1.  Melissa hesitated, trying to think of a tactful way of telling him the truth.

2.  Michelle shot him a furious glance.

3.  - for making love with him.

4.  A bachelor who did not take kindly to children under any circumstances, he found the atmosphere at Four Winds appalling.

5.  A background check confirmed that he had a criminal record.

6.  A bad interviewer can give a potentially excellent employee such a negative impression that he or she loses interest in the job.

7.  A baseball cap wrapped with a scarf protects him from the sun.

8.  A Bay Area native, he started out in graphic design, but soon branched out.

9.  A beaker and a flask steamed on the bench beside him as he spoke.

10.  A beautiful fairy danced near him, and he reached out to catch her, but caught only her handkerchief.