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AT THE SUMMIT
by Prof. Richard W.
(formerly of the University of ____________)
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1997 - Before the Summit Conference
Part 9 - "Maria's Diary"
Dean and Maria separated as he gently pushed her away. Her tan blouse remained held in place by her waistband-- Dean had resisted the immediate temptation. Glimpses of flower charms outlined hints of her curves under a rose-colored bra. He motioned with a smile for her to be seated again.
"That was too much fun!" he chortled. He told himself that he was just trying to keep her self-esteem up. "Your friend Bernard sounded very intriguing. Perhaps you would like to read more to me about him, how you felt about him....
Dean wanted to get right to the part about why she had negative feelings about the other man, but he was patient when on the trail of something interesting. He motioned for her to continue.
"Bernard, oui, Bernard!...." she sighed. She pronounced his name in the French style when she said it a second time. She flipped back through the pages of her diary to near the beginning.
"You can skip other parts if you wish," Dean told her. She nodded, and then cleared her throat.
DEAR DIARY: "I bought this diary because I am certain that I am entering an interesting period in my life. The last diary which I kept was when I was in Junior High School, and it was Sooooo boring when I read it later. Now I have met a man who is unlike any other who I have known - no, silly! - not 'known' as in having had sex with them - although that's true, too." She paused and chuckled at her own written comment.
"I am in San Francisco on a study tour with some other people from my class, visiting police academies, training programs and parole offices. It is very tiring, can be a bit of a grind, but I'm learning a lot. Especially with Bernard!!!!!
"I shouldn't get ahead of the story, Diary, but it's hard not to hurry to the best parts. And Bernard has the best parts!!!
"Anywayyyyy....we were in this police academy classroom, taught by Sergeant Linda M-something, and she started out by announcing that someone special would be auditing the class today. Of course, Stella (my friend in class) and I looked at each other and grinned, because we thought she would introduce us.
"Instead, she introduced Bernard, this "...very persuasive Frenchman..." as she called him, who had asked to attend our class for an article that he was writing for a magazine. She winked at him as she pointed him out to us.
Maria stopped reading and looked at Dean.
"I didn't understand then just what she meant by "persuasive" the way I do now. I can easily understand how he persuaded her." There was an edge to the tone of her voice. She picked up the book again.
DEAR DIARY: "I did not pay too much attention to Bernard at first... I was kind of miffed that he got the introduction, and that Linda M. forgot about us completely.
"During the break, though, he came up to us and told us that he had heard that we were also visiting. He wanted to ask questions about a couple of questions that we had asked-- things about the American justice system which he did not understand. He was so warmly confident... not arrogant... and he was so interested in Stella and I, that we found that we enjoyed talking with him.
"Strength... certainty... they seemed to flow from him. I found myself being interested in knowing more about him, and Stella was feeling the same things. After class, it was easy for the two of us to agree to have coffee with him-- it was too early for dinner, and besides, with the two of us, we were safe. Stella is an older Hispanic woman, who came back to school after raising her kids. She has a lot of common sense.
"At coffee, he was so at ease and full of interesting questions and comments that I could not help but feel a lot of respect for Bernard. Stella really was enjoying his company, too. When he suggested dinner, his Gallic charm must have overcome us, because it seemed so logical for both of us to join him. He claimed that he could put us all on his expense account, as he was interviewing us for his article.
"He must have been more than just a news reporter, though-- maybe his family has some money. He took us to the Top of the Mark, and as the fun flowed on, I felt a stronger and stronger feeling of connection with him. We knew so much about each other now-- I began to feel very warm about him. Stella did, too! If things are okay with her, this must be good.