It was Major Healy's 30 birthday. For this special occasion, Jeannie agreed to a special birthday wish: She would let him user her powers for one hour.

And he took full advantage of this! He had a table of gourmet food and $100 Champaign, which he had served to him by scantily-clad maidens. A girl was belly dancing in his presence. And he was lying on a couch on his stomach, while a Japanese girl massaged his back-with her feet!

"Could you do over there, please? He indicated a spot on his back, and she walked over to it. "Oh, you have wonderful tootsies!"

"Major Healey?," said Jeannie. She was sitting in a chair in the room.

"Yes, Jeannie?"

"Why haven't you gotten married, yet?"

"Oh, I guess I just haven't found the right girl, yet."

"But you go out with so many girls. You go out with a different girl each night! You're now 30. Don't you think it's time you should settle down?"

"I guess I like being a bachelor, right now.

She blinked. Everything he wished-the girls, the food, the booze-disappeared.

"Hey!"

"This is important, Major Healey! You're a wonderful man."

"I am?"

"Yes. You're funny, kind, nice, and very handsome! You should have one girl to care for you. I'm sure that all of the girls you go out with would love to be married to you."

He was silent for a bit. Then he signed. "I'm going to tell you something now, Jeannie. But I want you to promised to keep it under your hat."

"But I'm not wearing a hat!"

"No, I mean promise your won't tell it to anyone."

"Oh! All right."

"You see, when I was 22, I was engaged to be married."

"You were?"

"Yes. Her name was Carla. I met her in college. She was so beautiful and so sweet. Well, at least I thought she was sweet."

"What happened?"

He choked up. "She was killed in an auto accident."

"Major Healey, I'm so Sorry!"

"And that's not all. There was a man in the car with her."

"A man?"

"Yes. He was an older married man. It turned out she was his mistress. They were going away together to a little 'love nest!'"

"Oh, the whore!"

"Yeah! And ever since then, I've sworn off having a meaningful relationship with a girl."

"Oh, you poor man! I'm so sorry!"

She walked over and hugged and kissed him.

"But listen, Major Healey: Not all women are like that. There are plenty of nice decent girls who would love to be with a man like you."

"Yeah, maybe it's time I should start looking again. Thanks, Jeannie."

"You're welcome, Major Healey."

"Oh, can I have my wishes back please?"

She blinked, and the food and Champaign came back-but not the ladies!

"Where are my girls?"

"Sorry, Major Healey. You should start spending your time looking for one real girl!"

"Well, can you at least give me back the girl who did my back?"

"Lie on your stomach."

He did this. She slipped off her shoes, got onto his back, and began massaging it.

"Oh, you're even better than the girl you blinked up!"

"Thank you, Major Healey."

"You wouldn't consider being my genie, would you?"

"Sorry, Major Healey. My place is with Tony."

"Oh. Well, I went with Emily, all of last week. I'll go out with her again, this week."

"That's a good start, Major Healey!"

"Thank you for the wonderful birthday present, Jeannie."

"Happy birthday, Major Healey!"