Saturday Night<br/><br/>George finished vacuuming the floor and beheld his handiwork.  The living room was as neat as a pin.  He had spent several hours cleaning and scrubbing the house.  It wasn't his favorite activity, but Vicki had asked very nicely and he knew this meeting meant a lot to her.  He was trying to do what the doctor had said.  Give a little more to each other.  If something is important to your spouse, let it be important to you.  He wrapped the cord and put the vacuum back in the closet.<br/><br/>Sweeping his eyes back over the room, they lit upon the small box that sat upon the coffee table, near the pretentious coffee table books that gave an air of sophistication to the room.  The box looked a bit like a music box, it had a hinged lid which opened to turn the sound waves on and off.  Currently, the box was turned on, as Dr. Thornton has been insistent that it run constantly to give he and Vicki a place to talk.  George had to admit that so far, the box was doing what it was supposed to.  Earlier today, they had started to have a disagreement over lunch, of all things, but they came to the living room and almost instantly neither of them wanted to fight about it, and they ended up having a nice lunch together.  George figured he should probably turn the box off before their guests arrived, but he would wait until the last minute, just in case.<br/><br/>Vicki was out, she was attending an afternoon meeting of the Young Professional Women's Club and she was going to pick up the food for the party on her way home.  They had decided to go casual rather than formal.  This way they could remain in the comfort of the living room and eat finger foods. George was finished preparing the house and was ready to shower.  Vicki should be returning to the house any moment now with the food and George wanted to be ready when she got there.<br/><br/>George took a quick hot shower and dressed casually in a pair of black slacks and white button down shirt, under a grey blazer.  He slipped on a pair of loafers to to finish the outfit.  Walking back into the living room area, he heard the sound of Vicki's car arriving and he went to hold the door for her.