QUOTE : I think that’s a good woman there,” Dan said of Mel. “That man of hers, now, there’s a piece of work.” “Jack?” Cheryl asked. She laughed. “Oh, I had a bad thing for Jack, back when I was drinking. Bad. I’d have followed him anywhere!” Dan picked up her hand and held it. “You over that now?” She got a strange look on her face. “Listen, I can’t handle anything more complicated than friendship….” He gave the hand a squeeze and smiled. “Try not to get ahead of me, Cheryl. I don’t have anything complicated in mind. This is all I’m looking for—Sunday picnics with a nice woman, maybe a little handholding sometimes. Maybe we’ll get closer down the line, maybe we’ll just be friends who have a sandwich and tea. This is okay, don’t you think?” “I guess,” she said doubtfully. “It’s just that I haven’t had a regular, normal, healthy relationship that I can remember.” “Me neither,” he said. “It’s kind of scary wonderful, isn’t it?” Dan