I do.

Sandra said to me, "Dear, I'd like to stay here and see what your space is like. Can I have half an hour?"

Half an hour. They could cover a lot in half an hour. "Absolutely. I'll just walk down to the store and pick up some wine."

Sandra gave me a mischievous grin. "Could you come back in exactly thirty minutes?"

"Uh, sure." We both looked at our watches.

Sandra called out, "Okay, thirty minutes from...now."

I strode out of the apartment and the door closed loudly behind me.

My stroll to the liquor store was less than leisurely since I didn't want to risk being even a second late for whatever Sandra had planned. I wound up back at my apartment with 13 minutes to spare.

I waited... waited... waited... Okay, four seconds left.

I unlocked the front door and walked in. The first thing that greeted my eyes was...