"I went back to the woman. "I'll take both petticoat and dress," and thenI saw the other dress, it too looked Fifties, a white laced, squarenecked bo...ice with a white satin lining and very faint pink polka dotsover a full skirt. The woman turned to see what I was looking at. "Youwant that as well?" Will it fit?" Yes, same size and length as the yellow dress and the petticoat will gowith both." Can I have it?" Of course and I'll even give you a discount as you've bought so much.Don't forget. "Who's there?" she yelled in a startled voice.I didn't say anything and a moment later Kate came around the corner and saw me. She froze for a moment and then put her hand up to her face, covering her mouth. I saw her shoulders begin to move up and down and soon her whole body was shaking and tears were streaming down her cheeks.Kate looked terrible. She looked like she had lost quite a bit of weight. Her face was pale and drawn with dark circles under her eyes. Looking at her almost made me. She was right about other people being in the common room, an old wooden chamber chock-full of antiques and bric-a-brac, just as you’d expect a northern California B&B to be. They were all over in the corner around the hot tub, behind the Japanese screens. The Jacuzzi motor was running, and people were laughing. As we approached, one of the women caught sight of us over the screen and said to the others: “Oops! Hey, guys, we’ve got company.” To us she said: “Uh, we’re all in the . "Sir, can I help you find any thing in particular," Tay asked the gentleman. Strange, he still had sunglasses on but he was inside."Oh, no, I'm just browsing, looking for some good books to read," He replied."Alright, well let me or Jess know if you need any help," Tay replied as she went back to stocking the books. She felt the man's eyes on her for a moment more before he turned and walked away from her. Soon after that Tay heard the front bell ring.She continued to stock the shelves as she.