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stereo, then turned to Audrey who was closest to the door.  “Can you run across the hall to my neighbor’s place?  He’ll have a bag of ice we can use.”
    “Won’t he be sleeping?”
    She shrugged.  “Oh, he won’t mind.”
     
    * * *
     
    Daniel lay staring up at the ceiling in his apartment.  He was sleeping peacefully until about a half an hour ago.  It was obvious Sonya was having one of her parties again.  He was surprised she was never considerate of her neighbors.  They were on the tenth floor of a fifteen-story building.  He was certain she had her fair share of complaints by now.  He even idly thought about adding his own to the list.
    There came a tapping on his apartment door.  His first thought was of annoyance, his second, that she was being unusually quiet.  This last abstract thought had him tossing back the sheets and heading toward the front entrance bare-chested and bare foot, instead of ignoring her and letting her believe him sound asleep.  When he opened the door he was startled to see a petite blonde standing on his threshold.
    “Can I help you?”
    She looked up at him with the most apologetic blue eyes.  “I’m sorry, but Sonya sent me over.  She said you would have some ice we can borrow.”
    He nodded his head in understanding.  Figured she had something to do with it.  “Come on in.”
    As she gave a skeptical step after him, she asked, “Did I wake you?”
    “No.”  He assured her.  “Sonya did.”
    She giggled and he tossed a return grin over his shoulder. 
    “Are you and her. . .?”
    “Sonya?”  His voice held a disbelieving note then more soberly answered, “No.”
    As he held the bag of ice out to the girl, she looked pleased, not hurrying to remove the bag from his hands.  “Good.”
    He felt a sudden rush of discomfort.  He was not used to flirting.  Was this girl flirting with him?  “Did you know that a person spontaneously burns calories when consuming a glass of ice water?”
    “Um, I think I heard something about that.  Isn’t that some new fad diet?”
    “In physics it’s referred to as thermodynamics.”
    “Huh?”
    “When two sources of different temperatures are in contact, energy passes between them until an equilibrium is obtained.  Therefore, when a person consumes a glass of ice water the body immediately begins to burn calories in order to raise the temperature of the ice water to match the body’s temperature.  One calorie will raise one gram of ice water up one degree Celsius.”  He paused.  “So in actual fact, you only burn about 17 Calories per glass.  But over a long period of time, one can lose several pounds.”
    “You think I need to lose weight?”  She glanced down at her tiny frame.
    “What?  No, no.”  He shifted uncomfortably in the doorway and gestured lamely to the bag of ice.  “I was just—there was an article—I thought maybe—“
    She grinned suddenly.  “You’re cute.  If you’re not too tired, why don’t you get dressed and come on over and join us?”
    He paused, startled by the invite.  He sincerely doubted Sonya would be happy at having the invitation extended.  It was enough for him to agree.  “Sure.”
    Her smile spread full tilt.  “All right.”
    He watched as she continued to stand there and realized she was waiting for him to change and accompany her back to the party.  Turning quickly, he headed for his bedroom.
     
    * * *
     
    Sonya kept watch on the door.  He said he would come if he finished up his paper work.  She was sure he had said that.  Her mind kept playing back the conversation.  He just had to come.  This was the perfect opportunity for them to—
    Wait a minute, what was Daniel doing here?  And with Audrey?  She asked the girl to fetch his ice, not him.  Oh hell, now what was she supposed to do with him?  He already looked terribly uncomfortable.  Audrey approached with her face entirely beaming; her arms outstretched holding a bag of