"She did but pulled a face and said, "Yuk, your breath smells like you just chewed a rat. I'll get a nurse to take you to the bathroom and clean you u... while I go and make arrangements for a taxi to take us to the cottage."It took two hours for the nurse to clean me up and remove the catheter but I couldn't wait to get out of there so I did everything she told me to.I was still as weak as a kitten so I needed a wheelchair to get me out to the waiting taxi where I slept again for most of the two. ” 15 minutes. That would give me just enough time to brush my teeth, my hair, and put on what I liked to call my sexy pajamas. 15 minutes later there my phone rang and I knew that Matt was downstairs waiting. I had huge butterflies in my stomach and I had no idea what to expect. I checked my self out in the mirror before I walked out the door. Purposely tousled hair that didn’t look like I had tried too hard to get it that way, a black tank top, and short red pajama bottoms. “Damn. He won’t be. The decor was an eclectic mixture of modern and antique. They were lucky enough to be seated in a booth in a dimly lit corner. ‘This is very nice,’ Arlene said as she slid into the booth. ‘It is, isn’t it?’ William replied. ‘And I understand the food is excellent, too.’ Their server, whose name was Martine, brought them menus, asked if they wanted cocktails, then left to get the cocktails and give them time to decide which of the eatery’s delicacies they wanted to order. Arlene held the menu in. "No. I noticed that too. In fact, I think it may be just barely older than me," I replied.Tif just nodded and said, "May be."Just then, Kat walked in, moping."Hey, Kat. What's wrong?" I asked, holding out an arm, inviting her to sit next to the fireplace with Laura and me."Oh... it's my parents. They're still visiting relatives in Finland, and won't be back for another couple of weeks. This is the first Christmas they haven't been around," she said, a bit depressed.I struggled to keep from.