Zed watched intensely as Stacy Ann delicately ran her tongue over the ice cream, her body shivering first from the excitement and then from the cold. ...e watched her lick the ice cream several more times. ‘Now do you want to come pet my kitty cat?’ She nodded and followed him around to the back of the van. As Zed reached to open the door he noticed a motion at the window in Stacy Ann’s house. Suddenly the front door burst open. ‘STACY ANN!’ came a loud shout from the door. Stacy Ann looked up. I don’t know what happened, she started talking with the friendly. I took her personal ph number and started chatting in whatsapp. So after a week, we became thick friends and she started sharing all her personal things. She said she got married in her childhood age as she was not in a position to give dowry. So she got a good friend as me.After almost 2 weeks, on a Sunday, she asked me to help her in the shop as uncle went to party for drinking.So I readily accepted and went there. She was. It helped us knowing that messages were clear and concise. Thanks once again for the bread, you sure you won’t take the money for it?” Katie beamed, clearly unused to praise. Haddock looked at the ‘mere slip of a girl’ - I could tell what he was thinking – and smiled too. I had to admit, sailing that two-handed (maybe one-handed, given her experience) was quite impressive for Haddock, just because you are an arrogant, patronising bully doesn’t mean you aren’t a good sailor.As we rowed back, I. “I will have to make sure there are no familial engagements. But I tentatively accept.”And everything was in place for her surprise party by late evening Friday. Brock had been watching Merie for her taste in vehicles and he found as long as it was small and cute she was happy. He suggested a Volkswagen convertible and Sam picked out one that almost matched Merie’s eyes.Brock told Merie he wouldn’t be able to visit on Friday because his car wouldn’t be available and he drove halfway to Wilkins.