A SLIGHT SHADOW CAME over the book I was reading and glanced over to see some moc-toed shoes under some very comfortable-looking jeans. I closed the book with my finger in it to hold my place. This author was pretty good and I was a sucker for great prose. I moved forward to give him space to move and only then looked up. John. With a nervous smile forming out of that open mouth. "Hi." I said. "Hi." John returned. "Guess we're both early and looking for something." I managed to eke out. John just smiled. That one he has that puts you right at ease. Well, that does it for me, anyway. "Find something you like, I mean that book in your hand?" John stumbled, which made me smile, and then made him blush. "And it's great you came along when you did," I teased. "It was just getting to the

