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her eyes as she talked about possible adventures someone else might experience .  “Vic, have you ever considered that you might want to do some fun and crazy things yourself?”   Laci had always suspected that there was a passionate streak lurking beneath the overly calm exterior of her older sister. 
     
    Victoria laughed.  “Oh no !   I just want to hear about them .  I’m not the type of person who wants to live a crazy life.  I’m content to live vicariously through others .  You’re the one that wants to jump out of a plane, jet ski in the middle of the ocean and save the world all at the same time.  I just want to have a peaceful life and watch flowers grow.”
     
    “So why the sudden desire to do some world traveling?”
     
    Victoria didn’t know the answer to that question, so she just delicately shrugged her shoulders.  She ignored the little voice in the back of her head that was telling her that Barry was too dull to understand what she wanted.  She reminded herself that she loved Barry and they had a mutual understanding of what each other wanted for their future.  “It will be my last fling before settling down with Barry .”   A nother picture of the very virile, very dynamic Thomas Attracelli popped into her mind.  Victoria quickly banished the image for the second time that night and forced her mind to start listing Barry’s wonderful attributes. 
     
    “Does he know about your new job?” Laci interrupted before Victoria could think of the first item on her list of good things about Barry.
     
    Victoria looked up sharply and gasped.  “Oh, no.  I forgot to tell him.”   She reached for the phone and started to dial his number. 
     
    “Didn’t you tell him you had the interview today?” Laci asked, watching her sister dial the number t o Barry’s office.  Victoria knew that Laci didn’t like Barry.  Laci thought her older sister deserved someone with a little more pizzazz , more personality and definitely more interest in Victoria and less interest in work .  According to Laci, Barry was just as predictable as Victoria .  The two didn’t challenge each other in any way. 
     
    “Well, yes but…”
     
    “And he didn’t call you to see how it went?” Laci asked, her lawyer ’ s interrogation mode operating at full throttle. 
     
    “Well…” Victoria started.  She wanted to defend Barry but was a little hurt that he hadn’t taken the time to call and find out how the interview had gone today.  She’d talked to him on the phone last night and she’d discussed how nervous she was about the interview and how much she really wanted this particular job. 
     
    “But he didn’t take the time to call , ” Laci surmised, easily understanding her sister’s hesitation.   Victoria listened to the receiver and sighed when Barry’s voice mail came on instead of his voice.  She hung up the phone, not wanting to give him the news in a voice mail. This was too exciting.  She wanted to wait until she could tell him in person. 
     
    Victoria shook her head , thinking that Barry probably had tried to reach her but had done the same thing she’d just done, not wanting to leave a voice mail about something so important to her .  “You have it wrong about Barry .  He’s just very busy. He’ll call tonight after he gets off work. ”
     
    Laci glanced at the clock over the stove.  “It’s eight o’clock now.  What time does he leave work?”
     
    Victoria looked at the clock to confirm that it was really that late.  She hesitated before replying, knowing that she was damning her future husband in Laci’s eyes even further.  “Sometimes late,” Victoria hesitated , shaking her head.  “B arry will call as soon as he’s able.   He’s a very busy man and has many obligations after work. ”
     
    Laci poured herself another glass of wine.  “Is there any passion between the two of you?”
     
    Victoria blushed.  “I don’t