.." Trailing off, she put a finger to her lips. "That's everyone, I think. Chris and ... Andrea might show up for the barbecue on Friday, but they're ...ot staying for the weekend." Her voice showed relief at that reprieve. Whatever peace he'd found with his ex certainly did not extend to Andrea and Jen. Brightening, she turned her attention back to her task, discarding the bikini, and digging through her underwear instead."Say..." she asked, glancing at him briefly."Yeah?" he asked idly."Ever. She's absolutely brilliant!" Mark would say about Hayley upon meeting Dave for the first time.The pair waited two full years before the relationship turned romantic. Dave questioned the relationship, Mark was nearly fifteen years Hayley's senior, but the love, friendship and devotion the two showed for each other pushed away all thoughts of protesting when Mark proposed to Hayley one night while attending a family dinner. Hayley accepted. Mark spent the night and that was the end of Hayley's. I've got 'flu." 'Flu, my foot, you slut! You should be here. Come in this minute." I've got a doctor's note. He says I've got to stay off work for at least a week..." A week? You lazy bitch! You better send that note in, m'dear. Bit of a coincidence, isn't it, you getting 'flu on the day after your dyke girlfriend leaves the Brothel. You're not with her, are you? Dyking about together?" I don't know where Binta is. I ... er ... I didn't even know she was due out." Lying dyke!" snorted the. "Someday, I'm going to have a long conversation with your mother. She has a lot of explaining to do."She shook her head, jumped off the desk, and opened the door. She walked out in front of me. I walked to my desk and sat down."David!" she said loud enough for the entire class to hear.I looked up at her."You can serve your afternoon detention in my office," she announced.The crony turned to look at me; the smug smile grew wider. I wondered for a second what happened to high school boot-lickers;.