond?”
    “Didn't even blink. Made me wish I'd upped the price even more.”
    She began laughing. “Well that is not what I expected, but it is something.”
    He still had that lazy smile. “Yeah, I was surprised at myself. But I didn't feel bad at all for doing it.”
    “Well we've got a little more to celebrate!”
    She went on to tell him about what happened to her at the museum that day.
    He got up and rounded the desk scooping her up in his arms. “I told you it would happen! That is amazing Lizzie!”
    She was breathless. “I know! It is a black tie event. Very posh!” she said with an exaggerated flourish. “Of course, I wouldn't want anyone else to escort me to this big event.” She looked at him hopeful.
    “I wouldn't be anywhere else,” he said confidently.

Chapter 5
     
    For the next week, John hardly saw Liz. He mostly saw her when he looked out the window into her apartment. She had decided to create a new painting for the charity ball and so she was locked away working vigorously.
    He stopped by occasionally to make sure she had food. Other than that, they hardly spoke. He would be a crazy man not to admit that he'd miss his best friend. But he understood. What he did not understand however, was what he saw Thursday night walking by his window. She was dressed in clothes that were not covered in paint. And was she putting lipstick on?
    He rushed to pick up the phone and called her.
    “Are you done with the painting?”
    “No not yet, I decided to take a break. I've been in the house all week, I needed some fresh air.”
    “I can get my coat and meet you downstairs,” he suggested still staring at her. She turned and looked out of her window at him. She had an apologetic look on her face. “Actually, I kind of have a date.”
    For a brief moment, John saw complete red in front of him. Liz must have seen the change in his face as she went on to say. “Well, it's not a date date, per se. Andre from the museum called, and asked if I wanted to catch a movie. I was going to say no, but like I said I needed a break and since he asked...”
    John shook the odd feeling he suddenly had away. “No, I totally understand. You go and enjoy yourself. I'll talk to you soon.”
    “We're having drinks after the movie, you want to meet us?”
    And be a third wheel on your date with Mr. Fabulous? I don't think so. He'd met Andre a few times when picking Liz up from the museum. He was an all right enough guy, but he didn't seem like Liz's type. But then again, he really didn't know what her type would be. She didn't date much.
    “No,” he said a moment later. “I'm going to just stop by the restaurants and check on them. Busy Thursday nights and all.”
    “Ok,” she paused for a second, “Hey that's Andre calling on the other line. I'll talk to you later love.” And with that she switched over to talk to pretty boy Andre. He watched her light up as he saw her answer for him. Then with a flourish she grabbed her coat and was out the door without even a backwards glance to him.
     
    Liz was enjoying her time out with Andre. They'd picked an action film, which she loved. She purposely picked an action movie, because she didn't want him to think it was too much of a date.              
    She rarely dated. She had trust issues in that department, thanks to her father. She shuddered thinking of the cruel man. She would never forgive him for the things he'd done. Her father's cruelty was the one thing she'd never told John about. It was such a sensitive subject and she never knew how to bring up the awful things she'd seen her father do to her mother.
    Somehow her mother had gotten past it, and found love again with a genuinely wonderful man.
    She smiled thinking of her stepfather. He was