'Now, remember guys,' whispered Sandra 'If you just stand around staring vacantly into the distance, you just might blow your cover, so you had better...look interested and get involved'. Well, there was no arguing with her logic, so I looked at Terri, he looked at me, and then we swung into action. He took down a pink mini-dress off the hanger and held it up in front of his body, asking me what I thought of it. After making some comments, I did the same, and saw Carol and Sandra smiling at their. " Like that wasn?t always the plan anyway," laughed Dan as they got outof the car. "And maybe we?ll find you a nice guy too, because when?s thelast time you got laid?" Depends on your definition of laid?" joked Maryanne, looping her arminside his as they walking down the sidewalk like two gigglinggirlfriends. "Who do you think changed your batteries on your toys inyour trunk?" Ewww! That?s so disgusting!" gulped Dan before questioning her as theygot to the door. "But you are kidding, right?". ” I had the sense that she really wasn’t ready to be alone and, as she turned to unfasten her seat belt, I saw the tears in her eyes and knew I couldn’t let it be.“Come on… It’s late and I’d feel much better seeing you to your door. My wife would never forgive me if anything happened to you on my watch,” I added with a smile. The mention of my wife seemed to relax her a bit and she accepted my offer, and this cemented my belief that she was emotionally torn about us being together and. After all, there was no one else about to see her, and even if there was, there was very little she could do about it unless she came upon a wardrobe along the way which was highly unlikely, or so she thought. Unless, of course, she was to find herself in a village or a town full of shops. Of course, she had no coin, nor anything to trade with, so she supposed she would have to rely upon the kindness of strangers in such an event.“Eventually, this path should lead somewhere,” she mused out.