The knock. It was on Gert's tiny office door, and it was the timid knock of a female who more than likely wants to talk about a Friday night double date with someone named Brandon, and Gert really, really does not want to do this.
"Come in," she said. What else was she going to say?
Caroline walked in , stooped a bit in her posture, her head hanging low. Gert asked her if she wanted a seat and proceeded to sit back, close my eyes, and just think. Caroline didn't say a word and Gert even opened her left eye a couple of times just to see what she was doing over there. Finally it could be taken no more.
"Okay! Let's have it! Tell me all about it! Tell me all about this Brandon guy!" That was all Gert had to say and Caroline was off and running. Brandon was not only an engineer who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but he then got his Master's at Stanford. He had gone through one divorce after a very short marriage, and there were no children involved. He was obsessed with his work, his friends, and his cat "Troubles" believe it or not. Wow.
It turned out that Brandon had actually been divorced for sometime and because of this fact, he was very set in his ways and routine, just like me. While he was use to living alone he was smart, motivated, funny, and independent. In short, he was a great catch, but, like Gert Franz, there was absolutely no thoughts of potential commitment or anything else, Caroline said. This was a perfectly safe double date, she promised. No expectation between either of us at all.