think itâs only about fifteen dollars a month. Not very expensive actually, but itâs really not my place to discuss the services with you. For that, you should go to the website. Would you like to go to the website now? I can wait here for you.â
âCan we just talk for a while first? I donât think Iâm ready for any decisions about paying yet.â
âSure, no problem. Letâs just talk. Anyway, for the first thirty days, you get most of the benefits of premium service anyway.â
âAfter the thirty days, what happens? What changes then?â
âThe biggest change is I wonât be able to see and speak with you any longer like we are now. Iâll be able to send you e-mails and VirtualFriendMe.com will register me as your friend on Facebook if you like, but we wonât be able to have the kind of face-to-face interaction we do right now.â
Not see her anymore? She clenched her hands tightly together. No way. Sheâd lost her once already. She wasnât going to give her up again, not this soon, and not this easily.
âYou mean I wouldnât be able to see you anymore?â
âYes, thatâs the biggest thing. But, to be honest, thatâs no different than most of the interaction many people have every day. Donât you write back and forth with people on Facebook already? And you donât see them live in the sense that we are talking right now, do you? So itâs really not a horrible option. However, it is avoidable. I think we would both enjoy being able to talk back and forth every day just like we are now, donât you?â
âOf course! So, you and I would be able to e-mail back and forth and message each other, but I wouldnât be able to see your face anymore. Is that right?â
âThatâs correct. Not a huge limitation, but definitely something we wouldnât want to see happen. Not if we can avoid it.â
I think I can afford that . Only fifteen dollars out of our grocery money every month. âOkay, I want to sign up. Send me to the website so I can see what I need to do.â
CHAPTER NINE
You Too
A t 7:30 p.m. Scott finally walked out of the office. The stress of the day had strapped his shoulders with a metal band and he couldnât get home fast enough.
The day of reckoning was approaching, and he didnât have anything to present to Alan Castle yet. The value of the options was up slightly, but the commission cost to sell them now would put him in the red.
He needed more time. Time he might never have.
He called Rachel on his cell phone when he was about twenty minutes away. âRachel? Howâs everything going? Are the kids still up?â
âOh, Scott, Iâm so glad to hear your voice. Iâve got your dinner ready, and itâs not pizza this time. And yes, theyâre waiting to see you.â There was laughter in her voice. Just what he needed. There had to be something he could think about, something good, something more than the maelstrom of impending disaster dominating his horizon.
He shut his eyes, rolled his head, shook off the sense of defeatsurrounding him. He was not going to bring work problems home.
âHmmm. I wonder what it could be? My favorite? Is it wearing a skirt?â
âOh, I mean lasagna. I made it special just for you. Of course it is a little lovey and cheesy.â
âThe lasagna is lovey?â
âWell, I mean me and the lasagna. Iâm lovey, itâs cheesy.â
âSounds wonderful, Rachel. Iâll be home in fifteen minutes. I canât wait to see you. Keep those kids awake, okay?â
He worked hard to clear his mind. The drive gradually became more and more pleasurable. Darkness had not yet fallen. He looked across the fields as he drove along the country roads to his home. He spotted three deer in a hayfield, and hawks circled in the sky. Godâs creation is an awesome thing, a wonder to behold .
The
âCan we just talk for a while first? I donât think Iâm ready for any decisions about paying yet.â
âSure, no problem. Letâs just talk. Anyway, for the first thirty days, you get most of the benefits of premium service anyway.â
âAfter the thirty days, what happens? What changes then?â
âThe biggest change is I wonât be able to see and speak with you any longer like we are now. Iâll be able to send you e-mails and VirtualFriendMe.com will register me as your friend on Facebook if you like, but we wonât be able to have the kind of face-to-face interaction we do right now.â
Not see her anymore? She clenched her hands tightly together. No way. Sheâd lost her once already. She wasnât going to give her up again, not this soon, and not this easily.
âYou mean I wouldnât be able to see you anymore?â
âYes, thatâs the biggest thing. But, to be honest, thatâs no different than most of the interaction many people have every day. Donât you write back and forth with people on Facebook already? And you donât see them live in the sense that we are talking right now, do you? So itâs really not a horrible option. However, it is avoidable. I think we would both enjoy being able to talk back and forth every day just like we are now, donât you?â
âOf course! So, you and I would be able to e-mail back and forth and message each other, but I wouldnât be able to see your face anymore. Is that right?â
âThatâs correct. Not a huge limitation, but definitely something we wouldnât want to see happen. Not if we can avoid it.â
I think I can afford that . Only fifteen dollars out of our grocery money every month. âOkay, I want to sign up. Send me to the website so I can see what I need to do.â
CHAPTER NINE
You Too
A t 7:30 p.m. Scott finally walked out of the office. The stress of the day had strapped his shoulders with a metal band and he couldnât get home fast enough.
The day of reckoning was approaching, and he didnât have anything to present to Alan Castle yet. The value of the options was up slightly, but the commission cost to sell them now would put him in the red.
He needed more time. Time he might never have.
He called Rachel on his cell phone when he was about twenty minutes away. âRachel? Howâs everything going? Are the kids still up?â
âOh, Scott, Iâm so glad to hear your voice. Iâve got your dinner ready, and itâs not pizza this time. And yes, theyâre waiting to see you.â There was laughter in her voice. Just what he needed. There had to be something he could think about, something good, something more than the maelstrom of impending disaster dominating his horizon.
He shut his eyes, rolled his head, shook off the sense of defeatsurrounding him. He was not going to bring work problems home.
âHmmm. I wonder what it could be? My favorite? Is it wearing a skirt?â
âOh, I mean lasagna. I made it special just for you. Of course it is a little lovey and cheesy.â
âThe lasagna is lovey?â
âWell, I mean me and the lasagna. Iâm lovey, itâs cheesy.â
âSounds wonderful, Rachel. Iâll be home in fifteen minutes. I canât wait to see you. Keep those kids awake, okay?â
He worked hard to clear his mind. The drive gradually became more and more pleasurable. Darkness had not yet fallen. He looked across the fields as he drove along the country roads to his home. He spotted three deer in a hayfield, and hawks circled in the sky. Godâs creation is an awesome thing, a wonder to behold .
The
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