In order to be among the first to greet her when she came, I've been waiting around in my office's lobby. I made up some lame justification for why I needed to go over the visitor record from the previous week.

However, now that she is finally in front of me, I find myself at a loss for words and can only say, "Good morning, Mr. Sandra."

Mary actually speaks before I do, but before I can respond, Mike and Lucia exit the elevator as well. My buddy laughs at my evident confusion.

According to Mike, "Lucia wanted to have breakfast with Mary, so we picked her up at her...