Book1:TeDream-Maker
pedoutoftheelevator.ElinawasjustseeinghimoffandintroducedhimasIketoDimitri.Ike’sshoulder-lengthblondhairwasfashionablydyered;hislongeyebrowsobviouslypluckedandlined.Heworenolipstick,buttwoenormousdiamonds,abouttwocaratseach,dangledonhisears.Hehadonatight-fittingsuit,awhiteshirtencolrandcarriedanoblongalligatordy’shandbaginhishand.HesmiledandsaidhellotoDimitriinhispleasantlowresonantvoice,whichbespokeofhismellow,friendlydisposition.Watghimwalkintotheelevator,Dimitrithoughtthatfrombehind,helookedlikeacharmingdy. ingoutofthebathroom,Elinawalkedovertoherwineet,putadeterofwhitewiwowinegssesonatrayandcarriedthemovertothecoffeetable,wherethereileofhand-writtenmusipositions.Onthecewerethewords:"versingwithaNudeAngel-dedicatedtothebeautifulwomanwhowasmywife."Elinapouredouttwogssesofwine,handedooDimitriandsaid,"Cheers!"Theysippedtheirwineinsilence. "Ialwaysthoughtyouweresingle,Elina.Wouldyouliketotellmeaboutit?" "That’swhatIwaalktoyouabout.” "Isthatso?Whatkindofmanwashe?" "Heisthatfeminine-lookingmanyoumetattheelevator,sodifferentfromwhathewaswhenIfirstmethimincollege.He’sawonderfulpianist,excellentforhisinterpretationofChopinandatalentedposerinhisht.Thisissomethieespeciallyforme”saidElina,pointingtothemusithecoffeetable.Dimitritookupthemusicsheetswithiandsawthattheywerebeautifullywritteniartistid. "I’msureit’sabeautifundsuperbpieusic.” "WhenIwasincollege,Iwasverypopurandhadalotofboyfriends.Onweekends,theywouldetothedormandtrytodatemeandIkewasohem.A