For many, it's better than Christmas. The idea that you canout, dressed however you like, and it's easily dismissed can make many aperson brave. In ...he case of Anthony, or, as most called him, Tony, itwould be where he found something far better that just a trick or treat.Tony looked at himself in the mirror nervously. How in the hell hadTiffany, his closest friend and confidant, convinced him to do this? Headjusted the long blond wig on his head and tugged the pink and whiteskirt down a. The 1963 Jaguar E-type was her only extravagance. It had cost her a fortune to rebuild from the hulk she had discovered at an auto graveyard in the desert just outside of the city. The twin chromed exhausts spat and growled as the sleek car shot forward at a greater pace. The monthly backyard family barbeque at her parent's house, with her brothers and cousins was something she hated to miss.She had restored the British sports car herself; her brothers and dad spent countless hours helping her. Final card is turned over and it’s a King of Diamonds. *Yes,* I think as I now have a full house. I, of course, call and Ronnie calls but Rosie folds.I flip over my hand. “Full house, Kings over Queens. Beat that Ronnie!” Ronnie flips over his hand and he’s only got a three of a kind. “Yes, I win. Take off something Ronnie.” Ronnie proceeds to take off one of his shoes and we continue playing that game. The next rounds go: Danielle and Rosie losing and taking. "I was going to marry him, you know. He was going to ask me and I was going to say yes. Just think how different things might have been." So ... maybe ... Magda did you a favor? She surely did me one."Magda hadn't married herself. She was a well known photographer and had her own studio, but James had never been part of Magda's life after "that day."As the sobs subsided, Nina looked up at her husband and smiled. "Yes. You're right. A new beginning for all of us. I guess after this long, I can.