"What happened?"
"I went home from work, calmed myself down, and then called him up in my mind. He was still very angry, but now he couldn't talk back, just listen. I apologized for our part in the problem, because we hadn't asked him for an updated list of equipment on his renewal, so we had to share the blame. Then I suggested he report it to the police and give them a copy of his bill of sale with a serial number on it. I also told him to tell the police the names of all those who knew that he had bought a generator. Because he was a bit of a recluse, there weren't many."
"The next morning I phoned him back and he was much calmer, so I was able to follow up with the suggestion that he call the police, something he hadn't thought to do yet. Two weeks later, he called back and apologized for yelling at me at our original meeting, said the police had found the generator for him. Then he asked if I would please add it to the policy. Problem solved."
"Wow! That sounds promising. I have a situation where I could really use some help. My client is insisting on a floor plan that just won't work and is refusing to listen to me when I try to explain why it won't work. I am sure going to give it a try. So now do I get to know what's for dinner tonight?"
"Not a chance, Russ. And if we don't catch some fish soon, we'll be lacking the protein portion of our meal. Time to call for volunteers."
Two minutes later, Melanie caught a fish.
"You are kidding me!" Russ landed the fish and re-baited the hook for her.
"Well, maybe that one was a coincidence. Then again, maybe not." Melanie grinned at him. "The Kahunas believed that we go through life in agreement with everyone and everything around us, both positive and negative, in experiences."
They continued to fish for another fifteen minutes, when Russ landed a second one, and they were finished.
"We're going to cook these ones whole for a change. Since they are Rainbows, that means scaling them. You up for that?"
"I'll do one, but only one. I much prefer filleting them."
Once the fish were prepared, Russ placed lemon slices and butter in the cavity, then rolled them in a double layer of tinfoil. When the equipment was cleaned up and put away, they put the fish on the barbecue, opened a bottle of wine, and pulled their chairs nearby. Melanie brought the cheese ball and thinly sliced bread out and set it on a small table in front of them.