THE BIG DATE

My guest – Lily – just sat in my living room and fed her eyes with the assets in it. She was a handful and a feisty one, I must confess. After I put on a shirt, I went back to the living room and found my guest standing in front of a painting I’d hung on the wall.

“Hellooo,” I snuck up behind her and gave her quite a scare. She jerked a bit and held on to her chest. “What’s your problem?’’ she cried out. “Shall we begin?”I made my way to my favorite sofa.

My guest was here to help me prepare for my...