There was no way I was allowing her to simply go out there alone, call me a chauvinist or a romantic, she was simply too pretty to take a chance on so...ething happening to her. We agreed to talk more online, and as we got to her car the cloudy skies that had been threatening to let loose did. She jumped in and out of reflex, opened the other door for me. We laughed again, and she turned on the cars heater while we talked more and waited for the rain to end. The downpour stopped in a few. I just fucked up."Jessica quickly kissed him. "I'll make you pay later. Right now, what are we going to do about her?" Dammed if I know," Fred sighed."Simple," Carla laughed. "You lie beside her and take her in your arms. I'll get her something to drink. I guess now would be the time for something stronger than wine, but that's all we have."Fred positioned himself beside her and pulled Audrey into his arms. By then Carla was back with a glass and a partially full bottle of wine. "Here, Baby.. She said the last with a laugh. “I’m too cheap a businesswoman to pay for a model when I can do it myself, and I’m my agent, so I don’t have to pay me.”The audience dutifully laughed.Then she continued. “Ali Mac announced earlier this year that we would be providing two full grants for a pair of deserving students to the college of their choice. We are pleased that we will be announcing the first two recipients of these bursaries at the awards ceremony at the end of the week. We will be adding. ” I imagined I heard Miles whispering in my ear. Smiling I snuggled down and slept deeply. It felt like only an hour later though, when Martin prodded me awake. “Come on lazybones. Get up. We’ve gotta eat and move on.” Blondie moaned as she got up. One of her false eyelashes had gone awry during the night. She looked decidedly lopsided rubbing her arms and legs trying to get the blood circulating again. When she looked over at me I reached deep inside for the control not to laugh. She appeared.